全球最大的导航服务商TomTom 25亿美元收购数据商TeleAtlas
全球最大的导航解决方案提供商TomTom和全球最大的导航数据提供商TeleAtlas宣布,TomTom将收购TeleAtlas。
TeleAtlas是全球最大的导航数据提供商,其客户包括Google, Yahoo!, AOL and Nokia.
收购价格约18亿欧元(25亿美元)。 This is a joint press
release of Tele Atlas N.V. and TomTom N.V. pursuant to the provisions
of Section 9b, subsection 2.a, of the Dutch Securities Trade
Supervision Decree 1995 (Besluit toezicht effectenverkeer 1995). This
is not a public announcement that a public offer is to be made; but
that the expectation is justified that agreement can be reached on the
terms and conditions of an offer. Not for release, distribution or
publication, in whole or in part to Japan or Canada. 23 July 2007 TomTom N.V. intends to make a cash offer of € 21.25 per ordinary share for Tele Atlas N.V. The Offer Price represents a 32% premium over Tele Atlas’ average closing share price for the three months prior to 20 July 2007 The Supervisory Board and Management Board
of Tele Atlas support the Offer and will, when the Offer is made by
TomTom, recommend the Offer to Tele Atlas’ shareholders Shareholders including board members representing in aggregate 17.4% of the ordinary shares outstanding have irrevocably committed to tender their shares into the Offer TomTom N.V. (“TomTom”) and Tele Atlas N.V.
(“Tele Atlas” or the “Company”), jointly announce that the expectation
is justified that an agreement can be reached in connection with a
public offer by TomTom for all outstanding shares of Tele Atlas at an
offer price of € 21.25 in cash, (the “Offer Price”) per ordinary share (the “Offer”). The Supervisory Board and the Management Board
of Tele Atlas (the “Boards”), after having duly considered the
strategic, financial and social aspects of the proposed transaction,
support the intended Offer and conclude that the Offer is in the best
interests of the shareholders and all other stakeholders of Tele Atlas.
The Boards of Tele Atlas will, when the Offer is made by TomTom,
recommend acceptance of the Offer by the shareholders of Tele Atlas. After the merger Tele Atlas will continue its
business as a separate unit in the combined group specialising in
developing and licensing digital map products for and to current and
future customers, both in and outside the group. Superior content,
created cost efficiently will enable Tele Atlas to expand its presence
in the rapidly growing worldwide market for digital maps and other geo
referenced content. The combination will significantly improve user
experience and create other benefits for the customers and partners of
both companies, including: - More
accurate navigation information - TomTom has developed technologies
that enable TomTom’s installed user base of over 10 million GPS devices
to effectively operate as map surveyors in an automatic and simple way.
The integration of this feedback into the map production process will
greatly improve the quality and timeliness of Tele Atlas map data; - Improved
coverage - The combination significantly improves all aspects of
digital map maintenance, enrichment and creation enabling the companies
to expand coverage faster; and - New and enhanced features – The companies will be able to offer new features such as daily map updates and intelligent routing. The Offer is not expected to have significant
negative consequences on the employment situation. If the Offer is
declared unconditional it is intended that Tele Atlas’ listing on the
Eurolist of Euronext Amsterdam N.V. and their listing on the Geregelter
Market in Frankfurt will be terminated as soon as possible.
Furthermore, TomTom expects to initiate the statutory squeeze-out
procedure contemplated by the Dutch Civil Code in order to acquire all
shares held by minority shareholders or take such other steps to
terminate the listing and/or acquire all shares that will not have been
tendered, including effecting a legal merger (juridische fusie) or a liquidation, all in accordance with applicable laws. Commenting on the proposed Offer, Harold
Goddijn, Chief Executive Officer of TomTom said: “We think that the
navigation industry is going to change dramatically in the next few
years as end customers will give ever increasing importance to
intelligent routing and continuously updated maps. By integrating
customer feedback into the Tele Atlas map manufacturing process, we
will be able to considerably enhance the user experience and further
increase all Tele Atlas and all TomTom’s customers’ satisfaction. We
will supply all companies wanting to rely on the improved maps for
their PNDs, wireless handsets, in-car systems, internet services and
in-house routing services.” Commenting on the proposed Offer, Wim Dik,
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Tele Atlas said: “The Supervisory
Board welcomes the proposed transaction as it reflects the strengths
and the potential of the Company and the result of the team effort at
Tele Atlas to create a strong position in the marketplace. We have
carefully reviewed the Offer and, after consultation with our financial
advisers, believe that the attractive Offer Price represents a fair
offer for the Company. We will therefore recommend the intended Offer
to our shareholders.” Commenting on the proposed Offer, Alain De
Taeye, Co-founder and CEO of Tele Atlas said: “The TomTom-Tele Atlas
partnership signals a new era in the digital mapping industry. The
combination of TomTom’s customer feedback tools and Tele Atlas’
pioneering map production processes allows Tele Atlas to dramatically
change the way digital maps are continuously updated and enhanced. The
result will be a completely new level of quality, content and
innovation that helps our partners deliver the best navigation
products. This transaction is not only very attractive to our
shareholders but demonstrates our longstanding commitment towards all
of our partners and customers to deliver the best digital map products
available.” Offer Highlights The intended Offer would be an all-cash offer
for all of the issued and outstanding share capital of Tele Atlas.
