Announcement of a Project of Buyout Offer Followed by a Squeeze-out on Bull's Shares
02 Octobre 2014 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Following the settlement and delivery of the reopened friendly
tender offer on Bull’s (Paris:BULL) shares (visa AMF n°14-327 dated
June 24, 2014) at € 4.90 per share and at € 5.55 per
OCEANEs (bonds convertible and/or exchangeable into new or existing
shares), and the acquisitions of shares made at the same price
after the announcement of the result of such offer, Atos has
crossed upwards the 95% threshold of the share capital and voting
rights of Bull and now holds 116,993,469 shares representing 95.56%
of the share capital and voting rights of Bull and holds 11,871
Bull’s OCEANEs, representing 20.25% of outstanding Bull’s
OCEANEs.
In order to quickly proceed with the full integration of Bull,
Atos has decided to initiate a buyout offer followed by a
squeeze-out on Bull's remaining shares and OCEANEs, at the same
price, i.e. at € 4.90 per share and at € 5.55 per OCEANEs
(“the Offer”).
In accordance with applicable regulation, the firm Ricol
Lasteyrie has been appointed as an independent expert to assess
financial conditions of the Offer and to deliver a fairness
opinion.
The Offer document jointly prepared by Atos and Bull will be
filed with the AMF within the coming weeks.
About Atos
Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is an international information
technology services company with 2013 annual revenue of € 8.6
billion and 76,300 employees in 52 countries. Serving a global
client base, it delivers IT services in 3 domains, Consulting &
Technology Services, Systems Integration and Managed Services &
BPO, and transactional services through Worldline. With its deep
technology expertise and industry knowledge, it works with clients
across the following market sectors: Manufacturing, Retail &
Transportation; Public & Health; Financial Services; Telcos,
Media & Utilities.
Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and
helps organizations to create their firm of the future. It is the
Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic &
Paralympic Games and is listed on the Euronext Paris market. Atos
operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting & Technology
Services, Worldline and Atos Worldgrid.
For more information, visit: atos.net.
About Bull
Bull is the trusted partner for enterprise data. The Group,
which is firmly established in the Cloud and in Big Data,
integrates and manages high-performance systems and end-to-end
security solutions. Bull's offerings enable its customers to
process all the data at their disposal, creating new types of
demand. Bull converts data into value for organisations in a
completely secure manner.
Bull currently employs around 9,200 people across more than 50
countries, with over 700 staff totally focused on R&D. In 2013,
Bull recorded revenues of € 1.3 billion.
For more information: bull.com
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