Ad-hoc announcement pursuant to Article 17 of the Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014
Tion Renewables AG: Hopper BidCo GmbH requests squeeze-out of minority shareholders of Tion Renewables AG (squeeze-out)
Gruenwald, October 24, 2023. Hopper BidCo GmbH, an acquisition company which is indirectly held by EQT Active Core Infrastructure SCSp, informed Tion Renewables AG today that it has acquired more than 95% of the shares in Tion Renewables AG.
Furthermore, Hopper BidCo GmbH submitted a letter to Tion Renewables AG today requesting that the general meeting of Tion Renewables AG shall pass a resolution on the transfer of the shares held by the remaining shareholders of Tion Renewables AG to Hopper BidCo GmbH in return for an appropriate cash compensation (squeeze-out).
The amount of the cash compensation is yet to be determined; it will be communicated by Hopper BidCo GmbH once the necessary valuation of Tion Renewables AG has been completed. Thereafter, in accordance with statutory provisions, Tion Renewables AG will decide upon convening an extraordinary general meeting to resolve upon the squeeze-out.
Gruenwald, October 24, 2023
Tion Renewables AG
The Management Board
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