Dec 1 (Reuters) - Skeljungur hf SKEL.IC :
* PURCHASE AGREEMENT SIGNED AND DOCUMENTATION CONCLUDED
RELATING
TO SKELJUNGUR'S SALE OF P/F MAGN TO SP/F ORKUFELAGIÐ
* SKELJUNGUR WILL RE-INVEST 23% OF THE TOTAL SELLING PRICE
OF THE
TRANSACTION IN SP/F ORKUFELAGIÐ, I.E. 2,823 MILLION ISK (141
MILLION DKK, BASED ON THE EXCHANGE RATE DKK/ISK 20)
* WILL THEREBY ACQUIRE A 48.3% SHARE IN SP/F ORKUFELAGIÐ
THROUGH A
LISTING OF NEW SHARES IN THE COMPANY IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
2,441 MILLION ISK (122 MILLION DKK)
* ESTIMATED IMPACT OF THE TRANSACTION ON SKELJUNGUR’S
BALANCE
SHEET, BASED ON THE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF LAST 30
SEPTEMBER, IS THAT NET INTEREST-BEARING DEBT IS REDUCED BY 2.1
BILLION ISK, CASH INCREASES BY 7.2 BILLION ISK AND EQUITY
INCREASES BY APPROXIMATELY 6 BILLION ISK
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