DGAP-Adhoc: AEVIS Holding SA intends to raise CHF 47.8 million in an authorized capital increase in which subscription rights will be granted to existing shareholders
09.12.2013 – 07:05
AEVIS Holding SA / Key word(s): Capital Increase 09.12.2013 07:00 Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The offer price is fixed at CHF 30.00 for each new share AEVIS Holding SA will launch an authorized capital increase this week by offering 1,593,316 new registered shares at an offer price of CHF 30.00 per share. This authorized capital increase replaces the ordinary capital increase decided at the Annual General Meeting of 6 June 2013, which was postponed due to on-going acquisitions. Each shareholder will be entitled to subscribe to one new share for eight existing shares. The gross proceeds of some CHF 47.8 million will be used for general corporate purposes of the fast growing company. The key shareholders of AEVIS support the transaction and will exercise their subscription rights. Bank Vontobel has been assigned to conduct this capital increase. The Board of Directors of AEVIS Holding SA (AEVIS) decided on 6 December 2013 to conduct an authorized capital increase by offering subscription rights to the existing shareholders. The share capital of currently CHF 63,732,645 is to be increased to CHF 71,699,225 by issuing 1,593,316 new registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 5.00 per share. Shareholders will be offered the right to subscribe new registered shares at an offer price of CHF 30.00 per share. Each holder of one existing share of AEVIS on 9 December 2013 (after the close of trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange) will be allotted one subscription right. Eight subscription rights will entitle to subscribe to one new registered share. The subscription rights will not be tradable on the stock exchange, but are transferable. The subscription period runs from 10 December 2013 to 17 December 2013 until 12.00 (Swiss time). The first trading day of the new shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange is foreseen on 18 December 2013. Delivery of the new registered shares against payment of the subscription price is planned for 20 December 2013. The key shareholders of AEVIS, the M.R.S.I. group (Antoine Hubert and Michel Reybier), support the transaction and will exercise their subscription rights. The proceeds from the transaction after transaction costs will be used for general corporate purposes and will further strengthen the Group's equity base and thus increase its financial flexibility. The share issuing is fully independent of the public tender of AEVIS for Victoria-Jungfrau Collection and the capital increase will be conducted irrespective of the outcome of the tender offer for Victoria-Jungfrau Collection. This capital increase replaces the ordinary capital increase decided at the Annual General Meeting held on 6 June 2013 which was postponed due on-going acquisitions. Bank Vontobel has been assigned by AEVIS to conduct this capital increase. AEVIS has also successfully requested the formal listing of its entire conditional capital on the SIX Swiss Exchange as of 18 December 2013. For further information: AEVIS Holding AG Media and Investor Relations: c/o Dynamics Group, Zurich Edwin van der Geest, vdg@dynamicsgroup.ch, +41 (0) 43 268 32 35 or +41 (0) 79 330 55 22 Philippe R. Blangey, prb@dynamicsgroup.ch, +41 (0) 43 268 32 35 or +41 (0) 79 785 46 32 About AEVIS Holding AEVIS Holding SA invests in the healthcare sector, life sciences, services to people and lifestyle. AEVIS's main shareholdings are Genolier Swiss Medical Network, the second largest group of private clinics in Switzerland, Swiss Healthcare Properties AG, a company specialised in medical real estate, Nescens SA, a brand dedicated to better aging, and AS Ambulances Services SA. AEVIS wishes to progressively develop new sectors of activity, amongst others in the sector of outpatient surgical centres, radiology and dental medicine and hotel or hotel-related activities. AEVIS is listed on the Domestic Standard segment of the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker AEVS.SW. 09.12.2013 News transmitted by EQS Schweiz AG. The issuer is responsible for the contents of the release. EquityStory publishes regulatory releases, media releases on the capital market and press releases. The EquityStory Group distributes authentic and real-time financial news for over 1'300 listed companies. The Swiss news archive can be found at www.equitystory.ch/news ---------------------------------------------------------------------------