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Jan 18 (Reuters) - Efecte Oyj EFECTE.HE :
* MATRIX42 ANNOUNCES A VOLUNTARY RECOMMENDED PUBLIC CASH
TENDER
OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING SHARES AND STOCK OPTIONS IN EFECTE
* MATRIX42 IS PORTFOLIO COMPANY OF CORTEN CAPITAL, ACTING
THROUGH
EUROPEAN 24 BIDCO OY
* OFFER PRICE REPRESENTS PREMIUM OF ABOUT 90.8% VERSUS
CLOSING
PRICE (EUR 7.86) OF SHARE ON NASDAQ FIRST NORTH ON JAN 17
* SHARE OFFER PRICE UNDER TENDER OFFER IS EUR 15.00 IN CASH
FOR
EACH SHARE VALIDLY TENDERED IN TENDER OFFER
* TENDER OFFER VALUES EFECTE'S TOTAL EQUITY AT APPROXIMATELY
EUR
100 MILLION (DISREGARDING 5,882 SHARES HELD IN TREASURY BY
EFECTE)
* BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EFECTE UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED TO
RECOMMEND
THAT SHAREHOLDERS OF EFECTE AND HOLDERS OF STOCK OPTIONS ACCEPT
OFFER
* OFFER PERIOD UNDER TENDER OFFER IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE ON
OR
ABOUT JAN 30, 2024, AND TO EXPIRE ON OR ABOUT MARCH 5, 2024
* SHAREHOLDERS OF EFECTE WILL BE OFFERED A CASH
CONSIDERATION OF
EUR 15.00 FOR EACH SHARE VALIDLY TENDERED IN TENDER OFFER
* BOD OF EFECTE HAS UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED TO RECOMMEND THAT
SHAREHOLDERS OF EFECTE AND HOLDERS OF STOCK OPTIONS ACCEPT
TENDER OFFER
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