Scitex's Shareholders Approve Cash Distribution and Self Tender Offer
April 25 2004 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Scitex's Shareholders Approve Cash Distribution and Self Tender
Offer TEL AVIV, Israel, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scitex
Corporation Ltd. announced that at its shareholder meeting held
today, shareholders approved the Company's proposed distribution of
up to $2.00 per share in cash to the shareholders and the
repurchase of a portion of the Company's outstanding ordinary
shares for aggregate consideration of up to $32 million by means of
a self tender offer. Shareholders also approved the election of Mr.
Nachum Shamir to Scitex's board of directors as well as other
proposals on the meeting agenda. Scitex also recently obtained the
approval of the Tel Aviv District Court for the cash distribution
and self tender offer. The cash distribution and self tender offer
are subject to satisfaction of all remaining conditions, including
the determination of the withholding tax rates applicable to these
transactions. Subject to satisfaction of the remaining conditions,
Scitex expects to complete the cash distribution and the self
tender offer in the next few months. This is not an offer to buy or
the solicitation of an offer to sell any ordinary shares. The
possible tender offer that is described in this press release has
not yet commenced. Once a tender offer commences, Scitex will file
a tender offer statement (including an offer to purchase, letter of
transmittal and related tender offer documents) with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Israeli Securities Authority
(ISA). Shareholders should read the tender offer statement when it
becomes available because it will contain important information
about the offer. The tender offer statements and other filed
documents will be available at no charge on the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov/ and on the ISA's website at
http://www.magna.isa.gov.il/, and will also be made available
without charge to all shareholders by contacting Scitex's corporate
secretary at 972-3-6075855. Shareholders are urged to read these
materials carefully before making any decision with respect to any
tender offer. Scitex Corporation Ltd. Scitex shares trade on Nasdaq
and The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol "SCIX". For more
information, please visit our Web site at http://www.scitex.com/.
Forward Looking Statements Except for the historical information
herein, the matters discussed in this news release include
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor"
provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements that are based on various
assumptions (some of which are beyond the Company's control) may be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as
"may", "can be", "will", "expects", "anticipates", "intends",
"believes", "projects", "potential", "are optimistic", "view" and
similar words and phrases. Actual results could differ materially
from those set forth in forward-looking statements due to a variety
of factors, including, but not limited to, (1) risks in product and
technology development, (2) market acceptance of new products and
continuing product demand, (3) the impact of competitive products
and pricing, (4) changes in domestic and foreign economic and
market conditions, (5) timely development and release of new
products by strategic suppliers, (6) the impact of the Company's
accounting policies, (7) risks relating to the integration of new
businesses, (8) uncertainty of outcome of shareholders litigation,
(9) uncertainty as to the completion or timing of the contemplated
cash distribution and self tender offer and (10) the other risk
factors detailed in the Company's most recent annual report and
other filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake,
and specifically disclaims, any obligation to publicly release the
results of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking
statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or
unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such
forward-looking statements. Scitex and the Scitex logo are
registered trademarks and registered service marks of Scitex
Corporation Ltd. Contacts: Scitex Corporation Ltd. Yahel Shachar
Chief Financial Officer Tel: +972 3 607-5855 Fax: +972 3 607-5884
E-mail: DATASOURCE: Scitex Corporation Ltd. CONTACT: Scitex
Corporation Ltd. Yahel Shachar Chief Financial Officer,
+972-3-607-5855, fax +972-3-607-5884 or Web site:
http://www.scitex.com/
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