ams sees Business Combination Agreement (BCA) negotiations with OSRAM moving ahead ...

(PR title cont'd) ... in good faith; currently expects to be able to start tender period before end of 5 September 2019

Premstaetten, Austria (14 August 2019) -- ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, is moving ahead in good faith negotations with OSRAM Licht AG ("OSRAM") on a Business Combination Agreement ("BCA"), a key element of the proposal for a takeover offer announced on 11 August 2019.

Based on the recent discussions with the Management Board of OSRAM, ams currently expects to be able to start the tender period of its offer during the offer period of the existing offer from Bain Capital and The Carlyle Group, thus before the end of 5 September 2019.

Important notice:

This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares in OSRAM Licht AG (“OSRAM Shares”). The terms and further provisions regarding the potential takeover offer by Blitz F19-534 GmbH (in future operating under the name Opal BidCo GmbH) to the shareholders of Osram AG (the “Offer”) would be set forth in the offer document which would be published, amongst others, following approval of its publication by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht). Holders of OSRAM Shares would be strongly recommended to read any such offer document and to seek independent advice, where appropriate, in relation to the matters therein. Moreover, this announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase shares in ams AG.

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions other than the Federal Republic of Germany and Switzerland may be restricted by law. Persons who are resident in, or are subject to, other jurisdictions should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements.

If made, the Offer would be made in the United States of America in reliance on, and compliance with, Section 14(e) of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Regulation 14E thereunder, as exempted thereunder by Rule 14d-1(d).

To the extent permissible under applicable law or regulation, and in accordance with German market practice, Blitz F19-534 GmbH (in future operating under the name Opal BidCo GmbH) or brokers acting on its behalf may, outside of the United States of America and in compliance with applicable law, from time to time make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, directly or indirectly, OSRAM Shares or any securities that are immediately convertible into, exchangeable for, or exercisable for, OSRAM Shares, other than pursuant to the Offer, before, during or after the period in which the Offer would remain open for acceptance. These purchases may occur either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. Any information about such purchases would be disclosed as required by law or regulation in Germany or other relevant jurisdictions.

The shares of ams AG have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offering of shares in the United States.

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