Revised Offer for Mannesmann - Replacement
Vodafone AirTouch PLC
7 February 2000
The issuer has made the following amendment to the 'Re Revised Offer'
announcement released today at 07:09 under RNS No 0857F.
The second 'bullet point' in the first paragraph should read
'The Revised Offer will be declared unconditional immediately
after valid acceptances in respect of more than 50% of the
share capital of Mannesmann have been received; it is
expected that this may occur during the course of this week.'
and not
'The Revised Offer will be declared unconditional immediately
after valid acceptances in respect of more than 50% of the
share capital of Mannesmann have been received; it is
expected that this may occur during the course of next week.'
as previously shown. All other details remain unchanged.
The full corrected version is shown below.
VODAFONE AIRTOUCH AND MANNESMANN
INTERIM SETTLEMENT DATE AND FURTHER ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES
Following the announcement on 3 February 2000 of the agreement
of the Boards of Vodafone AirTouch and Mannesmann on the terms
of a merger, additional details on the acceptance and
settlement procedures are provided regarding the Revised Offer:
* As agreed with the Takeover Commission the acceptance period
has been extended from 7 February 2000 24.00 CET to 17
February 2000 24.00 CET
* The Revised Offer will be declared unconditional immediately
after valid acceptances in respect of more than 50% of the
share capital of Mannesmann have been received; it is
expected that this may occur during the course of this week.
* Thereafter, the Revised Offer will remain open until 17
February 2000 24.00 CET for Mannesmann shareholders who have
not previously yet accepted
* Mannesmann Shareholders will have the opportunity to receive
the New Vodafone AirTouch shares in two tranches depending
on the date when their acceptances are booked into
Clearstream Banking AG (formerly Deutsche Boerse Clearing
AG)
Tranche 1
* If the Revised Offer is declared unconditional on or before
10 February 2000 8.00 CET, Vodafone AirTouch will issue New
Vodafone AirTouch Shares on 11 February 2000 to be delivered
to accepting Mannesmann Shareholders. The New Vodafone
AirTouch Shares are expected to be booked into accepting
Mannesmann Shareholders' accounts with their respective
depositary bank/custodian within one business day.
* The Mannesmann Shares must be tendered and booked into
Clearstream Banking AG by 10 February 2000 17.30 CET in
order to participate in the early settlement procedure
(Tranche 1). Any Mannesmann shareholders who tender and
book thereafter will receive their New Vodafone AirTouch
Shares in Tranche 2
Tranche 2
* At the end of the acceptance period, depositary banks will
have two additional business days to complete the processing
and booking of acceptances. The final time for depositary
banks which receive tendering instructions by 17 February
2000 24.00 CET to book Mannesmann Shares into Clearstream
Banking AG is 21 February 2000 17.30 CET
* Settlement for the Mannesmann Tendered Shares booked into
Clearstream Banking AG will then follow one business day
thereafter in accordance with the procedures for Tranche 1
Mannesmann Shareholders who accept on a timely basis may be able
to receive their New Vodafone AirTouch Shares in Tranche 1 and
trade those shares on the London Stock Exchange before the end
of the acceptance period.
In order to participate in Tranche 1, tendered Mannesmann Shares
must be booked into Clearstream Banking AG by 10 February 2000
17.30 CET. Shareholders are encouraged to confirm the timely
booking of their Mannesmann Tendered Shares and the settlement
procedures for receipt of the New Vodafone AirTouch Shares with
their depositary bank or custodian as soon as possible.
If you are in any doubt as to the procedures for acceptance of
the Offer or require assistance with accepting the Offer,
please call your Depositary Bank or alternatively if you are
calling from Germany or the UK please telephone the dedicated
Offer helpline on toll-free 0800 088 7766 in Germany or
freephone 0800 169 2853 in the UK.
Bank custodian, broker custodian and institutional investor
enquiries in relation to the acceptance and settlement
procedures should be directed to Paribas Frankfurt Branch (the
'Global Exchange Coordinator') at telephone +49 (0) 69 1520
5630; fax +49 (0) 69 1520 5636 and enquiries in relation to the
Offer and requests for additional copies of Offer materials
should be directed to D. F. King (Europe) Limited (the
'European Information Agent') at telephone +44 (0) 207 920
9700; fax +44 (0) 207 588 7300.
Copies of this press release and the documentation published in
connection with the Offer can be obtained from the Vodafone
AirTouch website, www.vodafone-update.com.
