Preato Capital AB - Public tender offer
Supplement to Preato Capital AB's tender offer document dated 22 July 2019
regarding the tender offer for all shares in Yleiselektroniikka Oyj
Preato Capital AB
Stock Exchange Release
7 August 2019 at 12.45 pm
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN,
NEW ZEALAND OR SOUTH AFRICA OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE
PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Preato Capital AB (the "Offeror") commenced a mandatory public tender offer for
all shares in Yleiselektroniikka Oyj ("Yleiselektroniikka or the "Company")
(the "Takeover Bid") on 24 July 2019.
The Offeror has supplemented the tender offer document dated 22 July 2019
regarding the Takeover Bid. The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has
today approved the supplement to the tender offer document (the "Supplement
Document"), which relates to the statement of the board of directors of the
Company on the Takeover Bid and the half-year report of the Company for the
period 1 January - 30 June 2019 published by the Company on 6 August 2019. The
statement of the board of directors is included in the tender offer document as
appendix A and the half-year report as appendix E.
The Supplement Document as well as the statement of the board of directors of
Yleiselektroniikka on the Takeover Bid and the Company's half-year report for
the period 1 January - 30 June 2019 are attached to this release in Finnish.
The tender offer document and the Supplement Document will be available in
Finnish from approximately 7 August 2019 onwards online at
https://www.taalerikapitaali.com/yleiselektroniikka-oyj-ostotarjous and from
approximately 8 August 2019 onwards at the premises of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd at
Fabianinkatu 14, 00130 Helsinki.
In Helsinki, 7 August 2019
Preato Capital AB
Additional information:
Simon Hallqvist, Chairman of the Board, Preato Capital AB
Tel. +358 40 510 2760
Preato Capital in brief
Preato Capital is a privately owned investment company that commenced its
operations in 2004. Preato Capital invests in majorities in established and
profitable small and medium-sized companies in the Nordic region with a proven
business model and good cash flow. Preato Capital does not have a
pre-determined holding period for its investments and it does not actively seek
exits but develops the target companies actively in the long-term in close
cooperation with their management. Preato Capital has offices in both Helsinki
and Stockholm.
Yleiselektroniikka in brief
Yleiselektroniikka is a Finnish electronics company established in 1969. The
Company is one of Finland's most significant component and production equipment
suppliers for demanding electronics and communications applications.
Yleiselektroniikka employs over 200 people, of whom approximately 50 in
Finland. In addition to Finland, the Company has operations in the Baltic
countries and Russia. In 2018, the Company generated a turnover of 57.2 million
euros. The Company is headquartered in Espoo, where it also has a store and a
product warehouse. Yleiselektroniikka has been listed on the Helsinki Stock
Exchange since 1988.
THIS STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE IS NOT A TENDER OFFER DOCUMENT AND AS SUCH DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR INVITATION TO MAKE A SALES OFFER. IN PARTICULAR, THIS
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER
TO BUY ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND IS NOT AN EXTENSION OF THE TENDER
OFFER, IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND
OR SOUTH AFRICA. INVESTORS SHALL ACCEPT THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE SHARES ONLY ON
THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN A TENDER OFFER DOCUMENT. OFFERS WILL
NOT BE MADE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE EITHER A TENDER
OFFER OR ACCEPTANCE THEREOF IS PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR WHERE ANY TENDER
OFFER DOCUMENT OR REGISTRATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS WOULD APPLY IN ADDITION TO
THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN FINLAND.
THE TENDER OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE, AND THE SHARES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR
PURCHASE FROM OR ON BEHALF OF PERSONS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN ANY
JURISDICTION WHERE THE MAKING OR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH TENDER OFFER WOULD BE
PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS. WHEN PUBLISHED, THE TENDER OFFER
DOCUMENT AND RELATED ACCEPTANCE FORMS WILL NOT AND MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED,
FORWARDED OR TRANSMITTED INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE PROHIBITED BY
APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS. IN PARTICULAR, THE TENDER OFFER IS NOT BEING
MADE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO, (INCLUDING BY USE OF, OR BY ANY MEANS
OR INSTRUMENTALITY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION E-MAIL, POST, FACSIMILE
TRANSMISSION, TELEPHONE OR INTERNET, OF INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE, OR ANY
FACILITIES OF A NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE) THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA,
CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND OR SOUTH AFRICA. ANY PURPORTED ACCEPTANCE
OF THE TENDER OFFER RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM A VIOLATION OF THESE
RESTRICTIONS WILL BE INVALID.
Disclaimer
Taaleri Kapitaali Oy ("Taaleri") is acting as financial adviser to the Offeror
in connection with the Tender Offer. It will not regard any other person as its
client in relation to the Tender Offer and will not be responsible to anyone
other than the Offeror for providing the protection afforded to clients of
Taaleri nor for providing advice in relation to the Tender Offer.
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