TomTom holds 99.29% of Tele Atlas - Listing of Tele Atlas will terminate 30 July 2008
Following the post-acceptance period TomTom holds 99.29% of the ordinary shares in Tele Atlas
Listing of Tele Atlas on Euronext Amsterdam and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange will terminate on 30 July 2008
Amsterdam, 27 June 2008
With reference to the joint press release dated 5 June 2008 in which TomTom and Tele Atlas have jointly announced that TomTom declared its recommended public cash offer of EUR 30 cash per share for all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares with a nominal value of EUR 0.10 each (the "Shares"; holders of such Shares being referred to as “Shareholders”) in the capital of Tele Atlas (the "Offer") unconditional (gestand gedaan) and in which TomTom announced a post-acceptance period (na-aanmeldingstermijn), TomTom and Tele Atlas hereby jointly announce the results of the post-acceptance period, which ended at 26 June 2008 at 15:00 hours Amsterdam time.
During the post-acceptance period 1,722,343 Shares representing approximately 1.85% of the total number of Shares have been tendered. Together with the Shares acquired by TomTom on or prior to the settlement of the Offer on 10 June 2008, TomTom currently holds 94,268,226 Shares representing approximately 99.29% of the Shares in the capital of Tele Atlas. The public offer process has now been completed.
With reference to the Offer Memorandum dated 18 November 2007 (the "Offer Memorandum"), payment of the offer price of EUR 30,- for each Share validly tendered (or defectively tendered provided that such defect has been waived by the TomTom) during the post acceptance period and delivered (geleverd) on the terms and subject to the conditions and restrictions of the Offer as described in the Offer Memorandum is expected to take place on 1 July 2008.
Termination of listing
In consultation with Euronext Amsterdam N.V., the listing on
Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext of the Shares will be
terminated on 30 July 2008. Trading will be suspended on 28 and 29
July 2008. Therefore the last day of trading in the Shares on
Euronext Amsterdam will be 25 July 2008.
The listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange will be terminated as soon as the conversion of Tele Atlas in a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) is effectuated. It is currently envisaged, that such conversion will coincide with the de-listing on Euronext Amsterdam on 30 July 2008. Therefore the last day of trading in the Shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is envisaged to be 25 July 2008.
As of 30 July 2008, it will no longer be possible to deliver (leveren) the Shares via the systems of Euroclear Nederland. Shareholders will need a notarial deed to deliver (leveren) the Shares.
Buy-out procedure
The Offeror intends to initiate a buy-out procedure – as
described in section 6.7.2 of the Offer Memorandum - in order to
acquire all remaining Shares that have not been tendered.
Addresses
TomTom N.V.
Oosterdoksstraat 114
1011 DK Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tele Atlas N.V.
Reitscheweg 7F
5232 BX 's-Hertogenbosch
The Netherlands
The Exchange Agent
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
AS Exchange Agency MF 2020
Kemelstede 2
4817 ST Breda
The Netherlands
P.O. Box 3200
4800 DE Breda
The Netherlands
Tel: +3176579 9455
Fax: +3176579 9643
Email:
Servicedesk.beleggen@nl.abnamro.com
The information agent
D.F. King & Co., Inc.
2 London Wall Buildings, 2nd Floor
London Wall, London EC2M 5PP
European Toll Free Help Line: 00 800 5464 5464
48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
North America Toll Free Help Line:
1 (800) 431 9642
Restrictions
The Offer is not being made, and
the Shares will not be accepted for purchase from or on behalf of
any Shareholder, in any jurisdiction in which the making or
acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities
or other laws or regulations of such jurisdiction or would require
any registration, approval or filing with any regulatory authority
not expressly contemplated by the terms of the Offer Memorandum.
