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SOITEC: Successful completion of the rights issue of approximately EUR75.4 million
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- Soitec (Euronext Paris), world leader in the manufacturing of revolutionary semiconductor materials, today announces the success of the rights issue , announced on May 13 , 2016, and of which the subscription period took place between May 16 , 2016 and May 30 , 2016, for a total gross amount of EUR75,418,403.20, including the issue premium (the " ").
Total subscription orders for this capital increase amounted to approximately EUR125.3 million, i.e., a subscription rate of 166.11%.
222,401,060 new shares were subscribed on a non-reducible basis ), representing 94.36% of the new shares to be issued. Subscriptions on a reducible basis ( amounted to 169,096,983 new shares, representing 71.75% of the shares to be issued, and will, as a result, be satisfied only in part, i.e. for 13,281,450 new shares.
This Rights Issue, combined with the reserved capital increases for an amount of approximately EUR76.5 million granted to Bpifrance Participations, CEA Investissement and NSIG Sunrise (the " "), completed on May 2 , 2016, allows Soitec to complete a global capital increase for a gross amount of approximately EUR151.9 million.
The funds raised as a result of the Rights Issue, combined with the funds raised as a result of the reserved capital increases performed on May 2 , 2016, as well as part of the available cash of the Company, are intended on the one hand to finance the industrial capacity investments for the production of FD-SOI (approximately EUR40 million), to reimburse the loans with a maturity date in May 2016 (approximately EUR50 million, which were partly repaid by offsetting them against part of the Rights Issue' subscription price to be paid by Bpifrance Participations and CEA Investissement, and the remainder in cash), and to strengthen the balance sheet structure of the Company by financing the repurchase of the 2018 OCEANEs provided as part of the reverse bookbuilding and the standing repurchase offer (approximately EUR61 million).
More specifically, as previously announced on May 13th, 2016, the Rights Issue is part of the agreement entered into between the Company and the Reference Shareholders, formalized through the signing of a subscription agreement and a shareholders' agreement, both dated March 7th, 2016, aiming at strengthening its balance sheet structure, financing its future growth through the capacity investments required for the production of 300 mm FD-SOI on the Bernin II (France) site and building a long term shareholder base intending in particular to support the mass adoption of FD-SOI technology and to support its industrial expansion. The Company's decision to strengthen its capacity investments for the production of FD-SOI falls within the framework of its strategy to refocus its activities in the Electronics sector and the promising prospects related to the potential large-scale adoption of FD-SOI by the semi-conductor industry.
Mr. Paul Boudre, Chairman and CEO of Soitec, commented: .
As they had undertaken, Bpifrance Participations, CEA Investissement and NSIG Sunrise subscribed to the Rights Issue on a non-reducible basis by exercising all of their preferential subscription rights, but excluding fractional rights (by offsetting its debt maturing on May 27 , 2016, for Bpifrance Participations, by offsetting its debt maturing on May 27 , 2016, and the remainder in cash for CEA Investissement, and in cash for NSIG Sunrise). Following the completion of the Rights Issue, they therefore each have a 14.5% stake in Soitec's capital.
The share capital of Soitec following the capital increase will amount to EUR 60,604,074.50, represented by 606,040,745 shares with a par value of EUR0.10 each.
Company's shareholding after the settlement and delivery of the Rights Issue:
The settlement and delivery as well as the admission to trading of the new shares on the Euronext regulated market are expected to take place on June 8 , 2016. The new shares will bear current dividend rights and will confer the right, from their issuance, to all dividends decided by the Company from this date. They will be immediately identical to the existing shares of the Company and will be traded on the same quotation line as these shares under ISIN code FR0004025062.
BNP Paribas and Natixis act as Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners for the Rights Issue. Lazard is acting as financial advisor to the Company. Bryan Garnier acts as Co-Lead Manager.
Soitec agreed to a lock-up period of 180 calendar days following the settlement and delivery of the Rights Issue, subject to certain standard exceptions.
Each of the Reference Shareholders agreed, subject to certain exceptions, to a lock-up period from May 12 , 2016, until the 90 calendar day following the settlement and delivery of the Rights Issue.
NSIG Sunrise committed not to increase, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert, its stake and voting rights in the Company beyond 14.5% through acquisitions of existing shares during a period of three years from the settlement-delivery of the Rights Issue, and as long as no other shareholder of the Company exceeds this threshold whether directly or indirectly, alone or in concert, (or, in the case of CEA Investissement, a threshold between 14.5% and 15%).
It is also specified that, pursuant to resolution no. 9 approved by the shareholders' combined general meeting dated April 11 , 2016 as well as the board of directors' decision dated May 12th, 2016, CEA Investissement may, until February 28 , 2017, subscribe, under the same terms and conditions than those of the reserved capital increases completed on May 2 , 2016, to new shares representing up to 0.5% of the Company's share capital between the date of completion of the Rights Issue and February 28 , 2017.
Following the reverse bookbuilding and the standing repurchase offer respectively implemented on May 3 and May 4 , 2016, and May 11 , 2016, Soitec repurchased (subject to completion of the Share capital Increase), through BNP Paribas and Natixis, 24,978,254 2018 OCEANEs, representing approximately 62.45% of the number of 2018 OCEANEs initially issued at the price of 2.45 euros each (including accrued interest), i.e. a total amount of 61,196,722.30 euros. Consequently, the number of OCEANEs outstanding as a result of the settlement and delivery of the 2018 OCEANEs repurchased in the reverse bookbuilding as well as in the standing repurchase offer will amount to 15,018,096 2018 OCEANEs, i.e. 37.55% of the 2018 OCEANEs initially issued.
The Prospectus filed with the (the " ") under visa number 16-168 dated May 12 , 2016, consists of Soitec's filed with the AMF on June 10 , 2015, under number D.15-0587, Soitec's first filed on March 7 , 2016, under number D.14-0587-A01, and Soitec's second filed on April 27 , 2016, under number D.15-0587-A02, as well as a securities note and a summary of the Prospectus (included in the securities note).
Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained free of charge at Soitec's registered office, Parc Technologique des Fontaines, Chemin des Franques - 38190 - BERNIN - France, on the Company's corporate website (www.soitec.com), on the AMF's website (www.amf-france.org).
The Company draws investors' attention to the risk factors described in pages 7 to 14 of the , in page 7 of the first and section 2 of the securities note. Indeed, the occurrence of these risks, a few of them, or other risks not yet identified or so far considered as non-significant by Soitec, could have a detrimental effect on the Company's activity, results, financial position or revenues.
Soitec (Euronext, Paris) is a world leader in designing and manufacturing innovative semiconductor materials. The company uses its unique technologies and semiconductor expertise to serve the electronics and energy markets. With 3,600 patents worldwide, Soitec's strategy is based on disruptive innovation to answer its customers' needs for high performance, energy efficiency and cost competitiveness. Soitec has manufacturing facilities, R&D centers and offices in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. For more information, please visit www.soitec.com .
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