Oslo, 14 September 2010: 

Halde Invest AS, ("Halde") has retained Carnegie ASA and Pareto Securities as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners to explore the opportunity to sell up to 13.5 million shares in Grieg Seafood ASA, representing approx. 12.1 percent of outstanding shares through a bookbuilding process (the "Placing"). 

The bookbuilding will commence today at 17.30 CET. 

Halde reserves the right, at its own discretion, to sell fewer shares or no shares at all, depending on the price and the demand for shares through the bookbuilding period. 

Halde owns 13,500,000 shares in Grieg Seafood ASA and is the second largest shareholder in Grieg Seafood ASA after Grieg Holdings AS. Halde is controlled by Harald Ingebrigt Volden who also is a board member in Grieg Seafood ASA. 


For further information, please contact 

Pareto Securities AS, +47 22 87 87 50

Carnegie ASA: + 47 22 00 93 40.

 

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act)