eMagin Enters Into Definitive Merger Agreement With Samsung Display

eMagin Shareholders to Receive $2.08 Per Share in a Transaction Valued at Approximately $218 Million

HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y., May 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eMagin Corporation (NYSE American: EMAN) (“eMagin” or the “Company”), a U.S.-based leader in the development, design, and manufacture of Active-Matrix OLED microdisplays for high-resolution, AR/VR and other near-eye imaging products, today announced that the Company has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (“Samsung Display”), a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KRX: 005930) and manufacturer and distributor of display products. Under the terms of the agreement, all outstanding shares of eMagin common stock on a fully diluted basis will be acquired for $2.08 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $218 million.

The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 10% to eMagin’s closing stock price of $1.89 on May 16, 2023, and a premium of approximately 24% to eMagin’s six-month volume-weighted average price of $1.68.

“This agreement is a validation of our technical achievements to date including our proprietary direct patterning (dPd) technology, provides a significant premium for our shareholders, and represents a win for our customers and employees,” said Andrew G. Sculley, eMagin’s Chief Executive Officer. “By teaming with Samsung Display, we will be able to achieve the full potential of our next-generation microdisplay technology with a partner that can provide the resources and expertise we will need to scale production. Moreover, our customers will benefit from resulting improvements to our production capabilities in terms of yield, efficiency, and quality control.”

President & Chief Executive Officer of Samsung Display, Joo Sun Choi, emphasized the strategic significance of the acquisition, stating, “We expect XR (Extended Reality) devices to have significant potential of growth in the future, and eMagin’s technology in this space will enable Samsung to offer innovative products to more customers and strengthen its XR-related business.”

Following the closing of the transaction, eMagin will continue to maintain its operations and facilities in Hopewell Junction, NY.

Approvals and Timing

eMagin’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved the transaction and is recommending that eMagin’s stockholders approve the transaction and adopt the merger agreement at a special meeting of stockholders to be called in connection with the transaction. Certain of eMagin’s stockholders who collectively hold approximately 98% of the total voting power of eMagin’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, which is convertible into approximately 21% of the total voting power of eMagin’s common stock on a fully diluted basis, have entered into a support agreement pursuant to which they have committed to vote such shares in favor of the transaction.