Meyer Burger announces preliminary results at the end of the additional acceptance period. The total participation in Roth & Rau AG exceeds 75%
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd published today that, according to the preliminary result, within the additional acceptance period of the voluntary public tender offer of Meyer Burger to the shareholders of Roth & Rau AG at an offer price of EUR 22 per share, which ended on 22 June 2011, 12:00 p.m., shares representing more than 33% of the share capital and voting rights of Roth & Rau AG have been tendered.
Together with the shares, which were tendered within the acceptance period (14.59%) and the participation of 17.79% (including 3.9% under the condition precedent of the clearance by the antitrust authority of China; a condition that can be waived by Meyer Burger), which was already held at the end of the acceptance period, as well as further shares, which were acquired outside of the tender offer, the total participation of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd in Roth & Rau AG exceeds 75%.
The definitive results at the end of the additional acceptance period will be announced on 28 June 2011.
The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) already gave its antitrust clearance for the takeover and the associated merging of the two companies; the clearance by the antitrust authorities in China is currently outstanding. After approval by the Chinese antitrust authorities, the settlement of the public tender offer and the payment of the offer price in accordance with Sec. 11.4 of the offer document will be effected.
Documents
The offer document is available in English and German on the website of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd under http://www.meyerburger.com/en/investor-relations/. The offer document can also be obtained free of charge from Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, ZCM-ECM Execution, DE-60327 Frankfurt am Main (Order via fax to: +49 (0)69 136-44598).
For further information please contact:
Werner Buchholz
Head of Corporate Communications
Tel +41 (0) 33 439 05 06
w.buchholz@meyerburger.ch
