NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS TO COMMENCE REDEMPTION PROCEEDINGS IN RESPECT OF THE REMAINING COMPTEL MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
Comptel Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
April 7, 2017 at 4 PM EET
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Nokia Corporation has on April 3, 2017 announced that its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy (the "Offeror") will complete the tender offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares and option rights of Comptel Corporation ("Comptel") that are not owned by Comptel or any of its subsidiaries.
According to Comptel's shareholder register dated 6 April 2017, Nokia holds 100,151,150 shares in Comptel corresponding to approximately 91.60 percent of all the shares and votes in Comptel, excluding the treasury shares held by Comptel. Consequently, the Offeror has today informed Comptel that the Offeror has the redemption right and obligation under Chapter 18, Section 1 the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act to redeem the shares held by other Comptel shareholders at fair value.
The Offeror has decided to exercise its redemption right pursuant to the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act and to redeem all shares held by any other remaining shareholders in Comptel (the "Shares" and each of them separately, a "Share"). To effectuate the redemption of the Shares, the Offeror will initiate arbitration proceedings as provided in the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act. In such redemption proceeding, the redemption price for the shares is EUR 3.04 per Share, which is the same price as the consideration paid by the Offeror in the tender offer.
Further information:
Comptel
Tom Jansson
Chief Financial Officer
tel. +358 40 700 1849
tom.jansson@comptel.com
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