KUKA publishes offer prospectus for Swisslog shares Montag, 06. Oktober 2014 - 07:00

Media release 9/2014

KUKA publishes offer prospectus for Swisslog shares

Buchs/Aarau, 6 October 2014 – KUKA Aktiengesellschaft today published the offer prospectus for the public offer for all Swisslog Holding AG shares in the media.

The Swisslog board of directors recommends that shareholders accept the offer. Further information can be found in the board of directors’ report, which is part of the offer prospectus. This is available together with the fairness opinion conducted by Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG on www.swisslog.com/transaction.

Contact

Swisslog Holding AG	Swisslog Holding AG
Peter Hettich	Reto Sidler
Delegate of the Board of Directors	Head Corporate Communications

Tel.:	+41 62 837 95 12	Tel.:	+41 62 837 95 36
Email:	peter.hettich@swisslog.com	Email:	reto.sidler@swisslog.com

About Swisslog

Swisslog designs, develops and delivers best-in-class automation solutions for forward-thinking hospitals, warehouses and distribution centers. We offer integrated systems and services from a single source – from consulting to design, implementation and lifetime customer service. Behind the company’s success are 2 300 employees worldwide, supporting customers in more than 50 countries. Headquartered in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland, the group’s parent company Swisslog Holding AG is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (security number: 1232462, Telekurs: SLOG, Reuters: SLOG.S).

For more information, please visit www.swisslog.com

Offer Restrictions

General

The tender offer described in this pre-announcement is not directly or indirectly made in a country or jurisdiction in which such offer would be illegal, otherwise violate the applicable law or an ordinance or which would require KUKA Aktiengesellschaft (the offeror) to change the terms or conditions of the tender offer in any way, to submit an additional application to or to perform additional actions in relation to any state, regulatory or legal authority. It is not intended to extend the tender offer to any such country or such jurisdiction. Documents relating to the tender offer must neither be distributed in such countries or jurisdictions nor be sent to such countries or jurisdictions. Such documents must not be used for the purpose of soliciting the purchase of securities of Swisslog Holding AG by anyone from such countries or jurisdictions.

United States of America

The public tender offer (the "Offer") is not being made directly or indirectly in or by use of the mail of, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States of America and may only be accepted outside the United States of America. This includes, but is not limited to, facsimile transmission, telex or telephones. The offering materials with respect to the Offer may not be distributed in nor sent to the United States of America and may not be used for the purpose of soliciting the sale or purchase of any securities of Swisslog Holding AG, from anyone in the United States of America. KUKA Aktiengesellschaft (the "Offeror") is not soliciting the tender of securities of Swisslog Holding AG by any holder of such securities in the United States of America. Securities of Swisslog Holding AG will not be accepted from holders of such securities in the United States of America. Any purported acceptance of the Offer that the Offeror or its agents believe has been made in or from the United States of America will be invalidated. The Offeror reserves the absolute right to reject any and all acceptances determined by it not to be in the proper form or the acceptance of which may be unlawful. A person tendering securities into this tender offer will be deemed to represent that such person (a) is not a U.S. person, (b) is not acting for the account or benefit of any U.S. person, and (c) is not in or delivering the acceptance from, the United States of America.

United Kingdom

The offer documents in connection with the Offer are only being distributed to and are only directed at persons whose place of residence, domicile or usual place of residence is in the United Kingdom who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(1) (e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC) and who (i) 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) are persons falling within Article 49(2) (a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc") of the Order or (iii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be distributed (all such persons together being referred to as «relevant persons»). The offer documents in connection with the Offer must not be acted on or relied on by persons whose place of residence, domicile or usual place of residence is in the United Kingdom and who are not relevant persons. In the United Kingdom any investment or investment activity to which the offer documents relate is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.

Australia, Canada and Japan

The public tender offer is not addressed to shareholders of Swisslog Holding AG whose place of residence, seat or habitual abode is in Australia, Canada or Japan, and such shareholders may not accept the offer.