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DNB Carnegie
DNB Carnegie is a Business Area in the DNB Group comprising: 1) the investment services division of DNB Bank ASA; 2) DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB (a wholly owned subsidiary of DNB Bank ASA); 3) DNB Markets, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of DNB Bank ASA) and 4) Carnegie, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB). DNB Carnegie is a leading Nordic provider of investment banking services.
DNB Carnegie generates added value for institutions, companies and private clients in the areas of trading in securities, investment banking, and securities services.
The research of DNB Carnegie is produced in the investment services division of DNB Bank ASA and DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB; thus, “DNB Carnegie” should be read as meaning these two entities throughout the disclaimer text, unless otherwise expressively stated.
Research analysts’ statement of independence
We hereby certify that the views expressed in any reports available on this site (each a “Report” and collectively “Reports”) reflects the research analysts’ personal views about the companies covered and the securities that are the subject to the Reports. Opinions contained in Reports represent the research analysts’ present opinion only - at the time Reports are prepared - and may be subject to change without notice. Further, new research analysts’ with different opinions could become responsible for coverage.
No part of the research analysts’ compensation are, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendations or views expressed by the respective research analysts in Reports. DNB Carnegie’s employees, including research analysts, may receive compensation that is generated by overall firm profitability.
The Reports are based on information obtained from public sources that DNB Carnegie believe to be reliable but which DNB Carnegie has not independently verified. Sources for coverage also include communication with the companies. DNB Carnegie makes no guarantee, representation or warranty as to its accuracy or completeness.
DNB Carnegie, DNB Bank ASA and the DNB Group
In DNB Carnegie, the Reports are being produced and distributed from 1) the investment services division of DNB Bank ASA; and 2) DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB. Clients receiving Reports from DNB Carnegie will therefore receive Reports produced by both companies. Reports are produced in the DNB Carnegie company where the responsible analyst is employed, thus please see the responsible analyst’s name and DNB Carnegie company in each Report to determine in which DNB Carnegie company the Reports have been produced.
The Reports are distributed in Norway, Singapore, Canada and Australia by the investment services division of DNB Bank ASA; in Sweden, Finland and Denmark by DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB; and in the US and the UK by the investment services division of DNB Bank ASA and DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB, respectively.
The research analysts are not registered or qualified as research analysts, representative or associated person under the rules of FINRA, any other US regulatory organisation, or the laws, rules or regulations of any state in the US.
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Distribution
Reports are for clients only, and not for publication, and are prepared for information purposes only. Distribution of the Reports are in certain jurisdictions restricted by law. Persons with access to Reports should seek further guidance regarding such restrictions.
Not for re-distribution
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Use
Reports are not offers to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument or to participate in any investment strategy. The content of the Reports should not be considered or perceived as investment advice. No liability whatsoever is accepted for any direct or indirect (including consequential) loss or expense arising from the use of the Reports. The Reports shall not be used for any unlawful or unauthorised purposes.
Good faith and limitations
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DNB Parties assume no obligation to update the Reports in any form or format. The Reports should not be relied on and are not a substitute for the skill, judgment and experience of the user, its management, employees, advisors and/or clients when making investment and other business decisions. Recipients are urged to base their investment decisions upon such investigations as they deem necessary. No DNB Party is acting as fiduciary or investment advisor in connection with the dissemination of the Reports. While Reports are based on information obtained from public sources that the DNB Carnegie believes to be reliable, no DNB Party has performed an audit of, nor accepts any duty of due diligence or independent verification of, any information it receives.
Any use of non-DNB logos in the Reports are solely for the purpose of assisting in identifying the relevant issuer. DNB Carnegie is not affiliated with any such issuer.
Prevention and avoidance of conflicts of interest
DNB Carnegie and the rest of DNB Group have implemented a set of rules handling conflicts of interest. This includes confidentiality rules restricting the exchange of information between various parts of DNB Carnegie and the rest of DNB group. In order to restrict flows of sensitive information, appropriate information barriers have been established between the Investment Banking Division and other business departments in DNB Carnegie, and between DNB Carnegie and other business areas in the DNB Group. People outside an information barrier may gain access to sensitive information only after having observed applicable wall-crossing procedures. This means that employees of DNB Carnegie who are preparing the Reports are prevented from using or being aware of information available in other parts of DNB Carnegie or DNB Group that may be relevant to the recipients’ decisions.
All Reports are produced by DNB Carnegie’s research department, which is separated from the rest of DNB Carnegie’s activities by information barriers; as such, the Reports are independent and based solely on publicly available information.
Potential conflicts of interest
DNB Carnegie or other companies in the DNB Group may have been providing investment-banking services or acted as financial advisor or manager/co-manager (and in such capacity received compensation) to companies subject to coverage in Reports during the past 12 months. Further, from companies covered, DNB Carnegie or other companies in the DNB Group may receive compensation for investment banking or other services in the next 12 months.
Furthermore, in view of DNB Carnegie’s position in its markets, one should assume that it may currently (or may in the coming three months and beyond) be providing or seeking to provide confidential investment banking services to the companies subject to coverage in Reports. DNB Carnegie may be a market maker/liquidity provider in covered companies. A member of, or an entity associated with, DNB Group or its affiliates, officers, directors, employees or shareholders of such members may from time-to-time be represented on the board of directors or similar supervisory entity of the companies covered, buy or sell the securities issued by such companies or options relating to them, or have a long or short position or holding in such securities. DNB Carnegie/DNB Group may have made agreements with companies to prepare and issue Reports. Reports may be disclosed to companies before distribution for facts control.
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Risk warning
The risk of investing in financial instruments is generally high. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance, and estimates of future performance are based on assumptions that may not be realised. When investing in financial instruments, the value of the investment may increase or decrease, and the investor may lose all or part of their investment. Careful consideration of possible financial distress should be made before investing in any financial instrument.
