{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"125626","rtpr_id":"nPreLYy2da","ticker":"BNOR","exchange":"Oslo Børs","all_tickers":["BNOR"],"title":"BlueNord: Minutes from Extraordinary General Meeting - Merger Plan with Vår Energi Approved","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-24T09:41:17.032Z","article_body":"BlueNord: Minutes from Extraordinary General Meeting - Merger Plan with Vår\nEnergi Approved\nPR Newswire\n\nOSLO, Norway, Aug. 24, 2026\n\nNOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR\nINDIRECTLY IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR\nDISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER\nOF ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.\n\nOSLO, Norway, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Reference is made to the joint\nannouncement on 21 July 2026 by BlueNord ASA (OSE: BNOR, \"BlueNord\" or the\n\"Company\") and Vår Energi ASA (OSE: VAR, \"Vår Energi\") regarding the\nproposed statutory merger (the \"Merger\") between BlueNord as the transferor\ncompany and Vår Energi 1 AS (a wholly owned subsidiary of Vår Energi) as the\nsurviving company, with consideration to shareholders in BlueNord in the form\nof shares in Vår Energi and cash pursuant to the merger plan dated 20 July\n2026 (the \"Merger Plan\"). \n\nNotice of an extraordinary general meeting in BlueNord (the \"EGM\") to approve\nthe merger plan for the Merger was published on 23 July 2026.\n\nThe EGM has been held, and all items on the agenda were resolved in\naccordance with the proposals from the Board of Directors, including approval\nof the Merger Plan for the Merger. Minutes from the EGM are attached to this\nnotice and shall be made available on the Company's website at\nwww.bluenord.com. The resolution by the EGM to approve the Merger shall be\nfiled with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises. Completion of the\nMerger remains conditional upon closing conditions as set out in the Merger\nPlan. The Merger Plan is available on the Company's website at\nwww.bluenord.com.\n\nThis information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section\n5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.\n\nContact: \nCathrine Torgersen, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer \nPhone: +47 915 28 501 \nEmail: cathrine.torgersen@bluenord.com \n\nThis announcement is issued for information purposes only and does not\nconstitute a calling notice to a general meeting or a merger plan, nor does it\nform a part of any offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase,\nany securities in any jurisdiction. This announcement is not for publication,\ndistribution or release, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or\ninto or from the United States (including its territories and possessions, any\nState of the United States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada,\nJapan, Hong Kong, South Africa or any other jurisdiction where to do so would\nconstitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. The\npublication, distribution or release of this announcement may be restricted by\nlaw in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or\nother information referred to herein should inform themselves about and\nobserve any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions\nmay constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.\n\nThe securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered\nunder the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the \"US Securities\nAct\"). The securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except\npursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the US\nSecurities Act or in a transaction not subject to the US Securities Act. Any\ndecision with respect to the proposed merger should be made solely on the\nbasis of information contained in the actual calling notices to the\nextraordinary general meetings of the relevant companies and the merger plan\n(with pertaining documents) related to the merger. You should perform an\nindependent analysis of such information when making any investment decision.\n\nMatters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking\nstatements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical\nfacts and may be identified by words such as \"believe\", \"expect\",\n\"anticipate\", \"strategy\", \"intends\", \"estimate\", \"will\", \"may\", \"continue\",\n\"should\" and similar expressions.  By their nature, forward-looking\nstatements involve risk and uncertainty because they reflect the Company's\ncurrent expectations and assumptions as to future events and circumstances\nthat may not prove accurate. A number of material factors could cause actual\nresults and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied\nby these forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that such\nexpectations will prove to have been correct. The information, opinions and\nforward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its\ndate and are subject to change without notice.\n\nThis announcement is for information purposes only and is not to be relied\nupon in substitution for the exercise of independent judgment. It is not\nintended as investment advice and under no circumstances is it to be used or\nconsidered as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any\nsecurities or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities.