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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 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of September 2026

Commission File Number: 001-41889

 

CADELER A/S

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

Kalvebod Brygge 43

DK-1560 Copenhagen V, Denmark

(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 x Form 40-F o

Cadeler A/S – Independent statement related to the voluntary offer by Cadeler plc for the

shares in Cadeler A/S

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement on 21 September 2026 made by Cadeler

A/S ("Cadeler", and together with is consolidated subsidiaries, the "Cadeler Group") regarding the

launch of the voluntary offer by Cadeler plc to all holders of shares in Cadeler, each with a

nominal value of DKK 1.00 (the "Cadeler Shares"), including Cadeler Shares represented by

American Depositary Shares (each representing four (4) Cadeler Shares), to exchange each

Cadeler Share for one (1) share in Cadeler plc in connection with the contemplated redomiciliation

of the Cadeler Group’s parent company from Denmark to the United Kingdom.

As announced in the stock exchange announcement made on 21 September 2026, the Norwegian

Financial Supervisory Authority has, pursuant to Section 6-16 (4) of the Norwegian Securities

Trading Act, decided that the formal statement otherwise to be issued by the board of directors of

Cadeler under Section 6-16 shall instead be issued by Kroll, LLC as an independent third party.

The statement by Kroll, LLC dated 21 September 2026, is made publicly available on https://

ir.cadeler.com/ and is also attached to this stock exchange announcement. In its statement, Kroll,

LLC has concluded that as of 21 September 2026, the Offer Consideration (as defined in the

combined EU/EEA prospectus and offer document published on 21 September 2026) is fair from a

financial point of view to Cadeler's shareholders (without giving effect to any impact on any

particular shareholder other than in its capacity as a shareholder).

For further information, reference is made to the combined EU/EEA prospectus and offer

document, which is available at: https://ir.cadeler.com/ and www.dnb.no/emisjoner, subject to

regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions.

For further information, please contact:

Cadeler Press Office: press@cadeler.com

Mikkel Gleerup

CEO, Cadeler

+45 3246 3102

mikkel.gleerup@cadeler.com

Alexander Simmonds

EVP & CLO, Cadeler

+44 7376 174172

alexander.simmonds@cadeler.com

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the

Norwegian Securities Trading Act

About Cadeler:

Cadeler A/S (Cadeler) is a pure-play offshore wind installation partner and a global leader in

offshore wind turbine transport and installation. The company owns and operates the industry’s

largest fleet of jack-up offshore wind installation vessels and is expanding its capabilities into full-

scope foundation transport and installation, as well as operations & maintenance. With its

modern fleet and depth of expertise across onshore and offshore operations, Cadeler supports

the safe, efficient and reliable delivery of offshore wind projects worldwide. Cadeler is listed on

the New York Stock Exchange (ticker: CDLR) and the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: CADLR).

For more information, please visit www.cadeler.com.

Confidential To the Board of Directors of: Cadeler A/S Kalvebod Brygge 43 1560 Copenhagen V Denmark	September 21, 2026

Independent statement in accordance with section 6-16 of the Norwegian Securities

Trading Act

Background

On August 27, 2026, Cadeler A/S (the “Company”) disclosed that, in connection with an internal

restructuring to facilitate the re-domiciliation of the Company from Denmark to the United

Kingdom, Cadeler plc, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales,

established by one of the Company’s shareholders, BW Altor Pte. Ltd., in order to facilitate the

implementation of the Offer (as defined below), intends to tender for the outstanding shares of the

Company (including shares represented by American Depository Shares (each representing four

shares in the Company)) in exchange for newly issued ordinary shares in Cadeler plc (the “Offer”

or “Proposed Transaction”).  Under the Proposed Transaction, and subject to legal restrictions,

eligible shareholders of the Company are offered to exchange each of their shares in the

Company, with a nominal value of DKK 1.00 (each, a "Cadeler Share"), including Cadeler Shares

represented by American Depositary Shares, each representing four (4) Cadeler Shares (the

