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Nikon Corporation: Nikon Has Secured 92.38 % of SLM at Expiry of Additional Acceptance Period

EQS-News: Nikon Corporation / Key word(s): Offer Nikon Corporation: Nikon Has Secured 92.38 % of SLM at Expiry of Additional Acceptance Period 23.11.2022 / 10:45 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Nikon Has Secured 92.38 % of SLM at Expiry of Additional Acceptance Period

November 23, 2022

 

Tokyo, Japan, November 23, 2022 – Nikon Corporation (“Nikon”) today announced that at the expiry of the additional acceptance period for the voluntary public takeover offer (the “Takeover Offer”) for the shares (ISIN DE00A111338 and ISIN DE000A289BJ8) of SLM Solutions Group AG (“SLM”) at midnight (CET) on November 18, 2022, Nikon AM. AG (the “Bidder”), a direct subsidiary of Nikon, has secured approximately 92.38 % of the share capital of SLM, taking into account the shares resulting from the conversion of all convertible bonds issued by SLM and due in 2026. The additional acceptance period for the Bidder’s parallel voluntary tender offer for the acquisition of all convertible bonds issued by SLM and due in 2026 (the “Bonds Offer”) simultaneously expired at midnight (CET) on November 18, 2022.

 

The Takeover Offer has been accepted for 21,105,718SLM shares, which corresponds to approximately 81.98 % of the share capital of SLM based on a share capital of 25,744,680 SLM shares (as published by SLM on October 14, 2022). Concurrently, the Bonds Offer has been accepted for 42,721 convertible bonds issued by SLM and due in 2026, which, upon conversion, would result in 5,362,585 SLM shares corresponding to approximately 17.24 % of the share capital of SLM, taking into account the shares resulting from the conversion of all convertible bonds issued by SLM and due in 2026. Therefore, the Bidder, together with the 2,270,172 SLM shares directly held by the Bidder, has secured 28,738,475 SLM shares, which corresponds to approximately 92.38 % of the share capital of SLM, taking into account the shares resulting from the conversion of all convertible bonds issued by SLM and due in 2026.