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The company will be listed under OSE: MORPOL
Morpol ASA Approved for Listing on Oslo Børs
(NORWAY, 6/27/2010)
The Board of Oslo Børs has resolved on 16 June 2010 to admit the shares of Morpol ASA to listing on Oslo Børs or Oslo Axess.
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| Morpol Group Company Structure |
The Board of Oslo Børs stipulated that, prior to the first day of listing, the company must satisfy the requirement for the number of shareholders as required by Section 2.4.2 of the Listing Rules and at least 25 percent of the shares to be admitted to listing must be held by the general public as required by Section 2.4.1 of the Listing Rules.
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| Organic salmon Naturland certified and MSC certified wild Alaskan Sockeye salmon |
If the company does not satisfy the requirement for the number of shareholders for listing on Oslo Børs, the company will be admitted to listing on Oslo Axess, subject to the other conditions being satisfied.
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| CEO Jerzy Malek |
The Board of Oslo Børs authorised the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Jerzy Malek, to decide whether the company should be listed on Oslo Børs or Oslo Axess, and to fix the date of the first day of listing, which is to be no later than 30 July 2010.
Subject to completion of the initial public offering as described in the prospectus for Morpol dated 15 June 2010, Morpol expects the first day of trading to be on or about 30 June 2010.
The company will be listed under OSE: MORPOL.
About Morpol
The Morpol Group is engaged in salmon processing as well as sale and distribution of finished salmon products. The Morpol Group’s main products are: cold and hot smoked salmon, gravadlax, fresh salmon fillets, frozen salmon portions, organic salmon, wild salmon and salmon specialties.
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| Transported with care in an unbroken cool chain, fresh salmon are unpacked and processed at Morpol’s dedicated plant in Ustka on the Baltic coast of Northern Poland |
Morpol’s Atlantic salmon is farmed in Norway and Scotland, organic Atlantic is from Ireland and wild sockeye salmon, is MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) certified from the Pacific coast of Alaska.
 Founded in 1996 in Ustka on the Baltic coast of Poland, the company employs over 3,000 people in eight countries. Morpol Group is the world leader in smoked salmon. The company has achieved its world leading position through the efficiency of processing activities, a constant focus on product quality and service provided to retail and food service customers. Morpol serves customers across Europe, in Japan and the United States by offering value for money.
Morpol was founded by CEO Jerzy Malek who saw the potential of salmon aquaculture and the growing demand for smoked salmon. The Morpol Group had revenue of approximately EUR 340 million in 2009.
Margaret E.L.Stacey
Editor Companies and Products
Information of the company:
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Address:
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Oddzial Duninowo 39
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City:
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Duninowo
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State/ZIP:
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Ustka (76-270)
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Country:
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Poland
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Phone:
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+48 59 814 38 35
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Fax:
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+48 59 814 12 88
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E-Mail:
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[email protected]
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