Valuation methodology
Substantial material sources for coverage include historical financial figures and communication with the companies, and relevant third-party information. If you would like further information on the valuation, methodology or underlying assumptions used in the Reports, please contact the analyst on front page of each Report.
Additional information for clients in Australia
The Reports have been prepared and issued outside Australia.
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The Reports are provided only to authorised recipients who are both Wholesale Clients and “professional investors” within the meaning of the Corporations Act. In no circumstances may the Reports be provided to any other person.
No member of the DNB Group, including DNB Bank ASA and DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB, is an authorised deposit-taking institution (“ADI”) under the Banking Act 1959 (Cth). Accordingly, neither DNB Bank ASA nor DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB is supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority as an ADI.
DNB Bank ASA is a limited liability company incorporated in Norway.
Nothing in the Reports excludes, restricts or modifies a statutory warranty or liability to the extent such an exclusion, restriction or modification would be prohibited under Australian law.
Additional information for clients in Canada
The Reports and the information included herein is general investment advice that is not tailored to the needs of any recipient and, accordingly, is distributed to Canadian residents in reliance on section 8.25 of the Canadian Securities Administrators’ National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. For disclosures regarding any financial or other interest that DNB Bank ASA, DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB and their affiliates may have in the issuer or issuers that are the subject of the Reports, please see the potential conflict of interest section and the company-specific disclosures section in each Report.
Additional information for clients in Singapore
The Reports are distributed by the Singapore Branch of DNB Bank ASA. They are intended for general circulation and do not take into account the specific investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. Please seek advice from a financial adviser regarding the suitability of any product referred to in the Reports, taking into account your specific financial objectives, financial situation or particular needs before making a commitment to purchase any such product or security. You have received a copy of the Reports because you have been classified as an accredited investor, an expert investor, or as an institutional investor, as these terms have been defined under Singapore's Financial Advisers Act (Cap. 110) ("FAA") and/or the Financial Advisers Regulations ("FAR"). The Singapore Branch of DNB Bank ASA is a financial adviser exempt from licensing under the FAA but is otherwise subject to the legal requirements of the FAA and of the FAR. By virtue of your status as an accredited investor, institutional investor or as an expert investor, the Singapore Branch of DNB Bank ASA is, with respect to certain of its dealings with you or services rendered to you, exempt from having to comply with certain regulatory requirements of the FAA and FAR, including without limitation, sections 34, 36 and 45 of the FAA. Section 34 of the FAA requires a financial adviser to disclose material information concerning designated investment products that are recommended by the financial adviser to you as the client. Section 36 of the FAA requires a financial adviser to have a reasonable basis for making investment recommendations to you as the client. Section 45 of the FAA requires a financial adviser to include, within any circular or written communications in which they make recommendations concerning securities, a statement of the nature of any interest which the financial adviser (and any person connected or associated with the financial adviser) might have in the securities. Please contact the Singapore branch of DNB Bank ASA at +65 6260 0111 with respect to any matters arising from, or in connection with, the Reports. The Reports are intended for and are to be circulated only to people who are classified as an accredited investor, an expert investor, or an institutional investor. If you are not an accredited investor, an expert investor or an institutional investor, please contact the Singapore Branch of DNB Bank ASA at +65 6260 0111. DNB Bank ASA, its affiliates and subsidiaries, our associates, officers and/or employees may have interests in any products referred to in the Reports by acting in various roles including as distributor, holder of principal positions, adviser or lender. DNB Bank ASA, its affiliates, subsidiaries, our associates, officers and/or employees may receive fees, brokerage or commissions for acting in those capacities. In addition, DNB Bank ASA, its affiliates and subsidiaries, our associates, officers and/or employees may buy or sell products as principal or agent and may effect transactions that are not consistent with the information set out in the Reports.
Additional information for clients in the United States
The research analyst(s) named on the Reports are foreign research analysts as defined by FINRA Rule 1220. The only affiliates contributing to the Reports are the investment services division of DNB Bank ASA and DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB (a wholly owned subsidiary of DNB Bank ASA) (“hereinafter DNB Carnegie”); the foreign research analysts employed by DNB Carnegie are named on the first page of the Reports; the foreign research analysts are not registered/qualified as research analysts with FINRA; foreign research analysts are not associated persons of DNB Markets, Inc. or Carnegie, Inc. and therefore are not subject to the restrictions set forth in FINRA Rules 2241 and 2242 regarding restrictions on communications with a subject company, public appearances and trading securities held by a research analyst account.
The Reports are Third Party Research Reports as defined by FINRA Rules 2241 and 2242. Any material conflict of interest that can reasonably be expected to have influenced the choice of DNB Carnegie as a research provider or the Subject Company of a DNB Carnegie research Report, including the disclosures required by FINRA Rules 2241 and 2242, can be found in each Report.
The Reports are being furnished solely to Major U.S. Institutional Investors within the meaning of Rule 15a-6 under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and to such other U.S. Institutional Investors as DNB Markets, Inc. or Carnegie, Inc. may determine. Distribution to non-Major U.S. Institutional Investors will be made only by DNB Markets, Inc. or Carnegie, Inc., separately incorporated subsidiaries of DNB Bank ASA that are US broker-dealers and members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”).
Any U.S. recipient of the Reports seeking to obtain additional information or to effect any transaction in any security discussed herein or any related instrument or investment should contact DNB Markets, Inc., 30 Hudson Yards, 81st Floor, New York, NY 10001, telephone number +1 212-551-9800, or Carnegie Inc, 20 West 55th St., New York, NY 10019, telephone number +1 212-262-5800.
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