DGAP-Adhoc: ZF North America Capital Inc.: ZF WILL NOT COMPLETE THE OFFER TO SHAREHOLDERS OF HALDEX
DGAP-Ad-hoc: ZF North America Capital Inc. / Schlagwort(e): Übernahmeangebot/Übernahmeangebot
ZF North America Capital Inc.: ZF WILL NOT COMPLETE THE OFFER TO SHAREHOLDERS OF HALDEX
05.10.2016 / 07:58
Veröffentlichung einer Insiderinformation gemäß Artikel 17 MAR.
Für den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist der Emittent verantwortlich.
Ad hoc announcement - Publication of Inside Information according to
Article 17 (1) of the Market Abuse Regulation
This ad hoc announcement is not and must not, directly or indirectly, be
distributed or made public in or into Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan,
New Zealand or South Africa. The offer is not being made to, nor will any
tender of shares be accepted from, holders in such jurisdictions or
elsewhere where their participation requires further documentation, filings
or other measures in addition to those required by Swedish law.
5 October 2016 at 8.00 am CET
ZF North America Capital Inc.,
a subsidiary of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, incorporated under the laws of the
State of Delaware, United States, having its registered office at 1209
Orange Street, Wilmington 19801, United States (the "Issuer"). The Issuer
has issued the following bonds:
4.00% USD 2020 with denomination USD 150,000, volume USD 1.0 bn and ISIN
US98877DAA37 (144A) / USU98737AA47 (Reg S)
4.50% USD 2022 with denomination USD 150,000, volume USD 1.0 bn and ISIN
US98877DAB10 (144A) / USU98737AB20 (Reg S)
4.75% USD 2025 with denomination USD 150,000, volume USD 1.5 bn and ISIN
US98877DAC92 (144A) / USU98737AC03 (Reg S)
2.25% EUR 2019 with volume EUR 1.15 bn and ISIN DE000A14J7F8
2.75% EUR 2023 with denomination EUR 100,000 and volume EUR 1.1 bn and ISIN
DE000A14J7G6
ZF WILL NOT COMPLETE THE OFFER TO SHAREHOLDERS OF HALDEX
- ZF will not complete the Offer to the shareholders of Haldex.
- The Offer has been accepted by shareholders representing 4,238,980
shares, corresponding to 9.59 of the total number of shares and votes
in Haldex.
- ZF holds in total 9,582,715 shares, corresponding to 21.67 of the total
number of shares and votes in Haldex.
Friedrichshafen / Stockholm - ZF Friedrichshafen AG (1) ("ZF
Friedrichshafen"), through its wholly-owned subsidiary ZF International
B.V. (2) ("ZF"), announced on 4 August 2016 a recommended public cash offer
to the shareholders of Haldex Aktiebolag (publ), corporate registration
number 556010-1155 ("Haldex"), to tender all their shares in Haldex to ZF
for SEK 100 in cash per share (the "Offer").
On 14 September 2016, ZF announced a first increase in the Offer price to
SEK 110 in cash per share. On 16 September 2016, ZF announced a second
increase in the Offer price to SEK 120 in cash per share. The Offer was
unanimously recommended by the Board of Directors of Haldex on 14 and 19
September 2016.
The Offer has been accepted by shareholders representing 4,238,980 shares,
corresponding to 9.59 percent of the total number of shares and votes in
Haldex. These shares will not be acquired by ZF.
ZF has acquired 9,582,715 shares in Haldex outside the Offer, corresponding
to 21.67 percent of the total number of shares and votes in Haldex. As a
result thereof, ZF holds, as of this date, in total 9,582,715 shares,
corresponding to 21.67 percent of the total number of shares and votes in
Haldex.
Aside from the above ZF holds no financial instruments that give financial
exposure to the Haldex share. None of the shares in Haldex held by ZF have
been acquired at a price which is higher than the consideration in the
Offer.
The Offer was conditional upon ZF acquiring more than 50 percent of the
total number of shares in Haldex (on a fully diluted basis). Since this
condition has not been met ZF has decided not to complete the Offer.
The shares tendered in the Offer will automatically be returned to their
respective owners.
(1) ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a corporation established under the laws of
the Federal Republic of Germany, registered with the Commercial Register in
Ulm under HRB 630206.
(2) ZF International B.V. is a corporation established under the laws of
the Netherlands, registered with the Commercial Register under No.
16089797.
For additional information please contact:
ZF Friedrichshafen contact for media and investors
Thomas Wenzel
Graf-von-Soden-Platz 1
88046 Friedrichshafen
GERMANY
Phone: +49 7541 772543
Mobile: +49 151 167 164 45
Email: thomas.wenzel@zf.com
www.zf.com
Contact for Swedish media and investors
Fogel & Partners
Anders Fogel
Mobile: +46 722 044 750
Email: anders.fogel@fogelpartners.se
Contact for German media and additional contact for investors
CNC - Communications & Network Consulting
Knut Engelmann
Mobile: +49 174 234 2808
Email: knut.engelmann@cnc-communications.com
For further information regarding the Offer see ZF's offer document from 19
August 2016 and the supplement to the offer document from 19 September
2016, which are available on www.zf.com and www.handelsbanken.se/
investeringserbjudande.
