RESEARCH schreef op 1 maart 2019 08:41:
Als je onderstaande tekst goed leest dan is de share buyback echt een sigaar uit eigen doos. Er is daarom m.i. een groot belang om de koers voorlopig laag te houden. Weet iemand wanneer bekend wordt gemaakt wanneer de koers wordt vastgesteld voor de share buyback?
We proposed a capital repayment in combination with a share consolidation, also known as a synthetic share buyback, and not a dividend payment.
The key consequences of the capital repayment and share consolidation will be:
- an aggregate amount of approximately EUR 750 million will be repaid to the shareholders; and
- the number of issued ordinary shares in the share capital of TomTom will be reduced by the number of Shares that, theoretically, could have been repurchased by TomTom for the amount repaid to the shareholders by way of capital repayment.
The key advantages of returning capital through a capital repayment and share consolidation are:
- fast return of proceeds to shareholders from the sale of the TomTom Telematics business; and
- no applicable Dutch dividend withholding tax.
You can find more information on the capital repayment combined with a share consolidation in the shareholder circular