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Denmark's Orsted raises $9.35 billion in share issue
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 6, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 6, 2025
(Reuters) -Danish offshore wind developer Orsted said on Monday it raised 59.56 billion Danish crowns ($9.35 billion) in a heavily discounted share issue, shoring up finances as Trump administration opposition has caused uncertainty for its U.S. projects.
The company said 99.3% of the rights issue was subscribed, with demand for the remaining shares "extraordinarily high."
The price was 66.6 crowns per share, well below Monday's market price of 122.35 crowns.
The issue was open to existing shareholders, and the Danish state, which controls the company, accounted for 50.1% of the new issue. Norwegian energy firm Equinor, a 10% shareholder in Orsted, had said it would also participate.
"The rights issue strengthens Orsted's financial foundation, allowing us to focus on delivering our six offshore wind farms under construction, continue to handle the regulatory uncertainty in the U.S., and strengthen our position as a market leader in offshore wind," Orsted CEO Rasmus Errboe said.
The Trump administration in August ordered Orsted to stop already advanced construction on the Revolution Wind project off the Rhode Island coast, but the ban was later lifted by a U.S. federal judge, allowing the company to restart the work.
President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to end the offshore wind industry, saying it is too expensive and hurts whales and birds, while at the same time promoting oil and gas.
Squeezed by inflation, higher interest rates and supply chain delays, Orsted in August said that two-thirds of the new capital would be used to fund construction of its Sunrise Wind project off the U.S. East Coast after potential partners were put off by Trump's hostility to wind power.
The company last month unveiled details of its plan.
The new issue is critical for Orsted's survival and averting another credit downgrade though S&P Global warned it may provide only three to six months of relief.
($1 = 6.3729 Danish crowns)
(Reporting by Louise Rasmussen and Rishabh Jaiswal; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)