FRANKFURT, Germany,
September 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/
--
Grand Chip Investment GmbH, with registered office in
Frankfurt am Main, Germany ("Bidder"), today provided
supplemental information regarding its voluntary public takeover
offer (the "Takeover Offer") to the shareholders of AIXTRON
SE (NASDAQ: AIXG), with registered office in Herzogenrath,
Germany, ("AIXTRON") for
the acquisition of their no-par value registered shares in AIXTRON
(collectively, "AIXTRON Shares"), including all AIXTRON
Shares represented by American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"),
at the price of EUR 6.00 per tendered AIXTRON Share in
cash.
The Bidder provided the following supplemental information:
- Mr. Zhendong Liu ("Mr.
Liu"), the controlling indirect shareholder of the Bidder, has
clarified that he has not made any decisions with respect to
whether he, the Bidder or any his other affiliates will purchase
additional AIXTRON Shares after the Takeover Offer is
completed.
- "AIXTRON's forecast for the fiscal year 2016 current as of the
Announcement Date (23 May 2016),"
which is referenced in the definition of "Regulatory MAE" contained
in Section 4.2.2 of the offer document relating to the Takeover
Offer (the "Offer Document'), is disclosed under the heading
"Guidance" in AIXTRON's press release dated 26 April 2016, which is included as Exhibit 99.1
to AIXTRON's Form 6-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC ") at 8:26
a.m. local time New York,
United States, on 26 April 2016.
Complete terms and conditions of the Takeover Offer can be found
in the Offer Document published on the website
http://www.grandchip-aixtron.com . An English translation of the
Offer Document is also available on that website. Questions and
requests for assistance or copies of the Offer Document, the
English Translation of the Offer Document and other Takeover Offer
documents may be directed to (i) with respect to the tender of
AIXTRON Shares, the German Information Agent and (ii) with respect
to the tender of AIXTRON ADSs, the U.S. Information Agent.
Contact information with respect to each of the German
Information Agent and the U.S. Information Agent is set forth
below. Copies of any Takeover Offer documents will be
furnished promptly upon request at the Bidder's expense.
Frankfurt am Main, September 13, 2016
Grand Chip Investment GmbH
Mr. Zhendong Liu, Managing
Director (Geschäftsführer)
Information Agent Information
The German and U.S. Information Agents for the Takeover Offer
are, respectively:
D.F. King & Co., Inc.
D.F. King Ltd 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
125 Wood Street New York, NY 10005
London EC2V 7AN Email: AIXG@dfking.com
Email: aixtronoffer@dfkingltd.com Tel: +1-877-478-5043
Tel: +49 (0)30 610 820 730 (toll-free in the United States)
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements,
including statements regarding whether Mr. Liu, the Bidder or any
Mr. Liu's other affiliates will purchase additional AIXTRON Shares
after the Takeover Offer is completed. These statements are
based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and
projections, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors, many of which are outside the Bidder's and its
affiliates' control, that may cause actual results to be materially
different from any forward-looking statements. The Bidder and
its affiliates undertake no obligation to revise or update any
forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, unless expressly required to do so by law.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.
Important Information
This press release is for informational purposes only and is
neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell
securities. The Takeover Offer for the outstanding AIXTRON Shares
(including AIXTRON Shares represented by ADSs) commenced on
July 29, 2016. The terms and conditions of the Takeover Offer
are published in, and the solicitation and offer to purchase
AIXTRON Shares (including AIXTRON Shares represented by ADSs) are
made only pursuant to the Offer Document and related offer
materials prepared by the Bidder. The English translation of the
Offer Document and related offer materials have been filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in a
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO. AIXTRON filed a
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the
SEC with respect to the Takeover Offer.
The Tender Offer Statement, including the Offer Document, a
related letter of transmittal and other related offer materials, as
they may be amended from time to time, contain important
information that should be read carefully before any decision is
made with respect to the Takeover Offer because the Offer Document
and certain related documents included in the Tender Offer
Statement, and not this press release, govern the terms and
conditions of the Takeover Offer.
Those materials and other documents filed by the Bidder or
AIXTRON with the SEC are available at no charge on the SEC's
website at http://www.sec.gov . In addition, the Bidder's
Tender Offer Statement and other documents it has filed or will
file with the SEC are or will be available at
http://www.grandchip-aixtron.com.
Media
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Email: aixtronoffer@brunswickgroup.com
Tel: +49-(0)-30-2067-3386
SOURCE Grand Chip Investment GmbH