Success of the tender offer for XIRING shares
Neuilly-sur-Seine, December 5, 2011 - Ingenico (Euronext : FR0000125346 - ING), leading worldwide provider of payment solutions, announced the success of the contractual voluntary tender offer for the shares of XIRING (Alternext : FR0004155612 - ALXIR).
According to the information disclosed by NYSE Euronext, a total number of 3,459,123 XIRING shares have been tendered to the offer. Taking into account the 178,199 XIRING shares already held, Ingenico will hold a total number of 3,637,322 XIRING shares, representing 91.25% of the voting rights of XIRING on a non-diluted basis. The completion of the offer was subject to Ingenico's holding at least 66.67% of XIRING's voting rights on a fully diluted basis, which threshold has been by far crossed. The settlement date of the offer will be announced by NYSE Euronext.
In accordance with applicable regulation, Ingenico will file with the AMF, after settlement of the contractual voluntary tender offer, a project of simplified tender offer under the same terms and conditions for 17€ per share, for all XIRING shares not already held by Ingenico.
The offer for XIRING shares is only made in France. The offer and its acceptance may, in certain jurisdictions, be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession any document in relation to the offer comes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. In particular, the offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in the United States, to the persons residing in the United States, and the offer documents must not be issued, published or distributed in the United States."
About Ingenico (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING)
Ingenico is a leading provider of payment solutions, with over 15 million terminals deployed in more than 125 countries. Its 3,000 employees worldwide support retailers, banks and service providers to optimize and secure their electronic payments solutions, develop their offer of services and increase their point of sales revenue. More information on www.ingenico.com.
| INGENICO - Investor Relations Catherine Blanchet Investor Relations Director catherine.blanchet@ingenico.com +33 1.46.25.82.20 | INGENICO - Corporate Communication Rémi Calvet VP Communication remi.calvet@ingenico.com +33 1.46.25.78.23 |
