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Successful rights issue of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd – 99.9% of subscription rights exercisedMeyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announces today that 99.9% of the subscription rights have been exercised by the end of the rights exercise period on 15 December 2016, 12.00 noon CET. A total of 456,851,800 new registered shares had been offered. Existing shareholders were offered to subscribe for five new registered shares at an offer price of CHF 0.36 per registered share for each existing registered share held. The 593,870 newly issued registered shares for which subscription rights have not been exercised will be sold in the market. With completion of the capital increase, the company will receive gross proceeds in a minimum amount of CHF 164.5 million.
The first trading day of the new shares on SIX Swiss Exchange is expected to be on 20 December 2016. Delivery of the new shares against payment of the offer price is also expected to be on 20 December 2016. The share capital of Meyer Burger after completion of the rights offering will amount to CHF 27,411,108.00, divided into 548,222,160 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.05 each.
With the completion of the ordinary capital increase as per 20 December 2016, the recapitalisation programme can be successfully implemented. With respect to the amendments of the terms of the CHF 100 million convertible bond (due in 2020) which have already been approved by the convertible bondholders, the approval of the High Court of the Canton of Berne is still outstanding.
Contacts:
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 company specialising on innovative systems and processes based on semiconductor technologies. The company’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. 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.
Meyer Burger’s offering in systems, production 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 company’s comprehensive product portfolio is complemented by a worldwide service network with spare parts, consumables, process know-how, customer support, after-sales services, training and other services. Meyer Burger 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, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA. The company 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 the SIX Swiss Exchange (Ticker: MBTN).
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