SoftwareONE gibt Änderungen in der Aktionärsstruktur bekannt

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EQS Group-Ad-hoc: SoftwareONE Holding AG / Schlagwort(e): Sonstiges
SoftwareONE gibt Änderungen in der Aktionärsstruktur bekannt

08.09.2021 / 07:00 CET/CEST
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Medienmitteilung - ad hoc Mitteilung gemäss Art. 53 KR

SoftwareONE gibt Änderungen in der Aktionärsstruktur bekannt

Stans, Schweiz I 8. September 2020 - SoftwareONE Holding AG gab heute
bekannt, dass insgesamt 8'621'223 Aktien durch KKR und die Erben von Patrick
Winter verkauft und im Markt platziert wurden. Jean-Pierre Saad bleibt
Mitglied im Verwaltungsrat.

SoftwareONE wurde darüber informiert, dass KKR 8'213'023 Aktien und die
Erben von Patrick Winter 408,200 Aktien verkauft haben und dass diese Aktien
wie am 7. September 2021 angekündigt im Markt platziert wurden. Nach
Abwicklung der Transaktion, deren Abschluss am 10. September 2021 erwartet
wird, wird KKR keine Anteile an SoftwareONE mehr halten und die Erben von
Patrick Winter einen Anteil von 2,49%.

Daniel von Stockar, Verwaltungsratspräsident von SoftwareONE, erklärt: «Im
Namen des Verwaltungsrats möchte ich KKR für die langjährige strategische
Partnerschaft und die wertvollen Beiträge zur erfolgreichen Entwicklung von
SoftwareONE danken. Wir freuen uns, dass Jean-Pierre Saad weiterhin als
Mitglied des Verwaltungsrats mit uns zusammenarbeiten wird.»

Als Vertreter von KKR sagten Jean-Pierre Saad, Partner und Head of TMT in
Europe und Philipp Schaelli, Principal TMT Europe: «Wir haben uns sehr
gefreut mit den Gründern und dem Management von SoftwareONE
zusammenzuarbeiten und das Unternehmen dabei zu unterstützen, sich zu einem
echten europäischen Marktführer im Bereich Technologiedienstleistungen zu
entwickeln, mit einer grossartigen Erfolgsbilanz, welche von der
Öffentlichkeit anerkannt wird.»

Infolge der Transaktion wird erwartet, dass sich der Freefloat von
SoftwareONE (exklusive Aktien unter Lock-up) auf rund 66% erhöhen wird. Mit
rund 29% werden die Gründungsaktionäre Daniel von Stockar, Beat Curti und
René Gilli zusammen den grössten Anteil an SoftwareONE halten.

KONTAKT

Patrick Zuppiger, Chief Communications Officer
Tel. +41 44 832 82 00, patrick.zuppiger@softwareone.com

Anna Engvall, Investor Relations
Tel. +41 44 832 82 00, anna.engvall@softwareone.com

ÜBER SOFTWAREONE

SoftwareONE mit Sitz in der Schweiz ist ein führender globaler Anbieter von
End-to-End Software- und Cloud-Technologielösungen. Mit einem auf IP- und
Technologiedienstleistungen ausgerichteten Portfolio ermöglicht SoftwareONE
es Unternehmen, ihre kommerziellen, technologischen und digitalen
Transformationsstrategien ganzheitlich zu entwickeln und umzusetzen. Dies
wird durch die Modernisierung von Anwendungen und die Migration
geschäftskritischer Workloads in Public Clouds erreicht, während
gleichzeitig die zugehörigen Software- und Cloud-Bestände und -Lizenzen
verwaltet und optimiert werden. Die Angebote von SoftwareONE sind über die
eigenentwickelte digitale Plattform PyraCloud verbunden, die Kunden
datenbasierte Informationen zur Verfügung stellt. Mit rund 8'300
Mitarbeitenden und Vertriebs- und Dienstleistungskapazitäten in 90 Ländern
bietet SoftwareONE rund 65'000 Geschäftskunden Software- und Cloud-Lösungen
von mehr als 7'500 Herstellern. Die Aktien von SoftwareONE (SWON) sind an
der SIX Swiss Exchange kotiert. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter
SoftwareONE.com.

