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Dortmund, August 09, 2021: The Management Board of Elmos Semiconductor SE (FSE: ELG) has today resolved and announced with the approval of the Supervisory Board that, based on the authorization given by the Annual General Meeting of May 22, 2020, the Company’s share capital of 20,103,513.00 Euro will be reduced by 1,940,000.00 Euro to 18,163,513.00 Euro by way of cancellation of 1,940,000 shares. At the same time, a public buyback offer for up to 1,780,000 no-par value shares of the Company is made to the Elmos shareholders. The buyback offer corresponds to a proportion of up to 9.8% of the reduced share capital of the Company. The offer price per Elmos share to be bought back is 36.00 Euro. This corresponds to an attractive premium of more than 8% compared to the reference price (unweighted average closing price of the last three trading days) The acceptance period starts on August 12, 2021 and ends at midnight (CEST) on August 25, 2021.
“Following the successful public buyback offer from last year, we want to further optimize our capital structure and return free liquidity to our shareholders. At the same time, we are making use of the low interest rate and securing favorable financing conditions for us in the long term,” says Dr. Arne Schneider, CEO of Elmos Semiconductor SE.
Further information about the public share buyback offer can be found on the Elmos website at www.elmos.com/english/about-elmos/investor/share.html under “Stock repurchase program” as of August 12, 2021.
Contact
Elmos Semiconductor SE
Ralf Hoppe, Head of Investor Relations & Public Relations
Phone: +49-231‐7549‐7000
Email: invest[at]elmos.com
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About Elmos
Elmos develops, produces and markets semiconductors, primarily for use in the automotive industry. Our components communicate, measure, regulate and control safety, comfort, powertrain and network functions. For over 30 years, Elmos innovations have been bringing new functions to life and making mobility worldwide safer, more comfortable and more energy efficient. With our solutions we are already the worldwide #1 in applications with great future potential, such as ultrasonic distance measurement, ambient light and intuitive HMI.