DGAP-News: Teleplan International N.V. / Key word(s):
AGM/EGM/Miscellaneous
Teleplan International N.V.: Teleplan–s Extraordinary Shareholders
Meeting appointed new members of the Management Board and the
Supervisory Board
28.01.2011 / 10:22
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P R E S S R E L E A S E
Teleplan–s Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting appointed new members of the
Management Board and the Supervisory Board
Tender ratio into the public takeover offer at 55.07 percent (as of 27
January 2010, 16:00 CET)
Schiphol/Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 28 January 2011 – Teleplan
International N.V. (ISIN: NL0000229458), the leading global provider of
high-tech after-market services for the Computer, Communications and
Consumer Electronics industries held an Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders (EGM) today to discuss the public offer by AMS Acquisition
B.V., an acquisition company controlled by Gilde Buy-Out Fund IV, for all
issued and outstanding ordinary shares in the capital of Teleplan for a
cash amount of EUR 2.50 per share. Approximately 61 percent of all issued
and outstanding shares were represented at the EGM. All resolutions put to
vote were approved with a great majority.
The EGM appointed PK Bala as additional member of the Management Board.
With this appointment, PK Bala became Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Teleplan–s Management Board now consists of three members with Gotthard
Haug as CEO, Thiem Schoonderbeek as CFO and PK Bala as COO. PK Bala, an
American national born in 1957, joined Teleplan on 1 May 2010 as Executive
Vice President Operations. Prior to this, he served as President of Vmedia
Research Inc., and held several senior operations functions at
multinational companies such as Seagate.
In view of the public offer, the Supervisory Board members Dimitri
Goulandris, Massimo Pedrazzini and Hendrikus Visser resigned as of today.
Following these resignations, the Supervisory Board now consists of Adrian
Schmassmann (Chairman), Robert Westerhof, Rolf Huber and Sigfridus Van der
Zee.
In connection with the public offer and subject to settlement and effective
as per the date on which settlement is completed, Rolf Huber and Sigfridus
Van der Zee will resign as members of the Supervisory Board. New members of
the Supervisory Board will then become Boudewijn Molenaar and Nikolai
Pronk.
Boudewijn Molenaar, a Dutch national born in 1953, is a managing partner
with Gilde Buy Out Partners in the Netherlands and has been active in the
Benelux and the broader European private equity industry since 1986.
Nikolai Pronk, a Dutch national born in 1974, is a managing partner with
Gilde Buy Out Partners in the Netherlands and has been active in the
private equity industry in Germany, Switzerland, Austria as well as the
Benelux since 1997.
The public offer has been accepted for a total of 33.335.829 Teleplan
shares (as of 27 January 2011). This corresponds to approximately 55.07
percent of the issued share capital and the voting rights of Teleplan N.V.
The acceptance period for tendering shares into the public takeover offer
started on Monday, 10 January 2011 and will end on Monday, 7 February 2011,
24:00 CET (unless extended).
For Further Information:
Teleplan International N.V.
Monika Collée
Director Communications&Investor Relations
Tel.: + 31 6 11 10 90 49
Email: monika.collee@teleplan.com
Teleplan International N.V. Teleplan International N.V. is one of the top
suppliers of high-tech after-market services and provides total lifecycle
care solutions for the world of Computers, Communications and Consumer
Electronics (–3Cs–). The lifecycle care concept ranges from simple repairs
to the most sophisticated technological and electronic solutions.
Headquartered in Amsterdam/Schiphol, the Netherlands, Teleplan currently
operates from 22 sites in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia with
approximately 5,600 employees.
For further information please visit: www.teleplan.com.
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Language: English
Company: Teleplan International N.V.
Schiphol Boulevard 201
1118 BG Schiphol
Niederlande
Phone: +31 79 330 44 55
Fax: +31 79 330 44 66
E-mail: investor_relations@teleplan.com
Internet: www.teleplan.com
ISIN: NL0000229458
WKN: 916980
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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