• Ásar secured conditional competition clearance to acquire Öryggismiðstöð Íslands and Opin kerfi, with completion expected in the coming weeks.
• The condition prohibits tying preferential household monitored-security pricing to telephone or fixed-line internet subscriptions, except to match competitors’ offers.
• The restriction expires after five years, potentially sooner if Síminn’s share of internet connections falls below specified thresholds.
• Combined enterprise value totals 13.75 billion kronur, excluding estimated lease liabilities of 1 billion kronur; final consideration depends on debt and working-capital adjustments.
• Financing comprises equity, debt and cash, including approximately 390 million shares valued at 6.03 billion kronur, subject to purchase-price adjustments.

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