DGAP-News: SoftwareONE lanciert Platzierung von bis zu 4 Millionen Crayon-Aktien mittels beschleunigtem Bookbuilding-Verfahren (deutsch)

SoftwareONE lanciert Platzierung von bis zu 4 Millionen Crayon-Aktien mittels beschleunigtem Bookbuilding-Verfahren

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SoftwareONE Holding AG / Schlagwort(e): Sonstiges
SoftwareONE lanciert Platzierung von bis zu 4 Millionen Crayon-Aktien
mittels beschleunigtem Bookbuilding-Verfahren

04.04.2022 / 17:54

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SoftwareONE lanciert Platzierung von bis zu 4 Millionen Crayon-Aktien
mittels beschleunigtem Bookbuilding-Verfahren

Stans, Schweiz I 4. April 2022 - SoftwareONE Holding AG, ein führender
globaler Anbieter von End-to-End-Software- und Cloud-Technologielösungen,
gibt die Lancierung einer Platzierung von bis zu 4 Millionen Aktien der
Crayon Group Holding ASA ("Crayon") mittels eines beschleunigten
Bookbuilding-Verfahrens bekannt.

SoftwareONE lanciert heute eine Platzierung von bis zu 4 Millionen Crayon
Aktien, entsprechend 4.5% des Aktienkapitals von Crayon, im Rahmen eines
beschleunigten Bookbuilding-Verfahrens an professionelle Investoren (die
"Platzierung").

SoftwareONE erwarb die Beteiligung an Crayon ab 2018. Die Beteiligung wurde
kürzlich einer strategischen Überprüfung unterzogen und es wurde nun
beschlossen, sie zu reduzieren.

Das beschleunigte Bookbuilding-Verfahren beginnt sofort und der Ausgabepreis
sowie die Anzahl der zu verkaufenden Aktien werden nach Abschluss des
Verfahrens bekannt gegeben, was voraussichtlich vor Börseneröffnung am 5.
April 2022 erfolgen wird. Nach Abschluss der Platzierung erwartet
SoftwareONE, ungefähr 7 Millionen Aktien oder 8% des Aktienkapitals von
Crayon zu halten.

SoftwareONE hat einer Sperrfrist (Lock-up) von 90 Tagen ab heute in Bezug
auf ihre verbleibende Beteiligung an Crayon zugestimmt, vorbehaltlich
üblicher Ausnahmen.

KONTAKT

Sydne Saccone, Media Relations
Tel. +41 44 832 82 53, sydne.saccone@softwareone.com

Anna Engvall, Investor Relations
Tel. +41 44 832 41 37, anna.engvall@softwareone.com


ÜBER SOFTWAREONE

SoftwareONE mit Sitz in der Schweiz ist ein führender globaler Anbieter von
End-to-End-Software- und Cloud-Technologielösungen. Mit einem IP- und
technologiegetriebenen Serviceportfolio ermöglicht SoftwareONE es
Unternehmen, ihre kommerziellen, technologischen und digitalen
Transformationsstrategien ganzheitlich zu entwickeln und umzusetzen. Dies
wird durch die Modernisierung von Anwendungen und die Migration
geschäftskritischer Workloads in Public Clouds erreicht, während
gleichzeitig die zugehörigen Software- und Cloud-Bestände und -Lizenzen
verwaltet und optimiert werden. Die Angebote von SoftwareONE sind über die
eigenentwickelte Plattform PyraCloud verbunden, die Kunden datenbasierte
Informationen zur Verfügung stellt. Mit rund 8.700 Mitarbeitern sowie
Vertriebs- und Dienstleistungskapazitäten in 90 Ländern bietet SoftwareONE
rund 65.000 Geschäftskunden Software- und Cloud-Lösungen von mehr als 7.500
Herstellern. Die Aktien von SoftwareONE (SWON) sind an der SIX Swiss
Exchange kotiert. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.softwareone.com

SoftwareONE Holding AG, Riedenmatt 4, CH-6370 Stans

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   Sprache:          Deutsch
   Unternehmen:      SoftwareONE Holding AG
                     Riedenmatt 4
                     6370 Stans
                     Schweiz
   Telefon:          +41 44 832 41 69
   E-Mail:           info.ch@softwareone.com
   Internet:         www.softwareone.com
   ISIN:             CH0496451508
   Valorennummer:    A2PTSZ
   Börsen:           SIX Swiss Exchange
   EQS News ID:      1319807



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