SENSIRION HOLDING AG
EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Sensirion AG / Key word(s): IPO/IPO
On 22 March 2018, the shares of Sensirion (ticker symbol: SENS) were listed and admitted to trading on SIX Swiss Exchange. The Joint Global Coordinators, acting on behalf of the syndicate banks, have today exercised the full over-allotment option of 1,152,000 new shares at CHF 36 per share, representing 15% of the 7,680,000 shares offered in the base offering. Including the shares placed in connection with the over-allotment option, a total of 8,832,000 shares have been sold in the IPO of Sensirion, whereof 2,682,000 shares are new shares, resulting in gross proceeds for Sensirion of CHF 96.6 million. The total placement volume amounts to CHF 318 million.
In conjunction with the IPO Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan are acting as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners, along with Vontobel as Co-Bookrunner. Lazard is acting as financial adviser and Homburger AG as legal adviser to Sensirion. Investor Relations
About Sensirion Holding AG Sensirion Holding AG, headquartered in Staefa, Switzerland, is a leading manufacturer of digital microsensors and systems. The product range includes gas and liquid flow sensors, differential pressure sensors and environmental sensors for the measurement of humidity and temperature, volatile organic compounds (VOC), carbon dioxide (CO2) and particulate matter (PM2.5). An international network with sales offices in the US, Europe, China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea supplies international customers with standard and custom sensor system solutions for a vast range of applications. Sensirion sensors can commonly be found in the medical, industrial, automotive and consumer end markets. Sensirion is a global player with approximately 735 employees. Revenues in the financial year 2017 amounted to CHF 148 million. For further information visit: www.sensirion.com. Disclaimer This document does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities in the United States. The securities of Sensirion Holding AG to which these materials relate have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will not be a public offering of securities in the United States. Any sale in the United States of the securities mentioned in this communication will be made solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in, and in reliance on, Rule 144A under the Securities Act. This document is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to purchase or subscribe for securities. This document is not a prospectus within the meaning of Article 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus as defined in the listing rules of SIX Swiss Exchange AG. Copies of this document may not be sent to jurisdictions, or distributed in or sent from jurisdictions, in which this is barred or prohibited by law. The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. A decision to invest in securities of Sensirion Holding AG should be based exclusively on the issue and listing prospectus published by Sensirion Holding AG for such purpose. Copies of such issue and listing prospectus (and any supplements thereto) can be obtained free of charge from Sensirion Holding AG, Investor Relations, Laubisruetistrasse 50, 8712 Staefa, Switzerland (email: andrea.wueest@sensirion.com), and at Credit Suisse AG, Zurich, Switzerland (email: equity.prospectus@credit-suisse.com). This document does not constitute an "offer of securities to the public" within the meaning of Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Union, as amended (the "Prospectus Directive") of the securities referred to herein in any member state of the European Economic Area (the "EEA"). Any offers of the securities referred to in this document to persons in the EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive, as implemented in member states of the EEA, from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of the Securities. In any EEA Member State that has implemented the Prospectus Directive, this document is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State. In the United Kingdom, this document is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons who (i) are 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) are persons falling within Article 49(2) (a) to (d) of the Order (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) (all such persons together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). This document is directed only at Relevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. The Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners as well as the Co-Bookrunner and their affiliates are acting exclusively for Sensirion Holding AG and the selling shareholder and no one else in connection with the contemplated IPO. They will not regard any other person as their respective client in relation to the contemplated IPO and will not be responsible to anyone other than Sensirion Holding AG and the selling shareholder for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the contemplated IPO, the contents of this communication or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein. Lazard GmbH is acting exclusively as financial adviser to the Sensirion Holding AG and no one else in connection with the IPO and will not be responsible to anyone other than Sensirion Holding AG for providing the protections afforded to clients of Lazard GmbH or for providing advice in relation to the IPO or any other matters referred to in this announcement. Neither Lazard GmbH nor any of its affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Lazard GmbH in connection with this announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise. This communication may contain statements about the future that use words such as, for example, "believe", "assume", "expect" and other similar expressions. Such statements about the future are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which can cause the true results of the company to differ significantly from that which is expressly or implicitly assumed in these statements. In view of these uncertainties, the reader should not depend on this type of statement about the future. The company gives no undertaking whatever to update such statements regarding the future, or to adapt them to future events or developments. Additional features: Document: http://n.eqs.com/c/fncls.ssp?u=VJHJLXILJF Document title: Sensirion Holding AG IPO: Full exercise of over-allotment option End of ad hoc announcement |
| Language: | English |
| Company: | Sensirion AG |
| Laubisrütistrasse 50 | |
| 8712 Stäfa | |
| Switzerland | |
| Phone: | +41 44 306 40 00 |
| Fax: | +41 44 306 49 06 |
| Internet: | www.sensirion.com |
| ISIN: | CH0406705126 |
| Valor: | A2JGBW |
| Listed: | Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart; SIX Swiss Exchange |
| End of Announcement | EQS Group News Service |
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