2016-06-10 13:30:31 CEST

2016-06-10 13:30:31 CEST


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Okmetic Oyj - Company Announcement

NSIG Finland has obtained a confirmation from the Ministry of Employment and the Economy for the voluntary public tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares and option rights in Okmetic


OKMETIC OYJ     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE       10 JUNE 2016    AT 2.30 P.M.

NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN
OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA,
JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA OR HONG KONG OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN
WHICH THE TENDER OFFER OR SUCH RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY
APPLICABLE LAW OR REQUIRE OFFER DOCUMENTS, REGISTRATION OR OTHER MEASURES IN
ADDITION TO THOSE REQUIRED UNDER FINNISH LAW.

NSIG FINLAND HAS OBTAINED A CONFIRMATION FROM THE MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE
ECONOMY FOR THE VOLUNTARY PUBLIC TENDER OFFER FOR ALL OF THE ISSUED AND
OUTSTANDING SHARES AND OPTION RIGHTS IN OKMETIC

Okmetic Oyj ("Okmetic") announced on 1 April 2016 that Okmetic and National
Silicon Industry Group ("NSIG") had entered into a combination agreement
pursuant to which NSIG, either directly or through its subsidiary, will make a
voluntary public tender offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding
shares and option rights in Okmetic that are not owned by Okmetic or any of its
subsidiaries (the "Tender Offer"). NSIG Finland S.à r.l (the "Offeror"), a
wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of NSIG, commenced the Tender Offer on 22 April
2016.

As announced earlier by NSIG, the Offeror declared the Tender Offer
unconditional on 30 May 2016 and at the same time extended the offer period
until 14 June 2016.

NSIG has today on 10 June 2016 published a press release, according to which

  * the Offeror has obtained the confirmation from the Finnish Ministry of
    Employment and the Economy under the Act on the Monitoring of Foreign
    Corporate Acquisitions (172/2012) for the completion of the Tender Offer,

  * the Tender Offer will be completed in accordance with its terms and
    conditions after the expiry of the extended offer period on 14 June 2016,
    and

  * the Offeror will announce the preliminary result of the Tender Offer on or
    about 15 June 2016 and the final result of the Tender Offer on or about 17
    June 2016. The settlement of the completion trades will take place on or
    about 22 June 2016.


The press release of NSIG referred to above is attached in its entirety as Annex
1 to this stock exchange release.

OKMETIC OYJ

Board of Directors

For further information, please contact:

Chairman of the Board Jan Lång
Phone: +358 40 5087223, e-mail: janove.lang@outlook.com

President Kai Seikku
Phone: +358 9 5028 0232, e-mail: kai.seikku@okmetic.com

INFORMATION REGARDING OKMETIC OYJ

Established in 1985, Okmetic is one of the leading specialty silicon wafers
producers and suppliers globally with a production plant in Vantaa, Finland, and
contract manufacturers in China and Japan. The Company has sales offices in
Japan, Hong Kong and the United States as well as a diverse network of agents,
serving customers in China, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the
United States. The tailored, high value-added silicon wafers of Okmetic are used
in the manufacture of sensors as well as discrete semiconductors and analog
circuits. Okmetic is listed on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki (trading
code OKM1V).

Okmetic's head office is located in Vantaa. For more information visit
www.okmetic.com.

INFORMATION REGARDING NSIG

NSIG is a limited liability company organized under the PRC laws. The registered
office of NSIG is in Shanghai, China.

Established in 2015, NSIG is a China-based holding group that is engaged in the
investment and development of semiconductor materials and equipment industry
with a registered capital of RMB 2 billion (approximately EUR 272 million).
NSIG's mission is to establish a major industrial player in the global
semiconductor sector (especially silicon and its ecosystems) through both PRC
domestic investments and outbound mergers and acquisitions.

DISCLAIMER

THIS RELEASE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM
PART OF ANY OFFER TO PURCHASE, OR ANY SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL OR ANY
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE. INVESTORS MAY ACCEPT THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE SHARES
AND OPTION RIGHTS ONLY ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN A TENDER
OFFER DOCUMENT.

THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE SHARES AND OPTION RIGHTS IS NOT BEING AND WILL NOT BE
MADE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE MAKING OF SUCH AN
OFFER OR PARTICIPATION THEREIN IS PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE FURTHER OFFER DOCUMENTS, REGISTRATION OR OTHER MEASURES IN ADDITION TO
THOSE REQUIRED UNDER FINNISH LAW.

