Osram receives new takeover bid from ams

- New offer values Osram with 4.6 billion euros

- Financial investors Advent and Bain will abstain from offer at this time

The Austrian sensor maker ams is submitting a new offer for Osram. According to today's announcement ams AG intends to make a voluntary public takeover offer to Osram shareholders for 41 Euro per share for all shares of OSRAM Licht AG. The minimum acceptance threshold is to be 55 percent. On this basis, Osram will be valued at around 4.6 billion euros (enterprise value). “Over the past few days, we have had constructive discussions with ams about the conditions for a new takeover bid. The Managing Board welcomes the progress made so far and is confident that both sides can agree on a future-oriented strategic concept," said Olaf Berlien, CEO of Osram.

Osram's Managing Board and Supervisory Board will examine the offer carefully and submit a reasoned opinion. At the beginning of October, ams' first offer  failed at the minimum acceptance threshold of 62.5 percent. Subsequently, the Osram Executive Board  invited the ams top management to explore possibilities for cooperation within the legal boundaries.

In their reasoned opinion on the  first offer, the Managing Board and the majority of the Supervisory Board considered the strategy pursued by ams to be promising in many respects, particularly with regard to the further development of the Opto Semiconductors business unit. By merging with ams, this business unit could benefit from the development of innovative sensor and photonics solutions, and the use of established customer access. At present, ams is Osram's largest single shareholder with a stake of almost 20 percent.

Meanwhile, Advent and Bain Capital have announced that they will abstain from a takeover offer at this time, but will follow the further development closely. The two financial investors had announced a possible offer for Osram at the end of September and subsequently started a due diligence process. According to a letter dated Friday, October 18, 2019, the consortium does not currently see a successful path going forward and thus will not conduct any further due diligence. 

 

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OSRAM, based in Munich, is a leading global high-tech company with a history dating back more than 110 years. Primarily focused on semiconductor-based technologies, our products are used in highly diverse applications ranging from virtual reality to autonomous driving and from smartphones to smart and connected lighting solutions in buildings and cities. OSRAM uses the endless possibilities of light to improve the quality of life for individuals and communities. OSRAM’s innovations enable people all over the world not only to see better, but also to communicate, travel, work and live better. OSRAM has approximately 26,200 employees worldwide as of end of fiscal 2018 (September 30) and generated revenue of more than 3.8 billion euros from continuing activities. The company is listed on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt and Munich (ISIN: DE000LED4000; WKN: LED 400; trading symbol: OSR). Additional information can be found at www.osram.com.

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