09.05.2018 – 07:25

Goldbach Group AG

EQS-Adhoc: Goldbach Group AG: Goldbach takeover: COMCO to carry out in-depth review

EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Goldbach Group AG / Key word(s): Takeover/Takeover
Goldbach Group AG: Goldbach takeover: COMCO to carry out in-depth review

09-May-2018 / 07:22 CET/CEST
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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AD HOC PRESS RELEASE  
 
Goldbach takeover: COMCO to carry out in-depth review

Küsnacht, 09.05.2018.The Swiss Federal Competition Commission COMCO has
announced an in-depth review of the Goldbach Group takeover by Tamedia. The
completion of the acquisition has therefore been postponed to September or
October 2018. In the meantime, a second trading line will be opened for the
Goldbach shares that have already been tendered.

The Swiss Federal Competition Commission COMCO has decided to carry out an
in-depth review of the planned acquisition of the Goldbach Group by Tamedia. The
completion of the takeover will therefore be postponed until September or
October 2018.

Another condition for Tamedia's acquisition of the Goldbach Group has already
been met. By the end of the offer period on 11 April 2018, 96.90 percent of the
maximum number of Goldbach Group's shares that are subject to the offer were
tendered to Tamedia. Once the takeover has been completed, Tamedia plans to
delist the Goldbach Group.

In view of the deferred completion of the takover, a second trading line will be
opened in the coming days for the Goldbach shares that have been tendered as
part of the public tender offer. On this second trading line, Goldbach shares
(tendered Goldbach registered shares, security number 40350274, ISIN
CH0403502740) tendered in the public purchase offer can be traded until a few
days before the completion of the takeover.

Further information:
Investor Relations
Goldbach Group AG
Lukas Leuenberger
CFO
T +41 44 914 91 00 
lukas.leuenberger@goldbachgroup.com
www.goldbachgroup.com

Corporate Communication
Goldbach Group AG
Jürg Bachmann
Leitung Kommunikation & Marketing / Public Affairs
M +41 79 600 32 62 
juerg.bachmann@goldbachgroup.com
www.goldbachgroup.com

The corporate profile of the Goldbach Group
The Goldbach Group companies market and represent advertising in private
electronic media in the areas of television, radio, digital-out-of-home, online,
search engine and mobile marketing. As an independent aggregator, Goldbach
offers its clients advertising windows where selected target groups receive
commercial information at the right time irrespective of their location. The
Group's core business comprises planning, consulting, creation, concept
development, purchasing and implementation through to assessment of the
deployment of electronic offline and online media and cross-media campaigns
based on data-driven technologies.

The Goldbach Group is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (Swiss Reporting
Standard, security number 487094, ISIN CH0004870942, ticker symbol: GBMN), is
based in Switzerland (Küsnacht ZH) and is active in German-speaking countries.

Further information:
http://www.goldbachgroup.com/en-us/investor-relations/ad-hoc-press-releases


 
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Language: English

Company:  Goldbach Group AG

          Seestrasse 39

          8700 Küsnacht-Zürich

          Switzerland

Phone:    +41 44 914 91 00

Fax:      +41 44 914 93 60

E-mail:    info@goldbachgroup.com

Internet: www.goldbachgroup.com

ISIN:     CH0004870942

Valor:    487094

Listed:   SIX Swiss Exchange



 

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