ACCORDINGLY, THE TENDER OFFER DOCUMENT AND RELATED ACCEPTANCE FORMS WILL NOT AND
MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED, FORWARDED OR TRANSMITTED INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR WHICH WOULD REQUIRE FURTHER OFFER
DOCUMENTS, REGISTRATION OR OTHER MEASURES IN ADDITION TO THOSE REQUIRED UNDER
FINNISH LAW. IN PARTICULAR, THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE SHARES AND OPTION RIGHTS IS
NOT BEING AND WILL NOT BE MADE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO, OR BY USE OF
THE POSTAL SERVICE OF, OR BY ANY MEANS OR INSTRUMENTALITY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION, TELEX, TELEPHONE, E-,MAIL OR OTHER FORMS OF
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION) OF INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE OF, OR ANY
FACILITIES OF A NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE OF, THE UNITED STATES, CANADA,
JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA OR HONG KONG, AND MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED BY ANY SUCH
USE, MEANS, INSTRUMENTALITY OR FACILITY FROM OR WITHIN THE UNITED STATES,
CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA OR HONG KONG OR BY PERSONS LOCATED OR
RESIDENT THEREIN, OR PERSONS (INCLUDING AGENTS, FIDUCIARIES OR OTHER
INTERMEDIARIES) ACTING FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF PERSONS LOCATED OR RESIDENT
THEREIN. ANY PURPORTED ACCEPTANCE OF THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE SHARES AND OPTION
RIGHTS RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM A VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS
WILL BE INVALID.

THE COMMUNICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THE TENDER OFFER DOCUMENT WHEN AVAILABLE
AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR MATERIALS RELATING TO THE TENDER OFFER IS NOT BEING
MADE AND SUCH DOCUMENTS AND/OR MATERIALS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED BY AN AUTHORISED
PERSON FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 21 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT
2000 OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. ACCORDINGLY, SUCH DOCUMENTS AND/OR MATERIALS ARE NOT
BEING DISTRIBUTED TO, AND MUST NOT BE PASSED ON TO, THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM. THE COMMUNICATION OF SUCH DOCUMENTS AND/OR MATERIALS AS A
FINANCIAL PROMOTION IS ONLY BEING MADE TO THOSE PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
FALLING WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE
19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER
2005 (THE "FINANCIAL PROMOTION ORDER")) OR PERSONS WHO ARE WITHIN ARTICLE 43 OF
THE FINANCIAL PROMOTION ORDER OR ANY OTHER PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE
LAWFULLY BE MADE UNDER THE FINANCIAL PROMOTION ORDER.

UBS Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated
by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in
the United Kingdom. UBS Limited is acting as financial adviser to Okmetic and no
one else in connection with the Tender Offer and will not be responsible to
anyone other than Okmetic for providing the protections offered to clients of
UBS Limited nor for providing advice in connection with the Tender Offer.

ANNEX 1: Press release of National Silicon Industry Group on 10 June 2016

NSIG FINLAND HAS OBTAINED A CONFIRMATION FROM THE MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE
ECONOMY FOR THE TENDER OFFER FOR ALL THE SHARES AND OPTION RIGHTS IN OKMETIC

NATIONAL SILICON INDUSTRY GROUP PRESS RELEASE                     10 June 2016
at 2:15 pm

NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN
OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA,
JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA OR HONG KONG OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN
WHICH THE TENDER OFFER OR SUCH RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY
APPLICABLE LAW OR REQUIRE OFFER DOCUMENTS, REGISTRATION OR OTHER MEASURES IN
ADDITION TO THOSE REQUIRED UNDER FINNISH LAW.

NSIG FINLAND HAS OBTAINED A CONFIRMATION FROM THE MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE
ECONOMY FOR THE TENDER OFFER FOR ALL THE SHARES AND OPTION RIGHTS IN OKMETIC

NSIG Finland S.à r.l ("NSIG Finland" or the "Offeror"), a wholly-owned indirect
subsidiary of National Silicon Industry Group ("NSIG"), commenced on 22 April
2016 a voluntary public tender offer to purchase all of the issued and
outstanding shares and option rights in Okmetic Oyj ("Okmetic") that are not
owned by Okmetic or any of its subsidiaries (the "Tender Offer").

All of the conditions to completion of the Tender Offer were fulfilled during
the initial offer period that was originally scheduled to expire on 27 May
2016, and the Tender Offer was declared unconditional on 30 May 2016. At the
same time, the Offeror extended the offer period until 14 June 2016 to allow
time to clarify whether the completion of the Tender Offer requires confirmation
of the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy under the Act on the
Monitoring of Foreign Corporate Acquisitions (172/2012) (the "Confirmation").

The Offeror has applied for and has today obtained the Confirmation from the
Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy for the completion of the Tender
Offer. The Tender Offer will be completed in accordance with its terms and
conditions after the expiry of the extended offer period on 14 June 2016.

The Offeror will announce the preliminary result of the Tender Offer on or about
15 June 2016 and the final result of the Tender Offer on or about 17 June 2016.
The settlement of the completion trades will take place on or about 22 June
2016.

10 June 2016

National Silicon Industry Group                   NSIG Finland S.à r.l.

