Corporate actions
Jan 03, 2017

Kuka AG Takeover

The company Kuka AG informed via ad-hoc-announcement on 18 May 2016 that MECCA International (BVI) is planning to submit a takeover offer to the shareholders of Kuka AG at a price of EUR 115.00 per share.

More information about this transaction is available on the company`s website under www.kuka.com.

This information describes the potential effects this transaction will have on the above mentioned contracts.

The company MECCA International Limited has announced the result of the tender offer to the Kuka AG shareholders. According to the announcement the acceptance level was 85,69%. The closing of the offer is still subject to the fulfillment of different offer conditions. The fair value settlement will be processed at the time when all offer conditions will be met.

With effect of 21st of July 2016 and until the closing of the offer the underlying of the option on Kuka AG shares will change to the tendered Kuka AG shares as mentioned in the table below. Trading in the Future contract on Kuka AG shares will be discontinued with immediate effect as there is no open positions..

 

Product code
old/new

Underlying-ISIN old

Product-ISIN old

Underlying-ISIN new

Product-ISIN new

KU2

DE0006204407

DE0006204407

DE000A2BPXK1

DE000A2BPXK1

Adjustment Result:

The company MECCA International Limited announced the fulfilment of all closing conditions and the settlement of the public takeover offer of Kuka AG. Accordingly, as described in Corporate Action Info 001- 003 and pursuant to the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich, number 2.6.10.1 (7) existing positions in the series for the Eurex option contract on shares of Kuka AG will be settled at theoretical fair value, based on the offer price of EUR 115.00. Trading on Kuka AG options will be terminated after close of trading on 02. January 2017. Settlement of the options contract will take place effective 03 January 2017 based on the settlement prices
of 02 January 2017.


On 03 January 2017, all participants with open positions will receive a FAX containing an overview of their respective open positions. Booking of the cash amount will take place on 03 January 2017 with value date 04 January 2017. In the end-of-day batch processing of 04 January 2017, the positions will be booked out effective 05 January 2017. For a list of theoretical fair values (final settlement prices) for the respective series of the Eurex option
contract on shares of Kuka AG, please refer to the attachment.

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