Enquiries:
Vodafone AirTouch
Terry Barwick, Director of Corporate Affairs
Tim Brown, Investor Relations Director
Melissa Stimpson, Senior Investor Relations Manager
Mike Caldwell, Corporate Communications Director
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 33 251
Goldman Sachs International
Scott Mead
Simon Dingemans
Tel: +44 (0) 171 774 1000
Warburg Dillon Read
Warren Finegold
Mark Lewisohn
Tel: +44 (0) 171 567 8000
Tavistock Communications
Lulu Bridges
Tel: +44 (0) 171 600 2288
Financial Dynamics
Perry Hall
Tel: +49 69 971 68123
Words defined in the press release dated 18 January 2000 shall
have the same meaning in this announcement unless the context
requires otherwise.
This press release does not constitute an offer to exchange or
sell or an offer to exchange or buy any securities.
The contents of this announcement have been approved by Goldman
Sachs International and Warburg Dillon Read, the investment
banking division of UBS AG, solely for the purposes of Section
57 of the Financial Services Act 1986. Goldman Sachs
International and Warburg Dillon Read, each of which is
regulated in the United Kingdom by The Securities and Futures
Authority Limited, are acting for Vodafone AirTouch and for no
one else in connection with the Revised Offer and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Vodafone AirTouch for
providing the protections afforded to customers of Goldman
Sachs International or Warburg Dillon Read or for giving advice
in relation to the Offer.
Goldman Sachs International and/or Warburg Dillon Read may have
positions and/or holdings in investments referred to in this
announcement and are providing or may have provided within the
12 months preceding the issue of this document advice to
Vodafone AirTouch and/or Mannesmann and/or in relation to the
securities of either or both companies. Past performance is
not necessarily a guide to future performance. The value of
your investment and income from it can go down as well as up
and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you have
invested.
The Offer in the United States is being made through a
prospectus which is part of an effective registration statement
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mannesmann Shareholders who are U.S. persons or are located in
the United States are advised to read the registration
statement because it contains important information relating to
the Offer. You can inspect and copy the registration statement
relating to the Offer and documents incorporated by reference
therein at the public reference facilities maintained by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Room 1024, Washington D.C. 20549. In addition, copies of
the US Offer Document are available from The Bank of New York,
101 Barclay Street, Lobby Window, New York, NY 10286.
For additional information regarding risks, see the Registration
Statement on Form F-4 and other reports of Vodafone AirTouch
Plc on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Copies of these filings are available on request directed to
Vodafone AirTouch, Investor Relations, Tim Brown (tel: + 44
1635 682 373).
It is the responsibility of any person receiving a copy of this
announcement in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom,
Germany and the United States to satisfy themselves as to the
full observance of the laws and regulatory requirements of the
relevant jurisdiction, including the obtaining of any
governmental or other consent which may be required or
observing any other formalities needing to be observed in such
jurisdiction. Receipt of this announcement will not constitute
an offer in those jurisdictions in which it would be illegal to
make such an offer and in such circumstances it will be deemed
to have been sent for information purposes only.
Statements in this press release relating to future status or
circumstances, including statements regarding future
performance, costs, revenues, cash flows, earnings,
divestments, growth and other trend projections and the
synergistic benefits of the merger are forward-looking
statements. These statements may generally, but not always, be
identified by the use of words such as 'anticipates', 'should',
'expects', 'estimates', 'believes', or similar expressions. By
their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and
uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on
circumstances that will occur in the future. There can be no
assurance that actual results will not differ materially from
those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements
due to many factors, many of which are outside Vodafone
AirTouch's control, including steps that Mannesmann's
management may take to frustrate Vodafone AirTouch's efforts to
obtain managerial control of Mannesmann, increase the costs or
reduce the benefits of the transaction, the triggering of
change of control provisions in Mannesmann's licences or other
agreements, the ability to obtain regulatory approvals without
onerous conditions, the impact of labour disputes, the risk of
negative impacts on Vodafone AirTouch's credit ratings, the
potential costs, including tax costs, of divesting Orange and
Mannesmann's industrial businesses, limitations on Vodafone
AirTouch's ability to control Mannesmann due to voting
restrictions and other provisions of Mannesmann's charter and
German law, general economic conditions, competition, technical
difficulties and the need for increased capital expenditure
(such as that resulting from increased demand for usage, new
business opportunities and deployment of new technologies) and
the ability to realise benefits from entering into partnerships
for developing data and internet services.