"Cadeler ADSs"), for one (1) share in Cadeler plc (each, a “Cadeler plc Share”) (the "Offer

Consideration"). The Cadeler Shares are admitted to trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange with

ticker code "CADLR" and Cadeler Shares and Cadeler ADSs are listed on the New York Stock

Exchange (the "NYSE") under the ticker code "CDLR". As soon as practicable following the

completion of the Offer, the Cadeler plc Shares are expected to be admitted to trading and listed

on the Oslo Stock Exchange and the NYSE under the ticker code "CDLR", and the Cadeler

Shares are expected to be delisted from the Oslo Stock Exchange and Cadeler Shares and

Cadeler ADSs are expected to be delisted from the NYSE, and Cadeler is expected to terminate

its American Depositary Receipt program.

Detailed information about the Offer is set out in the combined EU/EEA offer document and

prospectus (the “Offer Document”) from Cadeler plc dated September 21, 2026.  Kroll, LLC (“Duff

& Phelps”), operating through its Duff & Phelps Opinions Practice, strongly recommends

shareholders of the Company to carefully study the information given in the Offer Document.

The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) has a duty under section 6-16

(1) of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act (“STA”) to issue a statement setting out its

assessment of the Offer and reasons on which it is based, including its views on the effects of the

implementation of the Offer on the interests of the Company, including the effect, if any, of the

strategic plans by Cadeler plc on employment and the location of the Company’s place of

business.

In accordance with section 6-16 (4) of the STA, the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway

(Finanstilsynet) has required that such statement regarding the Offer is issued by an independent

advisor on behalf of the Company.

The Company has engaged Duff & Phelps to provide the statement on behalf of the Company in

accordance with section 6-16 of the STA on the Proposed Transaction (this “Statement”). 

Finanstilsynet has approved Duff & Phelps to provide this Statement.

Duff & Phelps has considered and confirmed our independence to Finanstilsynet. Duff & Phelps

does not have a business relationship with the Company, the Offeror or any of their closely

related parties that should raise concerns regarding our impartiality, and Duff & Phelps has no

interest in the outcome of the Offer.

Scope of Analysis

In connection with this Statement, Duff & Phelps has made such reviews, analyses and inquiries

as it has deemed necessary and appropriate under the circumstances to enable Duff & Phelps to

render this Statement.  Duff & Phelps also took into account its assessment of general economic,

market and financial conditions, as well as its experience in securities and business valuation, in

general, and with respect to similar transactions, in particular.  Duff & Phelps’ procedures,

investigations, and financial analysis with respect to the preparation of its Statement included, but

were not limited to, the items summarized below:

1.Reviewed the following documents:

a.The Company’s annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, including

audited financial statements included in the Company’s annual report, on Form 20-F filed

with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 24, 2026; 

b.The Company’s interim financial report, including unaudited interim financial statements

for the six months ended June 30, 2026 included in the Company’s Form 6-K filed with

the SEC on August 25, 2026;

c.The Offer Document regarding the recommended voluntary offer to acquire all

outstanding shares in the Company made by Cadeler plc, dated September 21, 2026;

d.The Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-298599) filed by Cadeler plc

(named Cadeler Limited at the time of filing) with the SEC on August 27, 2026, as

amended by Amendments No. 1 and 2 thereto filed with the SEC on September 14, 2026

and September 18, 2026, respectively;

e.Draft of the Schedule 14D-9 to be filed by the Company with the SEC on September 22,

2026; and

f.Other information that Duff & Phelps deemed relevant provided to us by management of

the Company;

2.Discussed the information referred to above and the background and other elements of the

Proposed Transaction with the management of the Company, including that there is not

expected to be any material impact on the Company’s business operations, customers,

employees, tax positions, matters of regulatory compliance, among other things, as a result of

the Proposed Transaction;

3.Evaluated and considered the effects of the implementation of the Proposed Transaction on

(i) the Company's business interests, such as increased flexibility to engage in future mergers

and acquisitions transactions and greater access to capital markets, (ii) Cadeler plc’s

strategic plans for the Company and their likely repercussions on employment and the

locations of the Company's places of business, and (iii) the Company’s shareholders,

including, among other things, that equivalent economic interest is preserved, that the Offer

does not create dilution for the Company’s shareholders, and that the governance rights are

comparable; and

4.Conducted such other analyses and considered such other factors as Duff & Phelps deemed

appropriate.