\n\nThis information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/bluenord-asa/r/bluenord--minutes-from-extraordinary-general-meeting---merger-plan-with-var-energi-approved,c4386904\n\nThe following files are available for download:\n\n https://mb.cision.com/Main/4225/4386904/4229957.pdf  BlueNord ASA - Minutes of EGM 24 August 2026  \n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/bluenord-minutes-from-extraordinary-general-meeting--merger-plan-with-var-energi-approved-302858188.html\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPreLYy2da","title":"BlueNord: Minutes from Extraordinary General Meeting - Merger Plan with Vår Energi Approved","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"BNOR","created":"2026-08-24T09:41:17.032Z","tickers":["BNOR"],"exchange":"Oslo Børs","article_body":"BlueNord: Minutes from Extraordinary General Meeting - Merger Plan with Vår\nEnergi Approved\nPR Newswire\n\nOSLO, Norway, Aug. 24, 2026\n\nNOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR\nINDIRECTLY IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR\nDISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER\nOF ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.\n\nOSLO, Norway, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Reference is made to the joint\nannouncement on 21 July 2026 by BlueNord ASA (OSE: BNOR, \"BlueNord\" or the\n\"Company\") and Vår Energi ASA (OSE: VAR, \"Vår Energi\") regarding the\nproposed statutory merger (the \"Merger\") between BlueNord as the transferor\ncompany and Vår Energi 1 AS (a wholly owned subsidiary of Vår Energi) as the\nsurviving company, with consideration to shareholders in BlueNord in the form\nof shares in Vår Energi and cash pursuant to the merger plan dated 20 July\n2026 (the \"Merger Plan\"). \n\nNotice of an extraordinary general meeting in BlueNord (the \"EGM\") to approve\nthe merger plan for the Merger was published on 23 July 2026.\n\nThe EGM has been held, and all items on the agenda were resolved in\naccordance with the proposals from the Board of Directors, including approval\nof the Merger Plan for the Merger. Minutes from the EGM are attached to this\nnotice and shall be made available on the Company's website at\nwww.bluenord.com. The resolution by the EGM to approve the Merger shall be\nfiled with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises. Completion of the\nMerger remains conditional upon closing conditions as set out in the Merger\nPlan. The Merger Plan is available on the Company's website at\nwww.bluenord.com.\n\nThis information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section\n5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.\n\nContact: \nCathrine Torgersen, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer \nPhone: +47 915 28 501 \nEmail: cathrine.torgersen@bluenord.com \n\nThis announcement is issued for information purposes only and does not\nconstitute a calling notice to a general meeting or a merger plan, nor does it\nform a part of any offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase,\nany securities in any jurisdiction. This announcement is not for publication,\ndistribution or release, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or\ninto or from the United States (including its territories and possessions, any\nState of the United States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada,\nJapan, Hong Kong, South Africa or any other jurisdiction where to do so would\nconstitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. The\npublication, distribution or release of this announcement may be restricted by\nlaw in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or\nother information referred to herein should inform themselves about and\nobserve any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions\nmay constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.\n\nThe securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered\nunder the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the \"US Securities\nAct\"). The securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except\npursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the US\nSecurities Act or in a transaction not subject to the US Securities Act. Any\ndecision with respect to the proposed merger should be made solely on the\nbasis of information contained in the actual calling notices to the\nextraordinary general meetings of the relevant companies and the merger plan\n(with pertaining documents) related to the merger. You should perform an\nindependent analysis of such information when making any investment decision.\n\nMatters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking\nstatements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical\nfacts and may be identified by words such as \"believe\", \"expect\",\n\"anticipate\", \"strategy\", \"intends\", \"estimate\", \"will\", \"may\", \"continue\",\n\"should\" and similar expressions.  By their nature, forward-looking\nstatements involve risk and uncertainty because they reflect the Company's\ncurrent expectations and assumptions as to future events and circumstances\nthat may not prove accurate. A number of material factors could cause actual\nresults and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied\nby these forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that such\nexpectations will prove to have been correct. The information, opinions and\nforward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its\ndate and are subject to change without notice.\n\nThis announcement is for information purposes only and is not to be relied\nupon in substitution for the exercise of independent judgment. It is not\nintended as investment advice and under no circumstances is it to be used or\nconsidered as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any\nsecurities or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities.\n\nThis information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/bluenord-asa/r/bluenord--minutes-from-extraordinary-general-meeting---merger-plan-with-var-energi-approved,c4386904\n\nThe following files are available for download:\n\n https://mb.cision.com/Main/4225/4386904/4229957.pdf  BlueNord ASA - Minutes of EGM 24 August 2026  \n\n \n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/bluenord-minutes-from-extraordinary-general-meeting--merger-plan-with-var-energi-approved-302858188.html\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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