With reference to the news release 'CompuGroup Medical Indicates an Interest in a Potential Acquisition of All of the Issued Shares of Agfa' published on October 28, 2016, Agfa-Gevaert NV ("Agfa") provides an update to the market and investors.
As communicated previously, Agfa has been approached by CompuGroup Medical SE ("CompuGroup"), who has indicated an interest in a potential acquisition of all of the issued shares of Agfa by way of a voluntary conditional public takeover offer.
The Board of Directors of Agfa, together with its financial and legal advisors, has evaluated CompuGroup's expression of interest.
Taking into account the interests of its shareholders and other stakeholders, the Board of Directors of Agfa has decided to engage into a non-exclusive discussion with CompuGroup.
There is no certainty as to whether a public offer for all issued and outstanding shares of Agfa will materialize.
Further announcements will be made in due course, if and when circumstances so require.
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About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 2,865 million euro in 2013.
About Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading global provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions. The company has nearly a century of healthcare experience and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990's. Today Agfa HealthCare designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art systems for capturing, managing and processing diagnostic images and clinical/administrative information for hospitals and healthcare facilities, as well as contrast media solutions to enable effective medical imaging results. The company has sales offices and agents in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2013 were 1,160 million euro.