ChemChina Announces End of Public Tender Offers for Syngenta on May 4, 2017
April 13 2017 - 1:00AM
Business Wire
ChemChina announced today that the tender offers to purchase all
publicly held Syngenta shares and ADSs will end on 4 May, 2017.
In accordance with the framework for extensions set by the Swiss
Takeover Board, ChemChina made use of the last possibility to
extend the Swiss Offer provided by that framework. Accordingly, the
Swiss Offer will end on May 4, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. CEST, and the U.S.
Offer will end on May 4, 2017 at 10:00 am, New York City time.
Accordingly, shareholders willing to tender their shares or ADSs
into the offers and thereby contribute to the satisfaction of the
minimum acceptance rate condition are asked to tender their shares
or ADSs by 4 May, 2017 or an earlier deadline set by their
custodian bank.
The Board of Directors of Syngenta has unanimously recommended
the offer to shareholders. The ChemChina-Syngenta transaction
respects the interests of all stakeholders and will ensure
continued choice and ongoing innovation for growers around the
world.
About Syngenta
Syngenta is a leading agriculture company helping to improve
global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better
use of available resources. Through world class science and
innovative crop solutions, our 28,000 people in over 90 countries
are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to
rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and
revitalizing rural communities. To learn more visit
www.syngenta.com and www.goodgrowthplan.com. Follow us on Twitter®
at www.twitter.com/Syngenta.
Disclaimer
This press release is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation
of an offer to sell any securities.
Additional information and where to find it
This press release is for informational purposes only and does
not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer
to sell company securities. The solicitation and offer to buy
company securities is only made pursuant to the Swiss offer
prospectus and the offer to purchase and other documents relating
to the U.S. offer that have been filed with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”). At the time the US Public Tender Offer
was commenced, ChemChina and a designated direct or indirect
subsidiary filed a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the
SEC and thereafter, the company filed a solicitation/recommendation
statement on Schedule 14d-9 with respect to the offer. Investors
and security holders are urged to read these materials carefully
since they contain important information, including the terms and
conditions of the offer. Investors and security holders may obtain
a free copy of these materials and other documents filed by
ChemChina and the company with the SEC at the website maintained by
the SEC at www.sec.gov. Investors and security holders may also
obtain free copies of the solicitation/recommendation statement and
other documents filed with the SEC by the company at
www.syngenta.com.
Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking
statements
Some of the statements contained in this press release are
forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the
expected consummation of the acquisition, which involves a number
of risks and uncertainties, including the satisfaction of closing
conditions for the acquisition, such as regulatory approval for the
transaction and the tender of at least 67% of the outstanding
shares of the company, the possibility that the transaction will
not be completed and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the
company’s public filings with the SEC, including the “risk factors”
section of the company’s form 20-F filed on February 16, 2017 as
well as the tender offer documents filed by the offeror and the
solicitation/recommendation statement filed by the company. These
statements are based on current expectations, assumptions,
estimates and projections, and involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause results, levels of
activity, performance or achievements to be materially different
from any forward-looking statements. These statements are generally
identified by words or phrases such as “believe”, “anticipate”,
“expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “will”, “may”, “should”, “estimate”,
“predict”, “potential”, “continue” or the negative of such terms or
other similar expressions. If underlying assumptions prove
inaccurate or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual
results and the timing of events may differ materially from the
results and/or timing discussed in the forward-looking statements,
and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. The
offeror, ChemChina and the company disclaim any intent or
obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of
developments occurring after the period covered by this press
release or otherwise.
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