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Viisnurk ANNOUNCEMENT 08.07.2005
THE OPINION OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF AS VIISNURK
At the supervisory board meeting of AS Viisnurk that took
place on July 4th 2005, with supervisory board members
Ülo Adamson, Joakim Helenius and Gleb Ognyannikov, and a
management board member Toivo Kuldmäe participating, the
supervisory board provided an opinion regarding the
mandatory takeover bid of OÜ Trigon Wood (former name OÜ
Trigon RED Finance), registry code 11053100, seat Pärnu
mnt 15, Tallinn (hereinafter the Offeror) to the
shareholders of AS Viisnurk, registry code 10106774, seat
Suur-Jõe 48, Pärnu (hereinafter the Target Issuer).
The opinion of the supervisory board is the following:
(1) The members of the management board of the Target
Issuer have no contracts or other relations with the
Offeror. The members of the supervisory board of the
Target Issuer have no contracts with the Offeror. The
member of the supervisory board, Joakim Helenius is a
member of the management board of the Offeror. The
members of the supervisory board, Ülo Adamson ja Gleb
Ognyannikov are related to the Offeror through the person
acting in concert with the Offeror, AS Trigon Capital,
registry code 10179709, seat Pärnu mnt 15, Tallinn
(hereinafter Trigon Capital) by serving as the members of
the management board of Trigon Capital. Trigon Capital is
the general partner of the shareholder of the Offeror,
TDI Investments Ky. In addition, Trigon Capital has
concluded an agreement of advisory services with the
shareholder of the Offeror, BCB Baltic AB.
(2) The members of the management board of the Target
Issuer have not been elected or appointed by or at the
proposal of the Offeror. The member of the supervisory
board, Gleb Ognyannikov was elected and the powers of the
members of the supervisory board, Ülo Adamson and Joakim
Helenius were extended at the proposal of the Offeror in
the general meeting of shareholders of the Target Issuer
on 16.06.2005.
(3) The member of the management board of the Target
Issuer, Andrus Aljas or the members of the supervisory
board of the Target Issuer have no direct conflicts of
interests in relation to the takeover bid as they do not
own any shares of the Target Issuer or act as a party to
the transactions to be concluded within the takeover bid.
The member of the management board, Toivo Kuldmäe owns
49,231 shares of the Target Issuer. The aforesaid does
not arise any conflicts of interests as Toivo Kuldmäe has
not participated in the preparation of the takeover bid.
(4) In the estimation of the supervisory board the
takeover bid will not have any substantial effect on the
interests of the Target Issuer or the employment
relationships of the Target Issuer with the employees
thereof. The Offeror as the 59.47% shareholder has
control over the Target Issuer and possibility to
influence the activities of the Target Issuer
irrespective of the results of the takeover bid. The
Offeror has confirmed in the takeover bid prospectus that
at the present moment it has not been envisaged to make
strategic changes in the activities of the Target Issuer.
It is also noted in the prospectus that the Offeror has
no plan to introduce any changes in the management board
of the Target Issuer and that there is no intention to
make substantial changes in the number of employees or
employment relations for the time being.
(5) The member of the management board, Toivo Kuldmäe
intends to refuse to accept the takeover bid. Except for
Toivo Kuldmäe, the members of the management board or
supervisory board of the Target Issuer do not own any
shares of the Target Issuer. Therefore, the said persons
are not in the position to decide on accepting or
refusing to accept the takeover bid or making offers to
the Offeror with regard to the takeover bid.
(6) No agreements have been concluded between the Target
Issuer and the members of the management board or
supervisory board setting forth any compensation to be
paid by the Target Issuer or third person if termination
of the corresponding contract or payment of compensation
to a member of the supervisory board or management board
is conditional on the making of a takeover bid concerning
the securities of the Target Issuer.
Further information:
Joakim Helenius
Phone: +372 667 9200