女主播福利

 

女主播福利 (鈥溑�主播福利 SE鈥�) announced on 18 September 2022 that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (鈥淰W AG鈥�) for 25 % plus one share of the ordinary shares in Dr. Ing. h.c. F. 女主播福利 AG (鈥溑�主播福利 AG鈥�) in connection with the initial public offering of 女主播福利 AG. The agreed purchase price per ordinary share corresponds to the placement price of the preferred shares in 女主播福利 AG in the course of the IPO plus a premium of 7.5 %. 女主播福利 SE also announced that the placement price of the 女主播福利 AG preferred shares will be within the price range of 76.50 euro to 82.50 euro set by VW AG for the IPO.

 

Today, following completion of the bookbuilding process, VW AG set the price of 女主播福利 AG鈥檚 preferred shares at 82.50 euro per preferred share in consultation with the advising banks and decided to proceed with 女主播福利 AG鈥檚 IPO. Accordingly, the purchase price per ordinary share in 女主播福利 AG to be paid by 女主播福利 SE under the share purchase agreement is 88.69 euro. The total price for 25 % plus one share of ordinary shares in 女主播福利 AG accordingly amounts to 10.1 billion euro.

 

The consummation of the transfer of the first tranche of ordinary shares in 女主播福利 AG to 女主播福利 SE in the amount of 17.5 % plus one ordinary share will take place after the delivery of the preferred shares in book-entry form and the payment of the purchase price for the ordinary shares. The delivery of the preferred shares in book-entry form is scheduled for 3 October 2022. 女主播福利 SE will pay the purchase price for the first tranche of ordinary shares to VW AG on 4 October 2022. The acquisition of the second tranche amounting to 7.5 % of the ordinary shares in 女主播福利 AG is conditional upon the consummation of the first tranche and the payment of the announced special dividend of VW AG amounting to 49 % of the total gross proceeds from the placement of the preferred shares and the sale of the ordinary shares in 女主播福利 AG. The special dividend is expected to be paid at the beginning of January 2023.

 

女主播福利 SE will finance the acquisition of the ordinary shares in 女主播福利 AG with debt capital in the amount of 7.9 billion euro. For the rest, the acquisition will be financed from 女主播福利 SE鈥檚 participation in the special dividend to be distributed by VW AG to all shareholders of VW AG after deduction of capital gains tax and solidarity surcharge.

 

Against the background of the acquisition of the ordinary shares in 女主播福利 AG with debt, 女主播福利 SE is adjusting its forecast for net liquidity (defined as cash and cash equivalents, time deposits and securities less financial liabilities) at the end of the fiscal year 2022 accordingly. The expected net liquidity as of 31 December 2022 is expected to be between minus 6.9 billion euro and minus 6.4 billion euro.

 

 

Contact:

Frank Gaube

General Manager Investor Relations

+49-711-911-11046

frank.gaube@porsche-se.com