Assumptions

In performing its analyses and rendering this Statement with respect to the Proposed Transaction,

Duff & Phelps, with the consent of the Company:

1.Relied upon the accuracy, completeness, and fair presentation of all information, data,

advice, opinions and representations obtained from public sources or provided to it from

private sources, including Company management, and did not independently verify such

information;

2.Relied upon the fact that the Board of Directors and the Company have been advised by

counsel as to all legal matters with respect to the Proposed Transaction, including whether all

procedures required by law to be taken in connection with the Proposed Transaction have

been duly, validly and timely taken;

3.Assumed that information supplied and representations made by Company management are

substantially accurate regarding the Company and the Proposed Transaction;

4.Assumed that the final versions of all documents reviewed by Duff & Phelps in draft form

conform in all material respects to the drafts reviewed;

5.Assumed that there has been no material change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition,

results of operations, business, or prospects of the Company since the date of the most

recent financial statements and other information made available to Duff & Phelps, and that

there is no information or facts that would make the information reviewed by Duff & Phelps

incomplete or misleading;

6.Assumed that all of the conditions required to implement the Proposed Transaction will be

satisfied and that the Proposed Transaction will be completed without any amendments

thereto or any waivers of any terms or conditions thereof; and

7.Assumed that all governmental, regulatory or other consents and approvals necessary for the

consummation of the Proposed Transaction will be obtained without any adverse effect on the

Company, Cadeler plc, or the contemplated benefits expected to be derived in the Proposed

Transaction.

To the extent that any of the foregoing assumptions or any of the facts on which this Statement is

based prove to be untrue in any material respect, this Statement cannot and should not be relied

upon.  Furthermore, in Duff & Phelps’ analysis and in connection with the preparation of this

Statement, Duff & Phelps has made numerous assumptions with respect to industry performance,

general business, market and economic conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond

the control of any party involved in the Proposed Transaction.

Cadeler plc’s Strategic Plans and Impact on the Company and its Employees

In the Offer Document, Cadeler plc states that the business carried out by the Company and its

subsidiaries immediately following the implementation of the re-domiciliation will be the same as

the business carried out by the Company and its subsidiaries immediately prior to the

implementation of the re-domiciliation.  Additionally, as of the date of the Offer Document, Cadeler

plc does not have any specific plans regarding the Company’s employees, and is not aware of

any circumstances relating to the completion of the Offer, that will have any material legal,

financial or work-related consequences for the Company’s employees.

The employees have not, to our knowledge, made any separate statement regarding the Offer.

Views of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has unanimously determined that the Proposed Transaction, including the

Offer, is fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and the shareholders of the Company,

and the Board of Directors resolved to recommend that the Company shareholders accept the

Offer and tender their Cadeler Shares (including Cadeler Shares represented by Cadeler ADSs)

pursuant to the Offer.

Views of the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Management, in their

capacity as shareholders

Certain members of the Board of Directors and the Company’s Executive Management are

shareholders of the Company.  We are not aware of any such shareholder having entered into

undertakings to pre-accept the Offer in respect of the Cadeler Shares they hold, but we

understand that the Company expects that the major shareholders that are represented on the

Board of Directors, as well as members of the Executive Management, plan to accept the Offer.

Qualifications

Duff & Phelps has prepared this Statement effective as of the date hereof.  This Statement is

necessarily based upon market, economic, financial and other conditions as they exist and can

be evaluated as of the date hereof, and Duff & Phelps disclaims any undertaking or obligation to

advise any person of any change in any fact or matter affecting this Statement which may come

or be brought to the attention of Duff & Phelps after the date hereof.

