euro adhoc: Fujitsu Limited
Notice Regarding the Total Value of the
Sale of Shares of FANUC
(Including the Greenshoe Option) (E)
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Fujitsu Limited
Notice Regarding the Total Value of the Sale of Shares of FANUC
(Including the Greenshoe Option)Tokyo, December 17, 2003 Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu") today announced
the total value of the sale of the portion of its shareholdings in
FANUC LTD. FANUC) that it has announced to sell, on October 28 and
November 12, 2003, through a secondary offering (the "Offering"), as
Nikko Citigroup, the holder of the option to purchase up to 3,600,000
additional shares (the "Greenshoe Option"), has decided to exercise
this option for 2,207,700 shares. Details areas below.Total number of shares sold
26,207,700 shares (including 2,207,700 shares as per today's exercise of the Greenshoe Option)
Total value of sale
162,142,846,668 yen (including 13,658,686,668 yen as per today's exercise of the Greenshoe Option)
Remaining shares of FANUC held by Fujitsu after the Offering
33,473,963 shares
The percentage of total voting rights to be held by Fujitsu in FANUC, including the 8,000,000 shares held by the employee pension trust over which Fujitsu retains voting rights, will be 18.64%.
The above-mentioned sale of shares is expected to result in an extraordinary profit for the current fiscal year of approximately 90.7 billion yen (including approximately 7.6 billion yen as per today's transaction) on a consolidated basis . The impact on consolidated net income for the current fiscal year is projected to be an increase of about 25.0 billion yen (including approximately 2.1 billion yen as per today's transaction).
On an unconsolidated basis, the transaction is expected to result in an extraordinary profit of approximately 161.8 billion yen (including approximately 13.6 billion yen as per today's transaction) and an increase in net income of about 96.1 billion yen (including approximately 8.0 billion yen as per today's transaction) for the current fiscal year.
Fujitsu's FY2003 earnings projections, issued November 12, 2003, will remain unchanged as a result of this transaction.
(About Fujitsu) Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and telecommunications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$38 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com
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Further inquiry note:
(Press Contacts)
Fujitsu Limited, Public & Investor Relations
TEL:+81 (0) 3-6252-2176
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Branche: Hardware
ISIN: JP3818000006
WKN: 0354912
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