RIB Software SE
31.03.2020 / 08:33
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
Name: |
RIB Software SE |
Street: |
Vaihinger Str. 151 |
Postal code: |
70567 |
City: |
Stuttgart
Germany |
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): |
549300TXKMFBJ0ECRO90 |
2. Reason for notification
|
Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |
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Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
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Change of breakdown of voting rights |
X |
Other reason:
Acceptance of takeover offer as per irrevocable undertaking |
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: Schneider Electric SE
City of registered office, country: Rueil Malmaison, France |
4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
Schneider Electric Investment AG |
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
6. Total positions
|
% of voting rights attached to shares
(total of 7.a.) |
% of voting rights through instruments
(total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) |
Total of both in %
(7.a. + 7.b.) |
Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG |
New |
9,99 % |
9,13 % |
19,12 % |
51899298 |
Previous notification |
9,99 % |
24,92 % |
34,91 % |
/ |
7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)
ISIN |
Absolute |
In % |
|
Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) |
Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) |
Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) |
Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) |
DE000A0Z2XN6 |
0 |
5184704 |
0 % |
9,99 % |
Total |
5184704 |
9,99 % |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG
Type of instrument |
Expiration or maturity date |
Exercise or conversion period |
Voting rights absolute |
Voting rights in % |
|
|
|
|
% |
|
|
Total |
|
% |
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG
Type of instrument |
Expiration or maturity date |
Exercise or conversion period |
Cash or physical settlement |
Voting rights absolute |
Voting rights in % |
Put Option |
|
during a 2 months period after expiry of a 12 months period following the publication pursuant to Section 23 (1) sentence 1 no. 2 WpÜG |
Physical |
4740529 |
9,13 % |
|
|
|
Total |
4740529 |
9,13 % |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.). |
X |
Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
Name |
% of voting rights (if at least 3% or more) |
% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) |
Total of both (if at least 5% or more) |
Schneider Electric SE |
% |
% |
% |
Schneider Electric Industries SAS |
% |
% |
% |
Schneider Electric Investment AG |
9,99 % |
9,13 % |
19,12 % |
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)
Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:
Proportion of voting rights |
Proportion of instruments |
Total of both |
% |
% |
% |
10. Other explanatory remarks:
On 20 March 2020, Schneider Electric Investment AG (the ‘Bidder’) published its voluntary public takeover offer to the shareholders of RIB Software SE for the acquisition of all registered shares in RIB Software SE (the ‘Takeover Offer’). As per 27 March 2020, 14:00 hours CET, the Takeover Offer (acceptance period expires on 22 April 2020) has been accepted for 8,639,544 shares of RIB Software SE, equaling approx. 16.65% the share capital and voting rights of RIB Software SE.
Prior to the publication of the Takeover Offer, five shareholders of RIB Software SE have irrevocably undertaken to tender a total of 4,740,530 RIB Shares into the Takeover Offer; this corresponds to approx. 9.13% of the share capital of RIB Software SE. Furthermore, RIB Software SE has irrevocably undertaken to tender 3,453,385 RIB Shares held by it as treasury shares into the Takeover Offer; this corresponds to approx. 6.65% of the share capital of the Company. On 27 March 2020, these undertakings were fulfilled and the shares were tendered into the Takeover Offer.
The Bidder and five shareholders of RIB Software have also entered into put option agreements with respect to 4,740,529 shares of RIB Software SE; this corresponds to approx. 9.13% of the share capital of RIB Software SE. |
Date
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