Directed issues in Columbus IT Partner
Directed issues in Columbus IT Partner
July 1, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT
Stock Exchange Release no. 10 - Directed rights issue at Columbus IT Partner A/S 30th June 2004 Columbus IT Partner A/S - Banemarksvej 50C, DK-2605 Brøndby T: (+45) 7020 5000 - F: (+45) 7025 0701 CVR No.: 13228345 Stock Exchange Release no. 10/2004 Directed Rights Issue - Columbus IT Partner A/S Columbus IT Partner A/S is redeeming the debts of various subsidiaries by issuing shares in Columbus IT Partner A/S. A subordinated loan from Gaardboe Holding ApS and debt to the managing director of a subsidiary are also being converted to shares in the Company.Finally, the Company is issuing shares to acquire a 9.7% holding in the Swiss subsidiary from one of the local shareholders. The persons at whom the rights issue is directed have given undertakings and so 1,070,401 shares in Columbus IT Partner A/S are being issued in all, equating to a 2.9% increase in share capital. The increase in share capital is being made under the Board's authorization without pre-emptive rights for the Company's existing shareholders. Equity will benefit by approximately DKK 7.5m and the Group's debt will reduce by DKK 6.8m. The transactions will not change the outlook for the present fiscal year expressed in the most recent Stock Exchange release (Release no. 9 - Q1/ 2004 report dated 14th May 2004). Accordingly, the forecast for 2004 remains for revenues of approx. DKK 625m, EBITDA at DKK 30m and modest but positive pre-tax earnings. Niels Heering Carsten Dilling Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer Columbus IT Partner A/S Columbus IT Partner A/S For further details, please contact: Carsten Dilling, CEO or Jan U.T. Bitterhoff, Business Development Executive, T: (+45) 7020 5000.