Advania controls 98.7 per cent of the shares in Caperio Holding following the offer
Advania Holding AB (“Advania”), a company indirectly owned by Advania Invest AB (“Advania Invest”), announced on 27 April 2017 a recommended cash offer to the shareholders of Caperio Holding AB (publ) (“Caperio”) (the “Offer”). Advania announced on 31 May 2017 that the Offer was completed and that the acceptance period was extended. The extended acceptance period ended on 12 June 2017.
At the end of the initial acceptance period, Advania controlled 4,530,096 shares in Caperio, representing approximately 94.2 per cent of the shares and votes in Caperio.[1] During the extended acceptance period 218,256 shares have been tendered in the Offer. Accordingly, as of today, Advania controls 4,748,352 shares in Caperio, representing approximately 98.7 per cent of the shares and votes in Caperio.1 Advania may acquire additional shares in Caperio in the market.
Settlement for shares tendered in the Offer during the extended acceptance period is expected to take place on or around 16 June 2017. Advania has decided not to extend the acceptance period any further.
Advania intends to initiate a compulsory acquisition procedure under the Swedish Companies Act to acquire all shares not tendered in the Offer. In addition, Caperio has, on request of Advania, applied for de-listing of the shares of Caperio from Nasdaq First North. The last day of trading in the Caperio share on Nasdaq First North will be 26 June 2017.
Further information
For further information, please contact:
Gestur G. Gestsson, CEO Advania Group
Fredsborgsgatan 24
SE-117 43 Stockholm
Mobile: +46 761 400155
Email: gestur@advania.com
www.advania.com
Mikael Noaksson, CEO Advania Sweden
Mobile: +46 761 400080
Email: mikael.noaksson@advania.se
For information and documentation regarding the Offer: www.advania.com/offer
This press release was submitted for publication on 14 June 2017 at 07:30 a.m. (CEST).
Important notice
This is a translation of the original Swedish language press release. In the event of discrepancies, the original Swedish wording shall prevail.
The distribution of this press release and any related offer documentation in certain jurisdictions may be restricted or affected by the laws of such jurisdictions. Accordingly, copies of this communication are not being, and must not be, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from any such jurisdiction. Therefore, persons who receive this communication (including, without limitation, nominees, trustees and custodians) and are subject to the laws of any such jurisdiction will need to inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable restrictions or requirements. Any failure to do so may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Advania disclaims any responsibility or liability for the violations of any such restrictions by any person.
The Offer is not being made, and this press release may not be distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into, nor will any tender of shares be accepted from or on behalf of holders in, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States or any other jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer, the distribution of this press release or the acceptance of any tender of shares would contravene applicable laws or regulations or require further offer documents, filings or other measures in addition to those required under Swedish law, and Advania will not deliver any consideration under the Offer in or into any such jurisdiction.
Statements in this press release relating to future status or circumstances, including statements regarding future performance, growth and other trend projections and the other benefits of the Offer, are forward-looking statements. These statements may generally, but not always, be identified by the use of words such as “anticipates”, “intends”, “expects”, “believes”, or similar expressions. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements due to many factors, many of which are outside the control of Advania and Caperio. Any such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Advania has no obligation (and undertakes no such obligation) to update or revise any of them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except for in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
[1] Based on 4,808,639 outstanding shares, which is the total number of shares in Caperio.
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