PKC Group Oyj - Tender offer

Special representative appointed for the arbitration proceedings concerning the redemption of minority shares in PKC Group Plc

PKC Group Plc       Company Announcement   17 May 2017          18:00 p.m.



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Special representative appointed for the arbitration proceedings concerning the
redemption of minority shares in PKC Group Plc 



MSSL Estonia WH OÜ (the "Offeror"), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of
Motherson Sumi Systems Limited ("MSSL"), has on April 3, 2017 commenced
redemption proceedings in respect of PKC Group Plc’s ("PKC") minority shares by
initiating arbitration proceedings in accordance with Chapter 18, Section 3 of
the Finnish Companies Act in order to have ownership of all the shares in PKC. 



As a result of MSSL’s application for the aforementioned arbitration
proceedings, the Redemption Committee of the Finland Chamber of Commerce has
petitioned the Helsinki District Court for the appointment of a special
representative to look after the interests of PKC’s minority shareholders
during the redemption process. With its decision given on May 4, 2017, the
Helsinki District Court appointed Professor Seppo Ikäheimo to act as such
special representative. 



Such redeemer’s notice as referred to in Chapter 18, Section 5, Paragraph 2 of
the Finnish Companies Act, has today been published on PKC’s website at
www.pkcgroup.com. 



PKC Group Plc



Board of Directors



Matti Hyytiäinen

President & CEO



For additional information, contact:

Matti Ruotsala, Chairman of the Board of Directors, PKC Group Plc, contact
Sinikka Ravander, Tel. +358 40 1209 277, sinikka.ravander@pkcgroup.com 



Distribution



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www.pkcgroup.com



PKC Group is a global partner, designing, manufacturing and integrating
electrical distribution systems, electronics and related architecture
components for the commercial vehicle industry, rolling stock manufacturers and
other selected segments. The Group has production facilities in Brazil, China,
Germany, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Serbia and the USA. The Group's
revenue from continuing operations in 2016 totalled EUR 846 million. PKC Group
Plc is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. 





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OR IN PART, IN OR INTO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THE UNITED STATES, CANADA,
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WHICH THE TENDER OFFER WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. 



THIS RELEASE IS NOT A TENDER OFFER DOCUMENT AND AS SUCH DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN
OFFER OR INVITATION TO MAKE A SALES OFFER. IN PARTICULAR, THIS RELEASE IS NOT
AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES
DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND IS NOT AN EXTENSION OF THE TENDER OFFER, IN THE UNITED
STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA OR HONG KONG. INVESTORS SHALL
ACCEPT THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE SHARES AND THE STOCK OPTIONS ONLY ON THE BASIS
OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN A TENDER OFFER DOCUMENT. OFFERS WILL NOT BE MADE
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE EITHER AN OFFER OR
PARTICIPATION THEREIN IS PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR WHERE ANY TENDER OFFER
DOCUMENT OR REGISTRATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS WOULD APPLY IN ADDITION TO THOSE
UNDERTAKEN IN FINLAND. 



THE TENDER OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND, WHEN PUBLISHED, 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. IN PARTICULAR, THE TENDER OFFER IS NOT BEING 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 OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION BY WAY OF OR THE INTERNET OR OTHERWISE) 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. THE TENDER OFFER CANNOT BE ACCEPTED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ANY SUCH
USE, MEANS OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR FROM WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN,
AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA OR HONG KONG. NO HOLDER AND ANY PERSON ACTING FOR THE
ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF A HOLDER IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA,
SOUTH AFRICA OR HONG KONG SHALL BE PERMITTED TO ACCEPT THE TENDER OFFER. 



PKC’S SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT REGISTERED UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE ”SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER ANY OF THE RELEVANT
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. PKC’S SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE SECURITIES ACT OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT
SUBJECT TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.