June 26 (Reuters) - COLTENE HOLDING AG CLTN.S :
* TO ACQUIRE DENTAL COMPANIES SCICAN AND MICROMEGA,
SIGNIFICANTLY
BOOSTING SALES IN THE CORE AREAS OF INFECTION CONTROL AND
ENDODONTICS
* TO FINANCE TRANSACTION WITH AROUND THREE QUARTERS OF THIS
SUM
WITH EQUITY AND ONE QUARTER WITH BORROWED CAPITAL
* SELLERS WILL HOLD 18.1% OF TOTAL CAPITAL AND VOTING RIGHTS
OF
COLTENE HOLDING AG FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF TRANSACTION
* TRANSACTION IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN Q4 OF 2018
* IS POSTPONING PUBLICATION DATE OF HALF-YEAR FIGURES FROM
AUGUST
3 TO AUGUST 24
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