Dassault Systèmes to acquire up to 100 percent of share capital in Realtime Technology

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Dassault Systèmes announced that, as a result of the completion of the acquisition of a 84 percent controlling interest in Realtime Technology AG, the voluntary public offer published on 11 December 2013, supported by RTT's Board of directors and managing board, is now unconditional.

As a reminder, on December 11, 2013, Dassault Systèmes' indirect subsidiary 3DS Acquisition AG has published a voluntary public offer to shareholders with permanent or habitual residence or domicile in the European Union of Realtime Technology AG to acquire up to 100 percent of the share capital of RTT for a cash consideration of EUR 40 per share. RTT is the leading provider of professional high-end 3D visualization software, marketing solutions and computer generated imagery services.

With the voluntary public offer, Dassault Systèmes intends to indirectly acquire all remaining registered common shares in RTT that are not held by RTT itself, by the Offeror, by shareholders of RTT who have already agreed to sell their shares in private transactions to the Offeror, or by shareholders of RTT with permanent or habitual residence or domicile outside the European Union which are excluded from the voluntary public offer.

The acceptance period has begun with the publication of the offer document on December 11, 2013, and will end on January 29, 2014, midnight (CET).