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"This document does not contain or constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation. The securities of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd have not been and will not be registered under the United States securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Neither Meyer Burger Technology Ltd nor its shareholders intend to register any portion of the offering in the United States or conduct a public offering of securities in the United States."
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd – Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders 2013 approves all proposals by the Board of Directors
The ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) held in Berne on 25 April 2013 approved all proposals by the Board of Directors with a large majority. In total, 11,799,307 registered shares were represented, corresponding to approximately 24.5% of the share capital registered in the commercial register. 1,067,741 registered shares were represented by shareholders who personally attended the General Meeting and by third parties. 4,269,209 registered shares were represented by the Company proxy, and 6,462,357 registered shares were represented by the independent proxy.
The General Meeting of Shareholders approved the annual report, the annual financial statements and the consolidated financial statements 2012.The General Meeting of Shareholders followed the proposal by the Board of Directors to carry forward the balance of retained earnings in the amount of TCHF 302,402.The members of the Board of Directors and of the Management Board of the Company were granted discharge (“Entlastung”) for the business year 2012.The present members of the Board of Directors, Rudolf Samuel Güdel and Prof Dr Konrad Wegener were individually re-elected for a term of office of three years each.PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd., Berne, was re-elected as auditors for another year.The ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders approved an ordinary capital increase in the amount of CHF 1,805,363.15 through the issuance of 36,107,263 new registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.05 each. After completion of the capital increase, the ordinary share capital of the Company will amount to CHF 4,212,514.05.
Following the approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders, the ordinary capital increase can be implemented as planned. Meyer Burger Technology Ltd will receive gross proceeds of CHF 151.7 million through the capital increase, which will further strengthen the liquidity and equity base of the Company. The exercise period of the subscription rights for the new registered shares shall be from 29 April to 7 May 2013 (12:00 noon CEST). The subscription rights shall be tradable on SIX Swiss Exchange from 29 April to 6 May 2013. The first day of trading of the new registered shares on SIX Swiss Exchange is expected to be 8 May 2013.
Expected timetable regarding the capital increase
26 April 2013
After close of trading on SIX Swiss Exchange: Record date for determination of existing shareholders for the entitlement of subscription rights.
Shareholders that acquire shares after the record date will acquire shares without entitlement to subscription rights.
Publication of Offering Memorandum.
29 April 2013
Start of trading in subscription rights and start of the rights exercise period.
06 May 2013
End of rights trading period.
07 May 2013
12:00 noon CEST: end of rights exercise period.
After close of trading on SIX Swiss Exchange: press release regarding the number of exercised subscription rights.
08 May 2013
First day of trading in the new shares.
13 May 2013
Settlement and delivery of the new shares against payment of the offer price.
For further information:
Werner Buchholz
Head of Corporate Communications
Phone +41 (0) 33 221 25 06
werner.buchholz@meyerburger.com
Ingrid Carstensen
Corporate Communications
Phone +41 (0) 33 221 28 34
ingrid.carstensen@meyerburger.com
About Meyer Burger Technology Ltd
www.meyerburger.com
Meyer Burger is a leading global technology Group specialising on innovative systems and processes based on semiconductor technologies. The Group’s focus is on photovoltaics (solar industry) while its competencies and technologies also cover important areas of the semiconductor and the optoelectronic industries as well as other selected high-end markets based on semiconductor materials. The Group currently employs over 2,000 people across three continents. Over the past ten years, Meyer Burger has risen to the forefront of the photovoltaic market and established itself as an international premium brand by offering superior precision products and innovative technologies.
The Group’s offering in systems, product equipment and services along the photovoltaic value chain includes the manufacturing processes for wafers, solar cells, solar modules and solar systems. Meyer Burger provides substantial added value to its customers and clearly differentiates itself from its competitors by focusing on the entire value chain.
The Group’s comprehensive product portfolio is complemented by a worldwide service network with spare parts, consumables, re-grooving services, process know-how, customer support, after-sales services, training and other services. Meyer Burger Group is represented in Europe, Asia and North America in the respective key markets and has subsidiaries and own service centres in China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA. The Group is also working intensively to develop new markets such as South America, Africa and the Arab region. The registered shares of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd are listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (Ticker: MBTN).
This document does neither constitute an offer to buy or to subscribe for securities of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd nor a prospectus within the meaning of applicable Swiss law (i.e. Art. 652a or Art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or Art. 27 et seq. of the SIX Swiss Exchange Listing Rules). Investors should make their decision to buy or exercise subscription rights or to buy or to subscribe to shares of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd solely based on the official offering circular and listing prospectus (the "Offering Memorandum") which is expected to be published as of 26 April 2013 by Meyer Burger Technology Ltd and available free of charge from Credit Suisse AG, Zurich, Switzerland (Facsimile: +41 44 333 35 93, E-mail: equity.prospectus@credit-suisse.com) and UBS AG, Zurich, Switzerland (Facsimile: +41 44 239 69 14, E-mail: swiss-prospectus@ubs.com). Investors are furthermore advised to consult their bank or financial adviser before making any investment decision.
This publication may contain specific forward-looking statements, e.g. statements including terms like "believe", assume", "expect", "forecast", "project", "may", "could", "might", "will" or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may result in a substantial divergence between the actual results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and those explicitly or implicitly presumed in these statements. Against the background of these uncertainties, readers should not rely on forward-looking statements. Meyer Burger Technology Ltd assumes no responsibility to update forward-looking statements or to adapt them to future events or developments.
The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and dependencies, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia), Canada, Japan, Australia or any jurisdiction into which the same would be unlawful. This announcement does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire securities in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia or any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is unlawful. The Meyer Burger Technology Ltd shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or under any securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, taken up, exercised, resold, renounced, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Subject to certain exceptions, the Meyer Burger Technology Ltd shares are being offered and sold only outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of these securities in the United States.
The Meyer Burger Technology Ltd shares have not been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, any state's securities commission in the United States or any US regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Meyer Burger Technology Ltd shares or the accuracy or adequacy of this announcement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
The information contained herein does not constitute an offer of securities to the public in the United Kingdom. No prospectus offering securities to the public will be published in the United Kingdom.
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Any offer of securities that may be deemed to be made pursuant to this communication in any EEA Member State that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended, (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") is only addressed to qualified investors in that Member State representing legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets, or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities and legal entities qualifying as qualified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive.
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