Nano Dimension Ltd. (NASDAQ: NNDM) shares gave up ground early Wednesday, as the company, a leading supplier of Additively Manufactured Electronics and multi-dimensional polymer, metal & ceramic Additive Manufacturing 3D printers, today announced that it is prepared to commence a special tender offer targeting total ownership of at least 51% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) for $18.00 per share in cash, inclusive of the approximately 14.5% of Stratasys’ outstanding common shares that Nano Dimension currently owns.
Nano Dimension remains willing to negotiate in good faith a consensual transaction at its previously announced “best and final” offer of $20.05 per share, subject to receiving necessary diligence. However, in the event the Stratasys Board of Directors continues its unwillingness to engage with Nano Dimension, the Company is prepared to commence this special tender offer.
Nano Dimension’s all-cash special tender offer would represent a premium of 26% to the closing trading price as of March 3, a 29% premium to the Company’s 30-day VWAP, a 39% premium to the 60-day VWAP and a 35% premium to the 90-day VWAP as of March 3.
In addition, Nano Dimension intends to seek relief from an Israeli court confirming that according to Israeli Companies Law, Stratasys’ poison pill cannot be triggered in response to a special tender offer targeting Nano Dimension’s ownership of at least 51% of Stratasys’ outstanding shares.
NNDM shares fell 19 cents, or 6.7%, to $2.65, while those for SSYS inched up 14 cents to $15.97.
