Stockholm, 2013-02-05 16:58 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
RusForest AB (publ) (“RusForest” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ OMX: RUSF), a Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, announces publication of a prospectus for the previously disclosed equity issues.
The Board of Directors of RusForest has prepared a prospectus in connection with the Rights Issue and the Set-Off Issue. The prospectus has been approved by, and registered with, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen). The prospectus is now available on RusForest’s website, www.rusforest.com, and Pareto Öhman AB’s website, www.paretosec.com.
A printed version of the prospectus (in English) is expected to be available on or around February 8, 2013, at the offices of Pareto Öhman AB (Berzelii Park 9, SE-103 91 Stockholm, Sweden). The prospectus can also be ordered from Pareto Öhman AB via email at kundtjanst@paretoohman.se or by telephone: +46 8 402 51 70
New information with respect to disclosure in the prospectus
RusForest’s total equity attributable to owners of the parent company as at November 30, 2012, amounted to SEK 991,989,000 compared to SEK 1,069,986,000 as at September 30, 2012.
About RusForest AB
RusForest is a Swedish forestry company operating in eastern Siberia and the Arkhangelsk region of Russia. The Company is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm First North (ticker symbol “RUSF”). RusForest’s largest shareholder is Vostok Nafta, which owns approximately 29 percent of the Company’s shares.
RusForest AB’s Certified Adviser on First North is Pareto Öhman AB.
For additional information, please visit the Company’s website at www.rusforest.com or contact:
Mia O’Connor, Investor Relations, telephone: +46 8 771 85 00
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This press release is not an offer for subscription for shares in RusForest. A prospectus relating to the transactions further described in previous press releases has been approved by, and registered with, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.
The distribution of this press release in certain jurisdictions may be restricted. This press release does not constitute an offer of, or an invitation to purchase, any securities of RusForest in any jurisdiction.
This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended. RusForest does not intend to register any portion of the offering of the securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of the securities in the United States. Copies of this announcement should not be made in and may not be distributed or sent into the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Japan or Hong Kong.
