On 22 May 2012, William Demant Invest A/S (“WDI”) announced a voluntary public offer (“the Offer”) for shares in Össur hf. (“Össur”). The Offer period commenced on Monday 9 July 2012 and expired Tuesday 7 August 2012. All the conditions of the Offer have been met.
The results of the Offer
Shareholders holding 7,254,034 shares accepted the Offer. Prior to the Offer WDI held 179,598,211 shares in Össur and thus WDI will hold 186,852,245 shares in Össur after settlement of the Offer, corresponding to 41.2% of Össur’s share capital.
The settlement of the Offer is expected to take place on Monday 13 August 2012.
No intentions of making changes to Össur’s operations and activities
As previously announced, WDI was already a controlling shareholder of Össur prior to the Offer with 39.58% of the shares, but made the Offer to ensure its flexibility as further explained in the Offer do-cument.
The settlement of the Offer will not have any impact on Össur’s operations and activities, and WDI has no intention of delisting Össur.
Further information:
Niels Jacobsen or
Morten Lehmann Nielsen
Phone +45 3917 7100
