DGAP-Adhoc: MeVis Medical Solutions AG: Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat begrüßen öffentliches Übernahmeangebot der VMS Deutschland Holdings GmbH


MeVis Medical Solutions AG  / Key word(s): Offer

17.12.2014 18:32

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Bremen, December 17, 2014 - Today, VMS Deutschland Holdings GmbH based in
Darmstadt, an affiliate of Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto,
California, USA, has published pursuant to Section 10 WpÜG its decision to
make a voluntary public takeover offer to all shareholders of MeVis Medical
Solutions AG to acquire their registered non-par value shares against
payment of EUR 17.50 per share. The offer is intended to be subject to the
condition of a minimum acceptance rate of 75 % of the shares issued by
MeVis Medical Solutions AG (excluding treasury shares).

According to the VMS Deutschland Holdings GmbH a number of major 
shareholders have irrevocably undertaken to accept the offer of the VMS
Deutschland Holdings GmbH; this corresponds to a total of over 70 % of the
shares issued by the MeVis Medical Solutions AG (excluding treasury
shares).

The Executive Board and Supervisory Board of the MeVis Medical Solutions AG
will carefully review the offer and publish a statement pursuant to § 27
WpÜG within two weeks after publication of the offer document. According to
their initial assessment the Executive Board and Supervisory Board welcome
the offer in principal and consider Varian Medical Systems a reliable
partner for the further development of the MeVis Medical Solutions AG.

Varian Medical Systems is the world's leading manufacturer of medical
devices and software for treating cancer and other diseases through
radiotherapy, proton therapy, and brachytherapy.


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Language:     English
Company:      MeVis Medical Solutions AG
              Caroline-Herschel-Str. 1
              28359 Bremen
              Germany
Phone:        +49 421 224 95 0
Fax:          +49 421 224 95 999
E-mail:       ir@mevis.de
Internet:     http://www.mevis.de
ISIN:         DE000A0LBFE4
WKN:          A0LBFE
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
 
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