Siemens successfully completes sale of its Atos convertible bonds

Regulatory News:

Siemens has successfully completed the pre-announced sale of its €250-million Atos convertible bonds at a price of €56.44 per bond. The disposal was made through a private placement to institutional investors by means of an accelerated bookbuilding. The proceeds from this transaction totaled approximately €304 million.

Siemens remains the holder of an approximate 15% interest in Atos. In view of the very good operational and strategic cooperation with Atos, among other factors, Siemens intends to retain its interest in Atos as initially agreed between the two groups.

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