Utimaco Safeware AG / Miscellaneous
02.10.2008
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Utimaco welcomes Sophos as new Major Shareholder
Oberursel, 2nd October 2008 According to the announcement of Sophos
Holdings GmbH as of 30th September 2008, all conditions of the voluntary
public takeover offer by Sophos Holdings GmbH, published on 21st August
2008, were satisfied at the end of the acceptance period on 29th September
2008, at midnight Central European Daylight. Following the expiration of
the acceptance period it was already certain that the minimum acceptance
threshold of 50.5% of Utimaco´s share capital was reached on 30th September
2008, according to Sophos. Including the shares of Umbrella Acquisitions
GmbH, Sophos holds a stake of above 75% in the Utimaco share capital.
Within the announcement as of 22nd September 2008, the Management Board and
the Supervisory Board of Utimaco recommended to the shareholders to accept
the voluntary public takeover of Sophos. It is planned, that Utimaco will
form the core of a new business unit within Sophos focused on information
protection, under the leadership of Utimaco CEO Martin Wuelfert, with a
mission to safeguard customers against intentional or unintentional loss of
sensitive or confidential data.
'Utimaco has an outstanding leadership role in the global information
protection market and will continue to focus on excellent solutions for our
enterprise customers,' said Martin Wuelfert, CEO of Utimaco. 'We see this
combination of two recognized industry leaders as very good news for our
customers. Combining both companies´ product innovation and development
capacities and our joint global sales, marketing and support capacities
will be game changing for the industry.'
Utimaco Safeware AG The Data Security Company.
With over 25 years of company history behind it, Utimaco is now one of the
leading global manufacturers of data security solutions. The Data Security
Company enables medium-sized and large organizations to safeguard their
electronic assets against intentional or accidental data loss, and to
comply with all currently applicable data protection regulations. Utimaco's
complete range of solutions provides full 360 degree protection. SafeGuard
solutions protect and manage data during storage (data at rest), during
transmission (data in motion) and during processing (data in use). Utimaco
offers its customers comprehensive on site support via a worldwide network
of certified partners and subsidiaries. Utimaco Safeware AG, with
headquarters in Oberursel, near Frankfurt, Germany, is listed on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE0007572406). For more information about
Utimaco Safeware, go to: www.utimaco.com
Utimaco Safeware AG -
The Data Security Company.
http://www.utimaco.com
Jutta Stolp, CIRO
Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (0) 6171 88 11 17
E-Mail: jutta.stolp@utimaco.de
DGAP 02.10.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: Utimaco Safeware AG
Hohemarkstraße 22
61440 Oberursel
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)6171 88 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)6171 88 - 1290
E-mail: info@utimaco.de
Internet: www.utimaco.de
ISIN: DE0007572406
WKN: 757240
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
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