Henkel AG & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Takeover/Takeover 24.06.2016 06:36 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Düsseldorf, June 24, 2016 Acquisition of all of the shares of The Sun Products Corporation Henkel has signed on June 24, 2016 an agreement to acquire all shares in the laundry and home care company The Sun Products Corporation, based in Wilton, Connecticut, USA, from a fund of Vestar Capital Partners. The transaction is valued (purchase price including debt) at around 3.2 billion euros (3.6 billion US dollars). The Sun Product Corporation has a portfolio of leading laundry care brands, such as all(R) and Sun(R) as well as the fabric conditioner Snuggle(R). The company also develops and manufactures laundry brands for leading retailers in North America. In fiscal 2015, the company generated sales of about 1.4 billion euros (1.6 billion US dollars) in the USA and Canada. Sun Products employs approximately 2,000 people and has two production sites and one R&D center in the USA. The closing of the transaction is subject to approval from cartel authorities and other customary closing conditions. Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 24.06.2016 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Henkel Str. 67 40191 Düsseldorf Germany Phone: +49 (0)211 797-0 Fax: +49 (0)211 798-4008 E-mail: press@henkel.com Internet: www.henkel.de ISIN: DE0006048432, DE0006048408 WKN: 604843, 604840 Indices: DAX Listed: Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA: Acquisition of all of the shares of The Sun Products Corporation
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