Senior leader Solberg was incompetent in a number of cases during the eight years she was prime minister until 2021, as a result of her husband’s stock trading. After the share case broke last autumn, Sindre promised Finnes that he would sell himself out of all listed companies before Høgre will enter the election year 2025. At the beginning of 2024, Finnes had shares in eight listed companies: Argeo, ABL Group, Vistin Pharma, Edda Wind, Next Biometrics, Nordic Mining, Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Western Bulk Chartering. Now he has completely sold out of two companies, according to the shareholder books: Bilfraktrederiet Wallenius Wilhelmsen. At the start of the year, he had 1,000 shares in this company. The consulting company ABL Group, which E24 wrote about at the beginning of September. In this company he had 10,000 shares at the start of the year. Share values still in the millions Despite the fact that Finnes is now gradually selling out, he still has shares worth just over NOK 2.1 million in six companies, based on the closing price of the shares on Monday. He has three months left to sell these shares, if he is to keep his promise to his wife. – On 21 November last year, I undertook to sell all my shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange during 2024, and that is exactly what I am now doing, says Finnes in a comment to news. – The background is last year’s case, and that Erna and I jointly came to the conclusion that, after what has happened, it was best that I put stock trading aside well in advance of her standing for election as prime minister again. He adds that he has also not bought new shares since last autumn, in line with the couple’s agreement. Høgre leader Solberg, who wants to become prime minister next autumn, comments on this as follows: – I of course think it is good that Sindre is following up on the agreement we entered into after the case last autumn, and that he is now in the process of selling the last shares theirs. GLAD: Last autumn, Erna Solberg had to admit that she had been incompetent in a number of matters when she was prime minister. This autumn she is happy that she can rather spend her time on politics, she says. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB – Beyond that, I am very happy that this autumn I can spend all my time on politics. I’m really looking forward to that. Sale of shares in Nordic Mining The ownership of the mining company Nordic Mining was widely discussed last autumn, and Økokrim could not rule out that Finnes may have had insider trading in the company. In the last few days alone, Finnes has sold 10,000 shares in the company, and is left with 35,000 shares in the mining company, according to the Investor lists of E24. This is also shown in the shareholders’ book on Tuesday. The share price in the company has risen 66 percent so far this year. Finnes still has shares worth NOK 980,000 in the company after the sale, if you use the closing price for the shares on Monday as a basis. – Two of the companies I now sell shares in are member companies of my employer Norsk Industri, which has its own rules for sales. In advance of these meetings, I agreed this with my boss, in line with the rules, says Finnes. The two companies he points to are Nordic Mining and the pharmaceutical company Vistin Pharma. Have sold several shares in the last month E24, which uncovered the large-scale share trading of Finnes during the years Solberg was prime minister, made a status update on the shares at the beginning of September. This is how it has changed in the last month: Oil service company Argeo: 12,550 shares in September – 10,550 shares as of 1 October. In this company, Finnes has gradually sold down so far this year. The pharmaceutical company Vistin Pharma: 19,525 shares in September – the same number as on 1 October. This is the same number as at the beginning of the year. The offshore wind service company Edda Wind: 8,000 shares in September – 6,000 shares as of 1 October. In this company, Finnes has gradually sold down so far this year. Dry cargo shipping company Western Bulk Chartering: 11,000 shares in September – the same number as of 1 October. This is the same number as at the beginning of the year. The fingerprint company Next Biometrics: 15,000 shares in September – the same number as of 1 October. Finnes has sold himself a little in this company so far this year. Mining company Nordic Mining: 45,000 shares in September – 35,000 as of 1 October. – I have no comments on the specific rooms. When all my shares are sold, I will inform the press about it, as I have previously announced, says Finnes. Published 01.10.2024, at 11.55 Updated 01.10.2024, at 12.06
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Sindre Finnes has sold thousands of shares – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
