DGAP-News: STEMMER IMAGING AG / Key word(s): IPO NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. OTHER RESTRICTIONS ARE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. STEMMER IMAGING AG plans Initial Public Offering Puchheim, Germany, January 22, 2018 - STEMMER IMAGING AG ('STEMMER IMAGING', 'the enterprise' or 'the company') is planning to float new and existing common shares ('the offer') in the Scale segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange ('Open Market') by way of an initial public offering. The company is expected to be listed in the first half of 2018. STEMMER IMAGING operates throughout Europe as a provider of machine vision technologies for industrial and scientific use. The company, headquartered in Puchheim near Munich in Germany, has more than 30 years of experience in the machine vision business. With more than 260 employees in 19 countries in Europe, STEMMER IMAGING generated sales revenues of EUR 88.3 million in the fiscal year 2017[1]. Its extensive portfolio of services includes development, configuration and distribution of customized machine vision systems and solutions, distribution of components and systems from international manufacturers in the area of industrial machine vision, development and distribution of its own software for industrial machine vision, and comprehensive product and advisory services.
Machine vision is a key technology in connection with the automation of manufacturing processes. STEMMER IMAGING: Business model and growth potential Business model and competitive advantage The strong market position of STEMMER IMAGING is based on a combination of in-depth technological expertise and many years of project experience, combined with its thorough understanding of the needs of its clients. The core competency of the enterprise is the development and configuration of client-specific systems to solve complex challenges in the area of machine vision. The machine vision software developed by the company, Common Vision Blox ('CVB') plays a major role in this respect, in addition to the use of components from leading manufacturers. CVB is a high-performance programming library, which enables fast and reliable development and implementation of machine vision solutions and is therefore very important for the functionality of the system as a whole. Potential in growth markets STEMMER IMAGING was established in Germany in 1987 and has since then developed into one of the largest independent solution providers in the area of machine vision components and systems in Europe by means of, inter alia, product innovations and targeted acquisitions. The company wishes to strengthen its position and expand further. Against this background, the service portfolio is continuously being developed so that the company can continue to provide optimal solutions to its clients' requirements, particularly in view of the growing challenges of the digital world (e.g. embedded vision and hyperspectral imaging). Additionally, STEMMER IMAGING plans to continue making further company acquisitions in the future, in the area of both machine vision and non-industrial applications that use technologies complementary to machine vision - such as the entertainment, transport and food industries. Consistently strong business performance Over the past few years, STEMMER IMAGING's sales revenues have grown faster than the market average growth rate. Its sales revenues rose from EUR 57 million in 2013[1] to EUR 88.3 million in 2017. This represents an average annual growth rate of 12 percent (CAGR), which is above the market average both in Germany and worldwide. Over the same period, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) (adjusted to reflect non-recurring items)[2] increased from EUR 4.4 million to EUR 7.6 million, an average of 15 percent per annum (CAGR). Experienced management team and active supervisory board The STEMMER IMAGING management team has substantial knowledge of the industry, many years of management experience and extensive technical expertise. This is reflected by their wide-ranging involvement in committees and associations (including VDMA, EMVA, AIA, GigE and USB3 Vision, OPC UA, 1288), through which STEMMER IMAGING takes an active role in defining industry standards. Christof Zollitsch, CEO of STEMMER IMAGING AG: 'STEMMER IMAGING has grown very successfully over the past few years. We are now in a very good position to profit from the continued growth of the market for digital machine vision. In the coming years, we plan to boost our growth through focused international expansion, and improve our profitability in a targeted way by means of concept and product innovations. We are convinced that an initial public offering is the next step for us to take in order to drive our growth strategy.' STEMMER IMAGING is supported by an experienced supervisory board chaired by Klaus Weinmann, with Stefan Kober as deputy chairperson, both of whom are co-founders of PRIMEPULSE SE, a holding company in which Klaus Weinmann (founder and CEO of TecDAX-listed company CANCOM SE) and Stefan Kober (founder of CANCOM SE and CEO of AL-KO Kober SE) pool their entrepreneurial activities. Klaus Weinmann, Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of STEMMER IMAGING AG and CEO of CANCOM SE: 'With its unique service commitment and business model, its impressive track record, and its highly motivated team of managers and employees, STEMMER IMAGING is ideally