CHESEAUX, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Kudelski Group (SIX: KUD.VX) today announced that it has extended
the expiration date of its tender offer to acquire all outstanding Class
A shares of OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ: OPTV) not already owned by Kudelski or
its subsidiaries for US$1.55 per share in cash. The tender offer, which
commenced on October 5, 2009, and related withdrawal rights are now
scheduled to expire at 11:00 pm New York City time on Thursday, November
12, 2009. The tender offer was previously scheduled to expire on
November 6, 2009.
Kudelski decided to extend the expiration date to provide OpenTV
shareholders ample time to consider all the relevant information
disseminated since the commencement of the offer, including OpenTV's
third quarter results being announced today. OpenTV shareholders who
have not previously tendered shares and wish to must validly tender
their shares on or prior to the expiration date. Shareholders who have
previously tendered shares do not need to re-tender or take any other
action in response to this extension. Except for the extension of the
tender offer expiration date, all other terms and conditions of the
offer remain unchanged. OpenTV shareholders are encouraged to review all
the materials regarding the tender offer that are available at www.opentvvalue.com.
As of the close of business on Monday, November 2, 2009, approximately
1,535,792 Class A shares of OpenTV had been tendered into and not
withdrawn from the offer.
About The Kudelski Group
The Kudelski Group (SIX: KUD.VX) is a world leader in digital security
and convergent media solutions for the delivery of digital and
interactive content. Its technologies are used in a wide range of
services and applications requiring access control and rights management
to secure the revenue of content owners and service providers for
digital television and interactive applications across broadcast,
broadband and mobile delivery networks. The Kudelski Group is also a
world technology leader in the area of access control and management of
people or vehicles to sites and events. It additionally offers
professional recorders and high-end Hi-Fi products. The Kudelski Group
is headquartered in Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland. Please visit www.nagra.com
for more information.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This communication does not constitute an offer to buy or a solicitation
of an offer to sell any securities. Kudelski SA and Kudelski Interactive
Cayman, Ltd., a subsidiary of Kudelski SA, have filed a Tender Offer
Statement and Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule TO with the
SEC containing an offer by Kudelski Interactive Cayman, Ltd. to purchase
all of the outstanding Class A shares of OpenTV not owned by Kudelski SA
or its subsidiaries for US$1.55 per share. The tender offer and
withdrawal rights are scheduled to expire at 11:00 pm New York City time
on Thursday, November 12, 2009, unless extended as described in the
offer to purchase filed with the SEC. The tender offer is being made
solely by means of the offer to purchase, and the exhibits filed with
respect thereto (including the letter of transmittal), which contain the
full terms and conditions of the tender offer. OpenTV shareholders are
urged to read carefully in their entirety those and other documents
filed with the SEC, as they may be amended, because they contain
important information about the tender offer. OpenTV shareholders can
obtain copies of all materials filed by Kudelski SA with the SEC free of
charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov,
or by calling MacKenzie Partners, Inc., the Information Agent for the
tender offer, toll-free at 800-322-2885. Shareholders can also access
these and other materials related to the tender offer at www.opentvvalue.com.
Investors:
Kudelski Group
Santino Rumasuglia,
+41-21-732-01-24
OR
MacKenzie Partners
Amy Bilbija/Bob
Marese, 650-798-5206/212-929-5500
OR
Media:
(European
media)
Kudelski Group
Daniel Herrera, +41-21-732-01-81
OR
(US
media)
Sard Verbinnen & Co
Andrew Cole/Diane Henry,
415-618-8750
Source: The Kudelski Group
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