Kontron Acquisition GmbH announced the acquisition of control over KATEK SE on February 29, 2024 and was thus obliged to make a mandatory offer to the shareholders of KATEK SE in accordance with the provisions of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act. Kontron AG holds 100% of the shares in Kontron Beteiligungs GmbH, which in turn holds 100% of the shares in the Bidder.
On April 15, 2024, Kontron Acquisition AG published the offer document after approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (“BaFin”). The Acceptance Period commenced with the publication of the Offer Document on April 15, 2024 and is expected to end on May 13, 2024 at 24:00 CEST. The offer document of Kontron Acquisition GmbH is published at www.katek-angebot.de.
In their joint reasoned statement, the Executive Board and Supervisory Board of KATEK SE unanimously recommended that shareholders accept the offer.
The reasoned statement of KATEK SE can be found here:
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