Persons obtaining the Offer Memorandum are required to take due
note and observe all such restrictions and obtain any necessary
authorisations, approvals or consents. Neither the Offeror, nor
Tele Atlas, nor any of their advisers accepts any liability for any
violation by any person of any such restriction. Any person
(including, without limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees)
who would or otherwise intend to forward the Offer Memorandum or
any related document to any jurisdiction outside The Netherlands
should carefully read Section 1 (Restrictions and Important
Information) of the Offer Memorandum before taking any action. The
distribution of the Offer Memorandum in jurisdictions other than
The Netherlands may be restricted by law and therefore persons into
whose possession the Offer Memorandum comes should inform
themselves about and observe such restrictions. Any failure to
comply with any such restrictions may constitute a violation of the
law of any such jurisdiction.
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For more information
Taco Titulaer
+31 20 757 5194
ir@tomtom.com
Margot Carlson Delogne
+1 781 4921 039
margot.delogne@teleatlas.com
About TomTom
TomTom NV is the world’s leading navigation solutions
provider. TomTom's products are developed with an emphasis on
innovation, quality, ease of use, safety and value. TomTom's
products include all-in-one navigation devices which enable
customers to navigate right out of the box; these are the
award-winning TomTom GO family, the TomTom XL and TomTom ONE ranges
and the TomTom RIDER. Additionally, independent research
proves that TomTom products have a significant positive effect on
driving and road safety. TomTom offers a portfolio of content
and services for TomTom’s navigation products, which are
easily available through TomTom HOME. TomTom also provides
navigation software products that integrate with third party
devices; the TomTom NAVIGATOR software for PDAs and
smartphones. TomTom WORK combines industry leading
communication and smart navigation technology with leading edge
tracking and tracing expertise. TomTom’s products are
sold through a network of leading retailers in 30 countries and
online. TomTom was founded in 1991 in Amsterdam and has
offices in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. TomTom is
listed at Euronext Amsterdam in The Netherlands. For more
information, go to
http://www.tomtom.com.
About Tele Atlas
Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic content that power
many of the world’s most essential navigation and
location-based services (LBS). Through a combination of its own
products and partnerships, Tele Atlas offers map coverage of more
than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The company was
founded in 1984 and has approximately 2,500 full-time staff and
contract cartographers at offices in 24 countries. Today, Tele
Atlas maps are developed with the insight of a community of
millions of GPS system users worldwide, who are adding to the
company’s unmatched network of sources to track and validate
changes in real time, and deliver the best digital maps and dynamic
content. For more information, visit
www.teleatlas.com.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to purchase any securities, nor a solicitation of any offer, proxy, consent or authorization to buy or subscribe for any securities of Tele Atlas or any other securities, nor shall it (or any part of it) form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract therefore. Full details of the Offer have been set out in the Offer memorandum, which is available on the websites of TomTom (www.tomtom.com ) or Tele Atlas (www.teleatlas.com ).
This announcement is a press release and not a prospectus
and holders of ordinary shares in Tele Atlas should not make any
decisions except on the basis of the information contained in the
Offer Memorandum to be published in due course.
Statements in this document regarding the proposed transaction
between Tele Atlas and TomTom, the expected timing for completing
the transaction, future financial and operating results, benefits
and synergies of the transaction, future opportunities for the
combined company and any other statements about Tele Atlas or
TomTom managements' future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans, or
prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any
statements that are not statements of historical fact (including
statements containing the words "believes," "will," "plans,"
"anticipates," "expects" and similar expressions) should also be
considered to be forward-looking statements. There are a
number of important factors that could cause actual results or
events to differ materially from those indicated by such
forward-looking statements, including: the ability to consummate
the transaction, the ability of TomTom to successfully integrate
Tele Atlas' operations and employees; the ability to realize
anticipated synergies and cost-savings; the receipt of regulatory
clearances; and other factors described in TomTom's and Tele Atlas'
most recent respective annual reports for the year ended
2007. TomTom and Tele Atlas each disclaim any intention or
obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of
developments after the date of this announcement.