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EuroTrust A/S - Intention to Delist From NASDAQ and Seek AIM Admission
EuroTrust A/S (NASDAQ: EURO) today
announced that:
(i) its Board has approved taking the necessary legal and regulatory
steps to seek the termination of its American Depositary Receipt
(ADR) programme, the voluntary delisting from the NASDAQ Stock Market
(NASDAQ) and the termination of its US Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) registration (it is intended that such delisting
will take place on 29 May 2007);
(ii) the Company will be applying for admission to London's AIM market for
its ordinary shares. It is intended that admission will take place
on 30 May 2007, the date following that on which the NASDAQ listing
is expected to be terminated; and
(iii) an EGM has been called for 18 May 2007 at which resolutions will be
voted upon by shareholders of the Company for a series of changes in
the constitution and composition of the Board of Directors, with the
overall intention of conforming the Company's internal governance
standards to those expected by London market investors. An EGM
agenda and proxy will be mailed to ADR holders today containing
details of the proposed changes.
The NASDAQ delisting, AIM admission and termination of the Company's SEC
registration are subject to a number of regulatory actions.
Bo Kristensen, CEO of EuroTrust, said today, "AIM is a natural market for
an exclusively European based business with a predominantly European
investor base. The intended move from NASDAQ to AIM will, I believe,
facilitate greater liquidity and investor interest in EuroTrust's growth
story and will facilitate the financing of the Company's ongoing
development."
The Company's ADRs have been listed on NASDAQ and registered with the SEC
since August 1997 when the listing and registration were identified as an
important milestone in the continued development of the Company. However,
the Board believes that there are now a number of reasons for delisting its
securities from NASDAQ, admitting its securities to AIM, terminating the
ADR programme and terminating its registration with the SEC:
-- the ongoing costs of complying with SEC reporting and other related
requirements are considered to be too high;
-- EuroTrust is a European company with primarily European investors and
the proposed changes will enable to the Company to focus on the European
market; and
-- The market opening hours for AIM are more appropriate than those of
NASDAQ for its shareholders, who are mainly based in Europe.
Given these reasons, the Company believes that it is no longer
cost-effective nor in the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders as a whole to maintain the NASDAQ listing, the ADR programme
or the registration with the SEC.
About EuroTrust A/S:
EuroTrust (NASDAQ: EURO) owns European property and property development
businesses and wind energy farms. More information about EuroTrust and its
subsidiaries is available at www.eurotrust.dk
Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
EuroTrust's actual results to differ materially from those stated or
implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and
uncertainties include, among others: (a) economic and other factors that
could affect the development and sales of properties such as (i) a downturn
in the housing market in Denmark or Norway, (ii) delays in obtaining
necessary governmental permits and approvals, and (iii) delays in the
construction of housing units; (b) factors that could impact the
development and sale of wind energy such as (i) the availability of wind
energy turbines for the development of new wind farms, (ii) the market
price of electricity, and (iii) the amount of wind in any year; (c) the
potential unforeseen impact of offerings from competitors; (d) our ability
to raise additional capital to finance our growth aspirations; (e) our
ability to control costs and expenses; and (f) general economic, political
and labor conditions More information about potential factors that could
affect the company's business and financial results is included in
EuroTrust's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
in the company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2005 and quarterly reports on Form 6-K. EuroTrust undertakes no obligation
to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this
press release.
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