Opera Ltd 6-K, filed Oct 17, 2022
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Opera Ltd filed this 6-K on October 17, 2022.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2022
Commission File Number: 001-38588
OPERA LIMITED
Vitaminveien 4,
0485 Oslo, Norway
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
| Form 20-F ☑ | Form 40-F ☐ |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit 99.1 |
Press release -- Opera completes repurchase of shares from 360 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Opera Limited | |||
| By: | /s/ Yahui Zhou | ||
| Name: | Yahui Zhou | ||
| Title: | Chairman of the Board and | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||
Date: October 17, 2022
Exhibit 99.1
Opera completes repurchase of shares from 360
OSLO, Norway, October 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Opera Limited (NASDAQ: OPRA) (“Opera”), one of the world’s major browser developers and a leading internet consumer brand, today announced that the share repurchase from its pre-IPO shareholder Qifei International Development Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of 360 Security Technology Inc. (601360:CH) (hereinafter, “360”), has closed.
360 has sold all its 46.75 million shares, the equivalent of 23.4 million ADSs or a 20.6% ownership stake in Opera, and is no longer a shareholder in Opera. 360’s representative on Opera’s Board of Directors, Mr. Hongyi Zhou, has also resigned with immediate effect. Opera will pay $128.6 million for the shares, or $5.50 on a per-ADS basis.
Opera’s total outstanding shares is thereby reduced to an ADS equivalent of 89,761,299 as of today, with each outstanding share now representing 26% more ownership of Opera than it did before the transaction closed.
“Today we are taking another step aimed at re-establishing a connection between what we believe is the intrinsic value of Opera and our market price”, said Mr. Frode Jacobsen, Opera CFO. “We have taken advantage of our strong balance sheet and the current volatility in our stock to exit a significant non-public shareholder at a valuation that is 43% below the average analyst price target and near the bottom of our historic valuation range. This repurchase is accretive and simplifies our ownership structure.”
Since its IPO in 2018 Opera has repurchased 33.7 million ADS equivalents, including both open market purchases and today’s announced transaction. This represents 28% of total ADS equivalents outstanding after the IPO and 2019 follow-on offering.
With the exit of 360’s representative on Opera’s Board of Directors, two new Directors have been appointed. Mr. Lin Song, co-CEO of Opera, as well as Mr. Tian Jin, Chairman of Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd. “I am excited that we were able to repurchase a significant number of shares at an attractive valuation and without impacting the public float”, said Mr. Song. He added: “In addition, both Tian Jin and I are very eager to join Opera’s board of directors and look forward to working even more closely with Opera’s other directors to guide Opera’s strategy, as well as our continued journey towards an appropriate market valuation.”
The transaction does not affect Opera’s ongoing share repurchase program. Approximately $36 million remains under the existing $50 million authorization announced in January of 2022.
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