Werner Dubach made an offer to acquire remaining 16.26% stake in Datacolor AG for CHF 20.8 million on July 27, 2023. The shares will be purchased at CHF 760 per share. If the Swiss Takeover Board allows, the period could be extended even longer. Based on an external valuation report, Datacolor?s board committee, which excludes Dubach, recommended acceptance of the offer. The offer period is expected to begin on August 14, 2023 and to run until September 15, 2023. The additional acceptance period will begin on September 22, 2023 and will end on October 5, 2023. Dubach reserves the right to extend the offer period to 40 trading days. The transaction is expected to close on October 16, 2023.

Werner Dubach completed the acquisition remaining 16.26% stake in Datacolor AG on October 5, 2023. Werner Dubach secured a stake of 99.31% in Datacolor after the end of an additional acceptance offer period. By the end of the additional offer period, as many as 18,702 Datacolor shares were tendered, corresponding to 93.47% of all 20,009 shares covered by the offer. Following the completion of the Offer, the Offeror intends either to declare the non-tendered Datacolor shares to effect a compensation merger, in which case the remaining public shareholders of Datacolor shares would receive cash compensation. Furthermore, the Offeror intends to apply to SIX Swiss Exchange for the delisting of Datacolor shares.