Duff & Phelps did not evaluate the Company’s solvency or conduct an independent appraisal or

physical inspection of any specific assets or liabilities (contingent or otherwise).  Duff & Phelps

has not been requested to, and did not, (i) initiate any discussions with, or solicit any indications

of interest from, third parties with respect to the Proposed Transaction, the assets, businesses or

operations of the Company, or any alternatives to the Proposed Transaction; (ii) negotiate the

terms of the Proposed Transaction, and therefore, Duff & Phelps has assumed that such terms

are the most beneficial terms, from the Company’s perspective, that could, under the

circumstances, be negotiated among the parties to the Proposed Transaction; or (iii) advise the

Board of Directors or any other party with respect to alternatives to the Proposed Transaction.

Duff & Phelps is not expressing any opinion as to the market price or value of the Cadeler Shares

(or anything else) prior to or after the consummation of the Proposed Transaction.  This

Statement should not be construed as a valuation opinion, credit rating, solvency opinion, an

analysis of the Company’s credit worthiness, as tax advice, or as accounting advice.  Duff &

Phelps has not made, and assumes no responsibility to make, any representation, or render any

opinion, as to any legal matter. We recommend that shareholders seek advice from professional

tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Offer.

In rendering this Statement, Duff & Phelps is not expressing any opinion with respect to the

amount or nature of any compensation to any of the Company’s officers, directors, or employees,

or any class of such persons, relative to the consideration to be received by the public

shareholders of the Company in the Proposed Transaction, or with respect to the fairness of any

such compensation.

Limiting Conditions

This Statement is addressed to the Board of Directors for the purpose of serving as a basis for

the current shareholders' standpoint regarding the Proposed Transaction and we do not accept

any responsibility for its use for other purposes than this.

This Statement (i) does not address the merits of the underlying business decision to enter into

the Proposed Transaction versus any alternative strategy or transaction; (ii) does not address any

transaction related to the Proposed Transaction; (iii) is not a recommendation as to how the

Board of Directors or any shareholder should vote or act with respect to any matters relating to

the Proposed Transaction, or whether to proceed with the Proposed Transaction or any related

transaction, and (iv) does not indicate that the terms of the Proposed Transaction are the best

possibly attainable under any circumstances.  The decision as to whether to proceed with the

Proposed Transaction or any related transaction may depend on an assessment of factors

unrelated to the analysis on which this Statement is based.  This letter should not be construed as

creating any fiduciary duty on the part of Duff & Phelps to any party.

This Statement is solely that of Duff & Phelps, and Duff & Phelps’ liability in connection with this

letter shall be limited in accordance with the terms set forth in the engagement letter between Duff

& Phelps and the Company dated September 9, 2026 (the “Engagement Letter”).

Disclosure of Prior Relationships

Duff & Phelps has acted as a financial advisor to the Board of Directors and will receive a fee for

its services.  No portion of Duff & Phelps’ fee is contingent upon either the conclusion expressed

in this Statement or whether or not the Proposed Transaction is successfully consummated. 

Pursuant to the terms of the Engagement Letter, a portion of Duff & Phelps’ fee was payable

when Duff & Phelps informed the Board of Directors that Duff & Phelps was prepared to deliver

this Statement.  Other than this engagement, during the two years preceding the date of this

Statement, Duff & Phelps has not had any material relationship with any party to the Proposed

Transaction for which compensation has been received, nor is any such material relationship or

related compensation mutually understood to be contemplated.

Conclusion

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, Duff & Phelps is of the opinion that as of the date

hereof the Offer Consideration is fair from a financial point of view to the Company’s shareholders

(without giving effect to any impact of the Proposed Transaction on any particular shareholder

other than in its capacity as a shareholder).

This Statement has been approved by the Opinion Review Committee of Duff & Phelps. 

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Kroll, LLC

Duff & Phelps Opinions Practice

Kroll, LLC

SIGNATURES

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.

Date: September 25, 2026CADELER A/S

(Registrant)

By:  /s/ Mikkel Gleerup

Name: Mikkel Gleerup

Title:Chief Executive Officer