In connection to the decision of the annual general meeting (AGM) not providing the necessary support to the financing of the Copeinca-transaction, the chair of Cermaq's board of directors, Baard Mikkelsen, has issued the following statement: "The board notes that the general meeting has not provided the necessary support for the proposal on the financing of the Copeinca transaction.
"At the same time 62.5 percent of the shareholders voted in favor of the financing, demonstrating that a significant majority of the company's shares supports the acquisition of Copeinca.
"Today