positioned for accelerated growth. Access to the capital market will create an important foundation for this.' Key points of the IPO At the time of publication of this announcement, SI Holding GmbH (Munich, Germany), a PRIMEPULSE Group company, holds all the shares in STEMMER IMAGING AG. It will continue to hold at least 51 percent of the shares in the company after the IPO capital increase is carried out and the existing shares are sold in a secondary offering, and in the event that the greenshoe option is exercised. The principal stockholder will undertake not to sell any shares for a period of six months after the start of quotation, and only to sell shares with the consent of the issuing bank for a further six months. The company expects issue proceeds of around EUR 50 million from the placement of new shares in connection with the IPO. In addition, shares held by the existing stockholder will be sold in a secondary offering. The stockholder will make further shares available in a greenshoe option. Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers Aktiengesellschaft will act as the sole global coordinator and sole bookrunner. The public offer will only be made in Germany.
About STEMMER IMAGING The STEMMER IMAGING Group is one of Europe's leading providers of machine vision technology for industrial and scientific use. With a customized combination of innovative products, expert advice and comprehensive service, STEMMER IMAGING supports its clients in handling machine vision tasks simply, securely and quickly. Experienced specialists can be contacted easily and are available to provide advice locally in 19 European countries. Clients of STEMMER IMAGING benefit from the combination of an exceptionally wide variety of products from the world's leading manufacturers (e.g. cameras, lenses, illumination products, machine vision systems, software) with solutions know-how gathered over many years. Besides offering the optimal, most cost-effective combination of components for specific tasks, the company attaches particular importance to the provision of solution-oriented client service, including feasibility studies, training and customer-focused support. Further information at www.stemmer-imaging.de.
Contact --- [1] Fiscal year of STEMMER IMAGING AG: July 1 - June 30 [2] EBITDA means earnings before interest expenses and income, tax expenses, depreciation and amortization. The company sees EBITDA as a more representative figure for the earnings position, as it eliminates certain non-cash expenditure that does not correctly reflect the company's business performance. The adjusted EBITDA figure is not defined under national and international accounting standards. STEMMER IMAGING's use of the adjusted EBITDA is based on the assumption that it is more appropriate as a key figure for assessing the operating business. The intention is to give the reader a more accurate picture of the earnings position and a better comparison of the earnings over time. --- Important Notice This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy or subscribe for securities. This announcement is not a prospectus. Potential investors should not purchase or subscribe for any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of the information contained in the prospectus to be issued by the Company in connection with the public offering of such securities (including any supplements thereto). Copies of such prospectus will, following approval by the German federal financial supervisory agency (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht - BaFin) and publication, be available free of charge at the offices of STEMMER IMAGING AG, Puchheim, Landkreis Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany, as well as, for viewing in electronic form, on the websites of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (http://www.boerse-frankfurt.de) and the Company. This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States of America (the "United States"). Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States would be made by means of a prospectus that could be obtained from the Company and that would contain detailed information about the Company and its management, as well as the financial statements of the Company. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States. In the United Kingdom, this information is directed at and/or for distribution only to (i) investment professionals falling within article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"), or (ii) high net worth companies falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons are collectively referred to herein as "relevant persons"). The securities are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this information or any of its contents. Subject to certain exceptions under the Securities Act, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan. Some of the information in this announcement may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of the Company. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "will," "could," "may" or "might," or, in each case, the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. We do not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, general economic conditions, our competitive environment, risks associated with our industry, as well as many other risks specifically related to the Company and its operations.
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