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Sensirion Holding AG IPO: Full exercise of over-allotment option Dienstag, 27. März 2018 - 07:00

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Sensirion Holding AG IPO: Full exercise of over-allotment option

27-March-2018 / 07:00 CET/CEST
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Press Release
27 March 2018

Sensirion Holding AG IPO: Full exercise of over-allotment option

Sensirion Holding AG, a leading global manufacturer of environmental and
flow sensors domiciled in Staefa, Switzerland, today announces that the
Joint Global Coordinators, acting on behalf of the syndicate banks, have
fully exercised the over-allotment option granted in connection with its
Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 1,152,000 new registered shares at the
offer price of CHF 36 per share.

On 22 March 2018, the shares of Sensirion (ticker symbol: SENS) were listed
and admitted to trading on SIX Swiss Exchange. The Joint Global
Coordinators, acting on behalf of the syndicate banks, have today exercised
the full over-allotment option of 1,152,000 new shares at CHF 36 per share,
representing 15% of the 7,680,000 shares offered in the base offering.
Including the shares placed in connection with the over-allotment option, a
total of 8,832,000 shares have been sold in the IPO of Sensirion, whereof
2,682,000 shares are new shares, resulting in gross proceeds for Sensirion
of CHF 96.6 million. The total placement volume amounts to CHF 318 million.

In conjunction with the IPO Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan are acting as
Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners, along with Vontobel as
Co-Bookrunner. Lazard is acting as financial adviser and Homburger AG as
legal adviser to Sensirion.


Contact information

Investor Relations
Andrea Wüest, Director Investor Relations
Phone: +41 44 927 11 40
E-mail: andrea.wueest@sensirion.com

Media
Andreas Meile, Head Marketing & Communications
Phone: +41 44 306 49 06
E-mail: andreas.meile@sensirion.com

About Sensirion Holding AG

Sensirion Holding AG, headquartered in Staefa, Switzerland, is a leading
manufacturer of digital microsensors and systems. The product range includes
gas and liquid flow sensors, differential pressure sensors and environmental
sensors for the measurement of humidity and temperature, volatile organic
compounds (VOC), carbon dioxide (CO2) and particulate matter (PM2.5). An
international network with sales offices in the US, Europe, China, Taiwan,
Japan and South Korea supplies international customers with standard and
custom sensor system solutions for a vast range of applications. Sensirion
sensors can commonly be found in the medical, industrial, automotive and
consumer end markets. Sensirion is a global player with approximately 735
employees. Revenues in the financial year 2017 amounted to CHF 148 million.
For further information visit: www.sensirion.com.

Disclaimer
This document and the information contained herein are not for distribution
in or into (directly or indirectly) the United States, Canada, Australia or
Japan or any other jurisdiction in which the distribution or release would
be unlawful. This document does not constitute an offer of securities for
sale in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.

This document does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an
offer to purchase, any securities in the United States. The securities of
Sensirion Holding AG to which these materials relate have not been and will
not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will
not be a public offering of securities in the United States. Any sale in the
United States of the securities mentioned in this communication will be made
solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in, and in reliance
on, Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

This document is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to
purchase or subscribe for securities. This document is not a prospectus
within the meaning of Article 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations or a
listing prospectus as defined in the listing rules of SIX Swiss Exchange AG.
Copies of this document may not be sent to jurisdictions, or distributed in
or sent from jurisdictions, in which this is barred or prohibited by law.
The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to buy, in any jurisdiction in which such offer
or solicitation would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption or
qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. A decision to
invest in securities of Sensirion Holding AG should be based exclusively on
the issue and listing prospectus published by Sensirion Holding AG for such
purpose. Copies of such issue and listing prospectus (and any supplements
thereto) can be obtained free of charge from Sensirion Holding AG, Investor
Relations, Laubisruetistrasse 50, 8712 Staefa, Switzerland (email:
andrea.wueest@sensirion.com), and at Credit Suisse AG, Zurich, Switzerland
(email: equity.prospectus@credit-suisse.com).

This document does not constitute an "offer of securities to the public"
within the meaning of Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Union, as amended
(the "Prospectus Directive") of the securities referred to herein in any
member state of the European Economic Area (the "EEA"). Any offers of the
securities referred to in this document to persons in the EEA will be made
pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive, as implemented in
member states of the EEA, from the requirement to produce a prospectus for
offers of the Securities. In any EEA Member State that has implemented the
Prospectus Directive, this document is only addressed to and is only
directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of
the Prospectus Directive, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer
without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State.

In the United Kingdom, this document is only being distributed to and is
only directed at persons who (i) are investment professionals falling within
Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (ii) are persons falling
within Article 49(2) (a) to (d) of the Order (high net worth companies,
unincorporated associations, etc.) (all such persons together being referred
to as "Relevant Persons"). This document is directed only at Relevant
Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not
Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this
document relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged
in only with Relevant Persons.

The Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners as well as the
Co-Bookrunner and their affiliates are acting exclusively for Sensirion
Holding AG and the selling shareholder and no one else in connection with
the contemplated IPO. They will not regard any other person as their
respective client in relation to the contemplated IPO and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Sensirion Holding AG and the selling
shareholder for providing the protections afforded to their respective
clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the contemplated IPO, the
contents of this communication or any transaction, arrangement or other
matter referred to herein.

Lazard GmbH is acting exclusively as financial adviser to the Sensirion
Holding AG and no one else in connection with the IPO and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Sensirion Holding AG for providing the
protections afforded to clients of Lazard GmbH or for providing advice in
relation to the IPO or any other matters referred to in this announcement.
Neither Lazard GmbH nor any of its affiliates owes or accepts any duty,
liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether
in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a
client of Lazard GmbH in connection with this announcement, any statement
contained herein or otherwise.

This communication may contain statements about the future that use words
such as, for example, "believe", "assume", "expect" and other similar
expressions. Such statements about the future are subject to risks,
uncertainties, and other factors, which can cause the true results of the
company to differ significantly from that which is expressly or implicitly
assumed in these statements. In view of these uncertainties, the reader
should not depend on this type of statement about the future. The company
gives no undertaking whatever to update such statements regarding the
future, or to adapt them to future events or developments.


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