This press release was submitted for publication on 5 October 2016 at 08.00
am CET.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This is a translation of the original Swedish language press release. In
the event of discrepancies, the original Swedish wording shall prevail.
Forward-looking statements
Statements in this press release relating to future status or
circumstances, including statements regarding future performance, growth
and other trend projections as well as benefits of the Offer, are forwardlooking
statements. Forward-looking statements may generally, but not
always, be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to
historical or current facts and include, without limitation, words such as
"may," "will," "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "intends,"
"estimates," "projects," "targets," "forecasts," "seeks," "could," or the
negative of such terms, and other variations on such terms or comparable
terminology. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements about the expected future business of Haldex resulting from and
following the Offer. 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 ZF and Haldex, including but not limited to the
effect of changes in general economic conditions, the level of interest
rates, fluctuations in product demand, competition, technological change,
employee relations, planning and property regulations, natural disasters
and the potential need for increased capital expenditure (such as resulting
from increased demand, new business opportunities and deployment of new
technologies). Any such forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date on which they are made and neither ZF nor Haldex has (or undertakes)
any 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.
Offer Restrictions
The Offer is not being made to persons whose participation in the Offer
requires that any additional offer document is prepared or registration
effected or that any other measures are taken in addition to those required
under Swedish law. This press release and any documentation relating to the
Offer are not being published in or distributed to or into and must not be
mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in or into any country in which the
distribution or offering would require any such additional measures to be
taken or would be in conflict with any law or regulation in such country.
Persons who receive this communication (including, without limitation,
nominees, trustees and custodians) and are subject to the law 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. ZF,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, disclaims any
responsibility or liability for the violations of any such restrictions by
any person. Any purported acceptance of the Offer resulting directly or
indirectly from a violation of these restrictions may be disregarded.
The Offer is not being made, and will not be made, directly or indirectly,
in or into, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South
Africa by use of mail or any other means or instrumentality of interstate
or foreign commerce, or of any facilities of a national securities
exchange, of Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South
Africa. This includes, but is not limited to facsimile transmission,
electronic mail, telex, telephone, the internet and other forms of
electronic transmission. The Offer cannot be accepted and shares may not be
tendered in the Offer by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility
of, or from within, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or
South Africa or by persons located or resident in Australia, Canada, Hong
Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa. Accordingly, this press release
and any related Offer documentation are not being and should not be mailed
or otherwise transmitted, distributed, forwarded or sent in or into
Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa or to any
Australian, Canadian, Hong Kong, Japanese, New Zealand or South African
persons or any persons located or resident in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong,
Japan, New Zealand or South Africa.
ZF will not deliver any consideration from the Offer into Australia,
Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa.
Any purported acceptance of the Offer resulting directly or indirectly from
a violation of these restrictions will be invalid and any purported
acceptance by a person located in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New
Zealand or South Africa or any agent, fiduciary or other intermediate
acting on a non-discretionary basis for a principal giving instructions
from within Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South
Africa will be invalid and will not be accepted. Each holder of shares
participating in the Offer will represent that it is not an Australian,
Canadian, Hong Kong, Japanese, New Zealand or South African person, is not
located in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa
and is not participating in such Offer from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong,
Japan, New Zealand or South Africa or that it is acting on a nondiscretionary
basis for a principal that is not an Australian, Canadian,
Hong Kong, Japanese, New Zealand or South African person, that is located
outside Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa
and that is not giving an order to participate in such Offer from
Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa.
This press release is not being, and must not be, sent to shareholders with
registered addresses in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or
South Africa. Banks, brokers, dealers and other nominees holding shares for
persons in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa
must not forward this press release or any other document received in
connection with the Offer to such persons.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, ZF reserves the right to permit the Offer to
be accepted by persons not resident in Sweden if, in its sole discretion,
ZF is satisfied that such transaction can be undertaken in compliance with
applicable laws and regulations.
Citi is acting as financial adviser to ZF Friedrichshafen, and no one else,
in connection with the Offer. Citi will not be responsible to anyone other
than ZF Friedrichshafen for providing advice in relation to the Offer. The
information has been provided by ZF Friedrichshafen and, with respect to
Haldex, by Haldex and taken from Haldex's publicly available information.
Citi has not assumed any obligation to independently verify, and disclaims
any liability with respect to, the information herein.
Neither Citi nor any of its affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability
or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in
contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a
client of Citi in connection with this announcement, any statement
contained herein, the Offer or otherwise.
The figures reported in this press release have been rounded off as
appropriate.
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Sprache:
Deutsch
Unternehmen:
ZF North America Capital Inc.
15811 Centennial Drive
MI 48168 Northville
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
E-Mail:
investor.relations@zf.com
ISIN:
DE000A14J7F8, DE000A14J7G6
WKN:
A14J7F, A14J7G
Börsen:
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; Open Market in Frankfurt; Luxemburg
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