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

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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.

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Sydne Saccone, Media Relations
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Anna Engvall, Investor Relations
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