Based on the Offer Price of € 21.25 per ordinary share, the intended
Offer values the fully diluted outstanding share capital of Tele Atlas
at approximately € 2.0 billion. Consistent with past history, Tele
Atlas expects to pay no dividends prior to completion of the Offer. The
Offer Price represents a premium of 28% to the last closing price of 20
July and a premium of 32% relative to the average closing price of Tele
Atlas’ ordinary shares during the last three months prior to 20 July. The aggregate value of the proposed transaction
is approximately € 1.8 billion, including net financial cash position,
and represents a multiple of approximately 28 times projected 2007
adjusted EBITDA (€ 65 million, target as communicated by Tele Atlas). Goldman Sachs International is providing committed financing for the acquisition. Irrevocable undertakings TomTom has received irrevocable undertakings to
tender into the intended Offer from International Asset Management B.V.
(“IAM”) and all members of the Boards who own shares in Tele Atlas, in
aggregate representing approximately 17.4% of the issued share capital,
subject to the Boards not recommending a superior offer or the Merger
Protocol between TomTom and Tele Atlas not being terminated. Conditions and further process Following meetings of the Management Board and Supervisory Board of the respective parties, TomTom and Tele Atlas have today entered into a merger protocol. The commencement of the Offer is subject to the
satisfaction of certain pre-offer conditions customary for a
transaction of this kind, such as no revocation of the recommendation
of the Offer by the Boards of Tele Atlas, the absence of a material
adverse change to the business of Tele Atlas, obtaining the required
competition clearances and, where necessary, obtaining the advice of
TomTom’s and Tele Atlas’ respective works councils. When made, the
consummation of the Offer will be subject to the satisfaction or waiver
of certain offer conditions customary for transactions of this kind,
such as no revocation of the recommendation of the Offer by the Boards
of Tele Atlas, obtaining the required competition clearances to the
extent not already obtained prior to the commencement of the Offer, and
the absence of a material adverse effect on the business of Tele Atlas.
The consummation of the Offer will also be subject to at least 80% of
the issued and outstanding share capital of Tele Atlas being tendered
under the Offer. The process of preparing the competition filings will
commence immediately. It is currently expected that the Offer can be
made and that consequently an offer memorandum, containing the
definitive terms and conditions of the Offer, will be published in
October 2007 with the transaction being completed by the end of 2007.
The Offer will be submitted for approval by the shareholders of TomTom
at an extraordinary shareholder meeting. The four founding shareholders
of TomTom, representing 57% of the outstanding TomTom share capital,
have committed to vote in favour of the Offer. The Tele Atlas Boards
will recommend that Tele Atlas shareholders accept the Offer unless a
superior competing offer is made. The Tele Atlas Boards will not
recommend an alternative offer unless TomTom has had an opportunity to
make a revised proposal for Tele Atlas. TomTom is entitled to a break fee of € 20 million in the event that the Tele Atlas board recommends a competing proposal. The Netherlands Authority for the Financial
Markets, Euronext Amsterdam N.V., the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the
Secretary of the Social Economic Council and the competent competition
authorities and other relevant authorities have been or will be
informed of the intended Offer and, where relevant, will be requested
to provide clearance in respect of the transaction. The Works Councils
of Tele Atlas and TomTom are being duly notified and will be asked for
advice. Advisers Lehman Brothers acted as financial adviser to
Tele Atlas and rendered a fairness opinion in connection with the
transaction. Atlas Advisors also acted as financial adviser to Tele
Atlas. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP and Houthoff
Buruma N.V. are acting as legal advisers to Tele Atlas. Goldman Sachs
International is acting as exclusive financial adviser, and Stibbe N.V.
is acting as legal adviser to TomTom with Herbert Smith advising on the
financing and US securities aspects and Willkie Farr & Gallagher
LLP acting on US regulatory matters. Goldman Sachs International, which is regulated
in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting
for TomTom and no one else in connection with the Offer and will not be
responsible to anyone other than TomTom for providing the protections
afforded to clients of Goldman Sachs International nor for providing
advice in connection with the Offer. For more information Taco Titulaer Margot Carlson Delogne (media) Jasper Vredegoor (investors) About TomTom TomTom NV is the world’s largest navigation
solution 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 ONE XL, TomTom ONE and the TomTom RIDER. TomTom
PLUS, is the location-based content and services offering for TomTom’s
navigation products easily available through TomTom HOME. TomTom also
provides navigation software products which 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 25
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 Stock Exchange 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 some of the world’s most essential
navigation and location-based services (LBS). The information is the
foundation for a wide range of personal and in-car navigation systems
and mobile and Internet map applications that help users find the
people, places, products and services they need, wherever they are. The
company also works with business partners who trust its digital map
data to deliver critical applications for emergency, business, fleet
and infrastructure services. Through a combination of its own products
and partnerships, Tele Atlas offers digital map coverage of more than
200 countries and territories worldwide. The company was founded in
1984 and today has approximately 2,400 full-time staff and contract
cartographers at offices in 24 countries. Tele Atlas uses a
sophisticated network of professional drivers, mobile mapping vans and
more than 50,000 data resources to deliver highly accurate and
up-to-date digital maps. Tele Atlas is listed on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange (TA6) and on Euronext Amsterdam (TA). For more information,
visit http://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 N.V. (“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. In the event that an offer is made, details of
the offer will be set out in an offer memorandum, which will contain
the full terms and conditions of the offer including how the offer can
be accepted, and which will be made available to all holders of
securities of Tele Atlas free of charge. 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 N.V. (“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 2006 .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.
原 报道如下
+31 (0)20 753 5194
ir@tomtom.com
+1 781 492 1039
Margot.Delogne@teleatlas.com
+31 (0)652 32 52 89
Jasper.Vredegoor@teleatlas.com
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