Norwegian Depositary Receipts ("NDRs") have been available as financial instruments in Norway since 2020. NDRs are a cost efficient and practical alternative to shares for accessing the Norwegian equity market.
1. februar 2025 trer ny forskrift om innsyn i aksjeeierboken, aksjeeierregisteret og forvalterregistrerte aksjer i kraft. Reglene utdyper selskapenes lovfestede plikt til å holde aksjeeierboken og aksjeeierregisteret tilgjengelig for alle, og den nye regelen i allmennaksjeloven om rett til å be om innsyn i hvem som er eiere av forvalterregistrerte aksjer.
Nesten en tidel av selskapene på Euronext Oslo Børs' markedsplasser handles til en aksjekurs under NOK 1, og rundt 100 selskaper har en aksjekurs under NOK 10. For selskaper på Oslo Børs og Euronext Expand vil en vedvarende aksjekurs under NOK 1 utløse krav om tiltak, men også for selskaper på Euronext Growth Oslo kan lave kursverdier skape utfordringer.
The European Commission has put forward a proposed legislative package called the "Listing Act". The purpose of the Listing Act is inter alia to simplify listing on European public markets, and alleviate the requirements for companies once listed. The Listing Act was voted through by the European Parliament in April 2024 and will eventually be implemented in Norway.
With effect from 4 July 2024, a new reporting obligation related to compliance with prospectus requirements is imposed on companies listed on Oslo Børs' regulated markets (Euronext Oslo Børs and Euronext Expand). Furthermore, Oslo Børs guides on the practical handling of the obligation to prevent trading in new shares before any conditions for trading are met.
We have had the pleasure of assisting Nel ASA and Cavendish Hydrogen ASA in the spin-off of Nel's hydrogen fueling division and listing of Cavendish's shares on Oslo Børs.
We are proud to announce that we have assisted The Kingfish Company with a EUR 32 million unsecured convertible loan.
Den 1. juni 2023 gjøres det enkelte endringer i markedsmisbruksforordningen ("MAR") slik implementert i Norge. Endringene skyldes gjennomføringen av EUs SMB-vekstmarkedsforordning (2019/2115) i norsk rett.
On 8 April 2022, the Ministry of Finance proposed a long overdue draft bill (Prop. 83 LS) with several amendments to the rules regarding disclosure of large shareholdings (Nw.: flaggeplikt) in the Norwegian Securities Trading Act (STA) and Securities Trading Regulation (STR) to the Norwegian Parliament. The amended rules enter into force on 1 September 2022.