Ad-hoc | 21 July 2006 12:51
Filing of Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering of Qimonda AG
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Filing of Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering of Qimonda AG
– Price range of US$ 16 to 18 per ADR
– Offer size of between US$ 1 and 1.1 billion
– Expected proceeds for Qimonda from capital increase of between US$ 672
and 756 million
Munich, 21st July 2006 – Infineon Technologies AG and Qimonda AG today
announced that Qimonda, a wholly owned subsidiary of Infineon, has filed a
registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for
a proposed initial public offering of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs),
each representing one ordinary share of Qimonda. The price range for the
offering is US$ 16 to 18 per ADR.
Credit Suisse, Citigroup and JPMorgan will act as joint book-running
managers for the offering.
63 million ADRs will be offered for sale. This represents an offer size of
between US$ 1 and 1.1 billion. Of the 63 million ADRs, 21 million ADRs
(approx. 33 percent of the offering) will be offered for sale by Infineon
and 42 million ADRs will come from a capital increase (approx. 67 percent)
by Qimonda. An over-allotment option of up to 9.45 million additional ADRs
(15 percent of the ADRs being offered) will also be available from
Infineon. Qimonda expects to receive proceeds of between US$ 672 million
and US$ 756 million from the offering (before deducting underwriting fees
and commissions and expenses of the offering to be paid by it), which it
intends to use to finance investments in its manufacturing facilities and
research and development.
Assuming completion of the offering and a full exercise of the
over-allotment option, Qimonda’s free float will be approximately 21
percent.
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Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:
The Qimonda ADRs will be offered to institutional and retail investors in
the USA and to institutional investors outside the USA. The ticker symbol
for Qimonda on the New York Stock Exchange will be QI.
A copy of the prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained from
Credit Suisse, Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY
10010, (Tel: +1-800-221-1037); Citigroup, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th
Street, 8th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220 (Tel: 718-765-6732); JPMorgan,
Prospectus Library, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, NY 11245
(Tel: 718-242-8002). It may also be accessed through Qimonda’s website at
www.qimonda.com or directly through the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission at www.sec.gov.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective.
These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to
the time that the registration statement becomes effective. This release
shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to
buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
ABOUT QIMONDA
Qimonda AG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infineon, which was carved out
from Infineon Technologies AG on May 1, 2006. Qimonda is a leading global
producer of DRAM memory products. Qimonda is headquartered in Munich,
Germany and has access to manufacturing sites on three continents. With a
historical emphasis on PC and server products, the company is now focusing
on products for graphics, mobile and consumer applications.
ABOUT INFINEON
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor and system
solutions for automotive, industrial and multimarket sectors, for
applications in communication, as well as memory products. With a global
presence, Infineon operates through its subsidiaries in the US from San
Jose, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and in Japan from
Tokyo. In fiscal year 2005 (ending September), the company achieved sales
of Euro 6.76 billion with about 36,400 employees worldwide. Infineon is
listed on the DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York
Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX).
Media contact at Infineon:
Guenter Gaugler, Phone: +49 89 234 28481, E-mail:
guenter.gaugler@infineon.com
Analyst and Investor contact at Infineon:
Ulrich Pelzer, Phone: +49 89 234 26153; E-Mail: ulrich.pelzer@infineon.com
Contact:
Investor Relations, Tel.: +49 89 234-26655, Fax: +49 89 234-9552987
(c)DGAP 21.07.2006
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Language: English
Issuer: Infineon Technologies AG
Am Campeon 1-12
85579 Neubiberg/München Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)89 234-26655
Fax: +49 (0)89 234-955 2987
E-mail: investor.relations@infineon.com
WWW: www.infineon.com
ISIN: DE0006231004
WKN: 623100
Indices: DAX
Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in
Berlin-Bremen, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart; Foreign Exchange(s) NYSE
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