SAF-HOLLAND S.A.: SAF-HOLLAND S.A.: Cash Capital increase by 4,123,737 new shares resolved
SAF-HOLLAND S.A. / Key word(s): Capital Increase 29.11.2012 17:57 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad-hoc announcement pursuant to § 15 WpHG This information is not intended, either directly or indirectly, for publication in the United States of America, Canada, Japan or Australia. SAF-HOLLAND S.A.: Cash Capital increase by 4,123,737 new shares resolved Luxemburg, 29 November 2012 - The SDAX-listed SAF-HOLLAND S.A. (ISIN: LU0307018795) today resolved to increase its share capital under partial utilization of existing authorized capital against contributions in cash. The share capital will be increased by issuing 4,123,737 new ordinary bearer shares (c. 10% of current share capital) with a nominal value of EUR 0.01 each from EUR 412,373.75 by EUR 41,237.37 to EUR 453,611.12. The shareholders' subscription rights have been excluded. The new shares carry dividend entitlement as from 1 January 2012. The new shares will be offered today in a private placement to institutional investors (outside the U.S., Canada, Japan and Australia) via an accelerated bookbuilding. There will be no public offering. The offer price will be set immediately after the accelerated bookbuilding, expected tomorrow, Friday, 30 November 2012. The company has applied for the admission without prospectus to trade on the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with simultaneous admission to the Prime Standard. It is intended that the new shares will be included in the existing quotation on 4 December 2012. Proceeds from the capital increase are to be used to finance further growth and to realize potential strategic options. COMMERZBANK Aktiengesellschaft is acting as Sole Bookrunner. Company profile: With turnover of approximately EUR 831 million in 2011 and more than 3,000 employees, SAF-HOLLAND Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of premium product systems and components primarily for trailers as well as trucks, buses and recreational vehicles. The product range encompasses trailer axle systems and suspension systems, coupling devices, kingpins, and landing legs among other things. SAF-HOLLAND sells its products on six continents to Original Equipment Manufacturers ('OEM') in the replacement parts market and, in the aftermarket business, to the OEM's Original Equipment Suppliers ('OES'), as well as by means of a global service and distribution network. SAF-HOLLAND also sells its products to end users and service centers using this network. SAF-HOLLAND has thus established itself as one of the few manufacturers in its sector that is internationally positioned with an extensive product range and a broad service network. SAF-HOLLAND S.A. has been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since July 2007 and has been in the SDAX since December 2010. Legal notice This announcement constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a request to buy or subscribe for securities in SAF-HOLLAND S.A.. In particular, this publication is not an offer to buy securities in the United States of America, in the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan or Australia. In connection with this transaction no public offer has been or will be made and no securities prospectus has been or will be issued. This publication is not intended, either directly or indirectly, for dissemination or distribution to the United States of America or within the United States of America and may not be distributed or forwarded to 'U.S. persons' (as defined in Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 in the applicable version, 'Securities Act') or to publications which are widely available in the United States of America. The securities are not and will not be registered in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and may only be sold or offered for purchase in the United States of America with prior registration in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act in the version currently applicable or, in the absence of prior registration, if an exemption is granted. SAF-HOLLAND S.A. does not intend to make a public share offer in the United States of America. Contact: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH Claudia Hoellen Hauptstraße 26 63856 Bessenbach Phone +49 6095 301-617 claudia.hoellen@safholland.de 29.11.2012 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: SAF-HOLLAND S.A. 68-70, boulevard de la Pétrusse L-2320 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Phone: +49 6095 301 - 0 Fax: +49 6095 301 - 260 E-mail: info@safholland.de Internet: www.safholland.com ISIN: LU0307018795 WKN: A0MU70 Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------