Schneider Electric Completes Cash Tender Offer for BEI Technologies, Inc.
October 04 2005 - 10:09AM
PR Newswire (US)
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schneider
Electric SA (Euronext: SCHN) today announced the successful
completion of the offer by its indirect wholly owned subsidiary,
Beacon Purchaser Corporation, to purchase all of the outstanding
shares of common stock of BEI Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEIQ) at a
price of $35.00 per share. The tender offer expired at midnight,
New York City time, on Monday, October 3, 2004. Schneider Electric
has been advised by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
the depositary for the tender offer, that as of midnight, New York
City time, on Monday, October 3, 2005, stockholders of BEI had
tendered into the tender offer 14,052,004 shares of BEI common
stock, which represent approximately 93.3% of BEI's outstanding
common stock. AST has also advised Schneider Electric that there
are 631,269 outstanding notices of guaranteed delivery. In
addition, 539,427 shares of restricted stock have also been
deposited with the Depositary. These restricted shares are not
included in the foregoing totals, as they could not be validly
tendered in the tender offer and may only be acquired through the
merger. Schneider Electric intends to complete the acquisition of
BEI through a short-form merger on or about October 5, 2005, in
which all outstanding shares of BEI common stock not purchased by
Schneider Electric in the tender offer will be converted into the
right to receive $35.00 per share in cash, without interest.
Requests for documents may be directed to Mackenzie Partners, Inc.,
the information agent for the tender offer, at 800-322-2885.
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company is acting as depositary
for the tender offer. The dealer manager for the tender offer is
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. About
Schneider Electric Schneider Electric is the world's Power &
Control leader. Through its world-class brands, Merlin Gerin,
Square D and Telemecanique, Schneider Electric manufactures and
markets a comprehensive range of products and services for the
residential, buildings, industry, energy and infrastructure
markets. Schneider Electric has 85,000 employees worldwide,
operations in 130 countries and recorded sales of euro 10.4 billion
in 2004 through the 13,000 sales outlets of its distributors.
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