Worldline's tender offer for Ingenico: publication of the closing date of the offer by the AMF
Bezons and Paris, October 1st, 2020
Worldline and Ingenico announce that following the receipt on September 30th, 2020 of the merger control clearance from the European Commission for the planned acquisition of Ingenico, the French Financial markets authority (Autorité des marchés financiers - AMF) announced today that the closing of the tender offer for Ingenico securities will take place on October 15th, 2020.
Ingenico's shareholders and Ingenico's OCEANEs holders have then until October 15th, 2020 to tender their securities to Worldline's offer.
The notice of result of the offer should be published by the AMF on October 21st, 2020.
Worldline contact
Investors Relations
David Pierre-Kahn
+33 6 28 51 45 96
david.pierre-kahn@worldline.com
Communication
Sandrine van der Ghinst
+32 499 585 380
sandrine.vanderghinst@worldline.com
Press
Anne-Sophie Gentil
asgentil@kairosconsulting.fr
Ingenico contact
Investors Relations
Laurent Marie
+33 7 84 50 18 90
laurent.marie@ingenico.com
Press
Hélène Carlander
+33
About Worldline
Worldline [Euronext: WLN] is the European leader in the payment and transactional services industry. With innovation at the core of its DNA, Worldline's core offerings include Pan-European and domestic Commercial Acquiring for physical or online businesses, secured payment transaction processing for banks and financial institutions, as well as transactional services in e-Ticketing and for local and central public agencies. Thanks to a presence in 30+ countries, Worldline is the payment partner of choice for merchants, banks, public transport operators, government agencies and industrial companies, delivering cutting-edge digital services. Worldline's activities are organized around three axes: Merchant Services, Financial Services including equensWorldline and Mobility & e-Transactional Services. Worldline employs circa 12,000 people worldwide, with 2019 revenue of circa 2.4 billion euros. worldline.com
Worldline's corporate purpose ("raison d'être") is to design and operate leading digital payment and transactional solutions that enable sustainable economic growth and reinforce trust and security in our societies. Worldline makes them environmentally friendly, widely accessible and support social transformation.
About Ingenico
Ingenico Group.
Important information
This press release is disseminated for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell, any Worldline or Ingenico securities.
Investors and shareholders are strongly advised to read the offer document and response document, as approved by the AMF on July 28, 2020 under visa no. 20-370 and visa no. 20-371 respectively, as well as documents relating to the other information of each company, which are available on the AMF website (www.amf-france.org) and the website of Worldline (www.worldline.com) or the website of Ingenico (www.ingenico.com).
This press release must not be published, broadcasted or distributed, directly or indirectly, in any country in which the distribution of this information is subject to legal restrictions. The tender offer will not be open to the public in jurisdictions in which its launch is subject to legal restrictions. The publication, broadcasting or distribution of this press release in certain countries may be subject to legal or regulatory restrictions. Therefore, persons located in countries where this press release is published, broadcasted or distributed must inform themselves about and comply with such restrictions. Worldline and Ingenico disclaim any responsibility for any violation of such restrictions.
In particular, this press release does not constitute an offer to purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell, any securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States unless they have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or the securities laws of any U.S. state, or are exempt from registration. The securities that may be offered in any transaction have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or the securities laws of any U.S. state and Worldline does not intend to make a public offering of any such securities in the United States.
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- Worldline - 20201001 - Publication of the closing date of the offer (https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/ceaee421-3dad-4915-b80b-993d3427af99)
