ADC African Development Corporation AG
Over 95% of ADC shareholders accept the Atlas Mara offer ++ ADC and Atlas Mara in top position to realize joint vision of a premier sub-Saharan financial services group
ADC African Development Corporation AG / Schlagwort(e): Übernahmeangebot/Firmenzusammenschluss
ADC African Development Corporation AG (“ADC”) is pleased to announce that the voluntary public offer by Atlas Mara regarding the acquisition of all no-par value registered shares in ADC for 1.25 shares of Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited per ADC share expired on 31 July 2014 and that 9,010,130 of ADC’s shares have been tendered, corresponding to 95.17% of the share capital and voting rights of ADC.
Dirk Harbecke, Founder and CEO of ADC commented: “We are excited to join the Atlas Mara Group and to combine ADC’s existing portfolio and established banking platform with Atlas Mara’s strengths in order to realize our joint strategic objective of building the premier sub-Saharan financial services group. The extremely high uptake of the offer confirms that our shareholders follow our vision and have huge confidence in Atlas Mara’s and ADC’s abilities to build strong, innovative and highly profitable financial institutions. We look forward to working with the Atlas Mara team to build the future of banking in Africa.” Additional conditions precedent relating to regulatory clearances contained within the Offer document are currently being fulfilled after which time the Offer will be settled with readmission of the enlarged Atlas Mara Group (including the shares that will be issued to the tendering ADC shareholders) taking place shortly thereafter. The Offer document and additional information can be found on the Atlas Mara website: www.atlasmara.com About ADC About Atlas Mara Kontakt: Investor Relations investor-relations@african-development.com T +49 69 719 12 80 119 06.08.2014 Veröffentlichung einer Corporate News/Finanznachricht, übermittelt durch DGAP – ein Service der EQS Group AG. Für den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist der Emittent / Herausgeber verantwortlich. Die DGAP Distributionsservices umfassen gesetzliche Meldepflichten, Corporate News/Finanznachrichten und Pressemitteilungen. Medienarchiv unter http://www.dgap-medientreff.de und http://www.dgap.de |
Sprache: | Deutsch | |
Unternehmen: | ADC African Development Corporation AG | |
Grüneburgweg 18 | ||
60322 Frankfurt/Main | ||
Deutschland | ||
Telefon: | +49 69 719 12 80 119 | |
Fax: | +49 69 719 12 80 115 | |
E-Mail: | info@african-development.com | |
Internet: | www.african-development.com | |
ISIN: | DE000A1E8NW9 | |
WKN: | A1E8NW | |
Börsen: | Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf; Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard) | |
Ende der Mitteilung | DGAP News-Service |
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