For further information, please contact:

NSIG

Managing Director Leo Ren
Phone: +86 21 5285 9096, e-mail: leoren@sh-nsig.com

INFORMATION REGARDING NSIG

NSIG is a limited liability company organized under the PRC laws. The registered
office of NSIG is in Shanghai, China.

Established in 2015, National Silicon Industry Group is a China-based holding
group that is engaged in the investment and development of semiconductor
materials and equipment industry with a registered capital of RMB 2 billion
(approximately EUR 272 million). NSIG's mission is to establish a major
industrial player in the global semiconductor sector (especially silicon and its
ecosystems) through both PRC domestic investments and outbound mergers and
acquisitions.

INFORMATION REGARDING OKMETIC OYJ

Established in 1985, Okmetic is one of the leading specialty silicon wafers
producers and suppliers globally with a production plant in Vantaa, Finland, and
contract manufacturers in China and Japan. The Company has sales offices in
Japan, Hong Kong and the United States as well as a diverse network of agents,
serving customers in China, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the
United States. The tailored, high value-added silicon wafers of Okmetic are used
in the manufacture of sensors as well as discrete semiconductors and analog
circuits. Okmetic is listed on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki (trading
code: OKM1V).

Okmetic's head office is located in Vantaa. For more information visit
www.okmetic.com.

DISCLAIMER

THIS RELEASE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM
PART OF ANY OFFER TO PURCHASE, OR ANY SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL OR ANY
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE. INVESTORS MAY ACCEPT THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE SHARES
AND OPTION RIGHTS ONLY ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN A TENDER
OFFER DOCUMENT.

THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE SHARES AND OPTION RIGHTS IS NOT BEING AND WILL NOT BE
MADE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE MAKING OF SUCH AN
OFFER OR PARTICIPATION THEREIN IS PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE FURTHER OFFER DOCUMENTS, REGISTRATION OR OTHER MEASURES IN ADDITION TO
THOSE REQUIRED UNDER FINNISH LAW.

ACCORDINGLY THE TENDER OFFER DOCUMENT AND RELATED ACCEPTANCE FORMS WILL NOT AND
MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED, FORWARDED OR TRANSMITTED INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR WHICH WOULD REQUIRE FURTHER OFFER
DOCUMENTS, REGISTRATION OR OTHER MEASURES IN ADDITION TO THOSE REQUIRED UNDER
FINNISH LAW. IN PARTICULAR, THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE SHARES AND OPTION RIGHTS IS
NOT BEING AND WILL NOT BE MADE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO, OR BY USE OF
THE POSTAL SERVICE OF, OR BY ANY MEANS OR INSTRUMENTALITY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION, TELEX, TELEPHONE, E-,MAIL OR OTHER FORMS OF
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION) OF INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE OF, OR ANY
FACILITIES OF A NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE OF, THE UNITED STATES, CANADA,
JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA OR HONG KONG, AND MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED BY ANY SUCH
USE, MEANS, INSTRUMENTALITY OR FACILITY FROM OR WITHIN THE UNITED STATES,
CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA OR HONG KONG OR BY PERSONS LOCATED OR
RESIDENT THEREIN, OR PERSONS (INCLUDING AGENTS, FIDUCIARIES OR OTHER
INTERMEDIARIES) ACTING FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF PERSONS LOCATED OR RESIDENT
THEREIN. ANY PURPORTED ACCEPTANCE OF THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE SHARES AND OPTION
RIGHTS RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM A VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS
WILL BE INVALID.

THE COMMUNICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THE TENDER OFFER DOCUMENT WHEN AVAILABLE
AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR MATERIALS RELATING TO THE TENDER OFFER IS NOT BEING
MADE AND SUCH DOCUMENTS AND/OR MATERIALS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED BY AN AUTHORISED
PERSON FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 21 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT
2000 OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. ACCORDINGLY, SUCH DOCUMENTS AND/OR MATERIALS ARE NOT
BEING DISTRIBUTED TO, AND MUST NOT BE PASSED ON TO, THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM. THE COMMUNICATION OF SUCH DOCUMENTS AND/OR MATERIALS AS A
FINANCIAL PROMOTION IS ONLY BEING MADE TO THOSE PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
FALLING WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE
19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER
2005 (THE "FINANCIAL PROMOTION ORDER")) OR PERSONS WHO ARE WITHIN ARTICLE 43 OF
THE FINANCIAL PROMOTION ORDER OR ANY OTHER PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE
LAWFULLY BE MADE UNDER THE FINANCIAL PROMOTION ORDER.

UBS Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated
by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in
the United Kingdom. UBS Limited is acting as financial adviser to Okmetic and no
one else in connection with the Tender Offer and will not be responsible to
anyone other than Okmetic for providing the protections offered to clients of
UBS Limited nor for providing advice in connection with the Tender Offer.


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