Corporate | 27 April 2017 07:47

STADA: Publication of the offer document on the voluntary public tender for STADA Arzneimittel AG by Bain Capital and Cinven

DGAP-News: STADA Arzneimittel AG / Key word(s): Offer

27.04.2017 / 07:47
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– Offer document reaffirms the offer announced on April 10, 2017

– The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board will carefully examine the offer document and issue a reasoned opinion pursuant to Section 27 WpÜG.

– From today’s vantage point, both boards expect to be able to recommend the offer for acceptance to the shareholders

– The acceptance period will run from April 27, 2017, and is expected to end on June 8, 2017

– The offer is tied to a minimum acceptance threshold of 75 percent

– Annual General Meeting 2017 postponed to August 30, 2017

Bad Vilbel, April 27, 2017 – Nidda Healthcare Holding AG, the acquiring company of Bain Capital and Cinven, today published the offer document on the voluntary public tender for all outstanding shares of STADA Arzneimittel AG. As announced on April 10, 2017, Nidda Healthcare Holding AG is offering 65.28 Euro per STADA share. In addition, STADA’s shareholders are to participate in the dividend of 0.72 Euro per STADA share proposed by the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. If closing of the offer takes place before the date of the 2017 Annual General Meeting, the offer price will be increased by 0.72 Euro per STADA share to 66.00 Euro. If not, the shareholders will receive the dividend from the Company. In the offer document the bidder discloses its intentions regarding STADA as already outlined in the investor agreement signed by STADA and the bidder which includes specific commitments by the bidder benefitting STADA’s employees, sites and the corporate strategy.

The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board will examine the offer document carefully, bearing in mind the Company’s best interests, and issue a reasoned opinion on the offer pursuant to Section 27 of the German Securities Acquisition and Transfer Act (WpÜG). From today’s vantage point, both boards expect to be able to recommend the offer for acceptance to the shareholders.

Today’s publication of the offer document marks the start of the acceptance period, which is expected to end on June 8, 2017. The offer is tied to a minimum acceptance threshold of 75 percent. If the minimum acceptance threshold is reached when the acceptance period ends, a further acceptance period of two weeks will automatically follow. If the acceptance threshold is not reached and the bidder does not waive the threshold, the offer will fail. The offer is also subject to the customary clearances by the responsible antitrust and supervisory authorities, which the bidder expects to be granted by the summer of 2017.

In this context, the Executive Board of STADA Arzneimittel AG has decided to postpone the Annual General Meeting from its original date of June 8, 2017 to August 30, 2017. This should allow the Annual General Meeting to adequately reflect the result of the tender offer process.

Contact:
STADA Arzneimittel AG / Investor Relations / Leslie Iltgen / Stadastraße 2-18 / 61118 Bad Vilbel – Germany / Tel.: +49 (0) 6101 603-173 / Fax: +49 (0) 6101 603-215 / E-mail: leslie.iltgen@stada.de

Or visit us in the Internet at www.stada.com .

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Language:	English
Company:	STADA Arzneimittel AG
	Stadastraße 2-18
	61118 Bad Vilbel
	Germany
Phone:	+49 (0)6101 603- 113
Fax:	+49 (0)6101 603- 506
E-mail:	communications@stada.de
Internet:	www.stada.de
ISIN:	DE0007251803, DE0007251845,
WKN:	725180, 725184,
Indices:	MDAX
Listed:	Regulated Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange

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