SoftwareONE Holding AG, Riedenmatt 4, CH-6370 Stans

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This media release may contain certain forward-looking statements relating
to the group's future business, development and economic performance. Such
statements may be subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other
important factors, such as but not limited to force majeure, competitive
pressures, legislative and regulatory developments, global, macroeconomic
and political trends, the group's ability to attract and retain the
employees that are necessary to generate revenues and to manage its
businesses, fluctuations in currency exchange rates and general financial
market conditions, changes in accounting standards or policies, delay or
inability in obtaining approvals from authorities, technical developments,
litigation or adverse publicity and news coverage, each of which could cause
actual development and results to differ materially from the statements made
in this media release. SoftwareONE assumes no obligation to update or alter
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.

IMPORTANT REGULATORY NOTICE

This announcement is not for publication, distribution or release, directly
or indirectly, in or into the United States of America (including its
territories and possessions, any state of the United States of America and
the District of Columbia), Canada, South Africa, Australia or Japan or any
other jurisdiction where such an announcement would be unlawful. The
distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain
jurisdictions and persons into whose possession this document or other
information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and
observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions
may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

The securities referred to herein will be offered only to qualified
institutional buyers in reliance on Section (4)(a)(1œ) of the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to non-U.S. persons outside the
United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act, subject to
prevailing market and other conditions. There is no assurance that the
offering will be completed or, if completed, as to the terms on which it is
completed. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be
registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be
offered or sold in the United States without registration thereunder or
pursuant to an available exemption therefrom. Neither this document nor the
information contained herein constitutes or forms part of an offer to sell,
or the solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United States.
There will be no public offer of any securities in the United States or in
any other jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall it
constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

In member states of the European Economic Area, this announcement and any
offer if made subsequently is directed exclusively at persons who are
"qualified investors" within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation
("Qualified Investors"), and does not constitute and shall not, in any
circumstances, constitute an invitation to the public in connection with any
offer or constitute any offer to the public, each within the meaning of the
Prospectus Regulation. The offer and sale of the securities referred to
herein will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation
from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities. For
these purposes, the expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU)
2017/1129, as amended.

In the United Kingdom this announcement is directed exclusively at
"qualified investors" (as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms
part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the "UK Prospectus Regulation")) (i) who have
professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within
Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order") or (ii) who fall within
Article 49(2)(A) to (D) of the Order, and (iii) to whom it may otherwise
lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as
"relevant persons"); any other persons in the United Kingdom should not take
any action on the basis of this announcement and should not act on or rely
on it. In the United Kingdom, any investment activity and the securities to
which this announcement relates are only available to, and any invitation,
offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such
securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. This announcement
does not constitute and shall not, in any circumstances, constitute an
invitation to the public in connection with any offer or constitute any
offer to the public, each within the meaning of the UK Prospectus
Regulation. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein will be
made pursuant to an exemption under the UK Prospectus Regulation from the
requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities.

No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to,
or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted
by the underwriting bank or banks (each, an "Underwriting Bank") or by any
of their respective affiliates or agents as to, or in relation to, the
accuracy or completeness of this announcement or any other written or oral
information made available to or publicly available to any interested party
or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.

In connection with the offering of the shares of SoftwareONE Holding AG (the
"Shares"), each Underwriting Bank and any of its respective affiliates
acting as an investor for their own account may take up as a proprietary
position any Shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase or sell for
their own account such Shares. In addition, each Underwriting Bank or its
respective affiliates may enter into financing arrangements and swaps with
investors in connection with which any Underwriting Bank (or its affiliates)
may from time to time acquire, hold or dispose of Shares. The Underwriting
Bank(s) do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or
transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory
obligation to do so.

The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes
only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed
for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its
accuracy or completeness. This announcement does not purport to identify or
suggest the risks (direct or indirect) which may be associated with an
investment in the Shares. Any investment decision in connection with the
Shares must be made solely on the basis of all publicly available
information relating to the Shares (which has not been independently
verified by the Underwriting Bank(s)).

The Underwriting Bank(s) is/are acting on behalf of the selling shareholders
and no one else in connection with any offering of the Shares and will not
be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to
clients of the Underwriting Bank(s) nor for providing advice in relation to
any offering of the Shares.


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   Sprache:          Deutsch
   Unternehmen:      SoftwareONE Holding AG
                     Riedenmatt 4
                     6370 Stans
                     Schweiz
   Telefon:          +41 44 832 41 69
   E-Mail:           info.ch@softwareone.com
   Internet:         www.softwareone.com
   ISIN:             CH0496451508
   Valorennummer:    A2PTSZ
   Börsen:           SIX Swiss Exchange
   EQS News ID:      1231890



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