Siemens AG Boosts Stake in Siemens Ltd. India, Accelerating Separation from Siemens Energy

Siemens AG Boosts Stake in Siemens Ltd. India, Accelerating Separation from Siemens Energy

(IN BRIEF) Siemens AG has taken significant steps to support the stability and accelerate the separation of Siemens Energy AG in India. Siemens plans to enter into a share purchase agreement to acquire an 18% stake in Siemens Ltd. India from Siemens Energy for a cash purchase price of €2.1 billion. This move will increase Siemens’ ownership in the publicly listed Siemens Ltd. India from 51% to 69%, while Siemens Energy’s stake will decrease from 24% to 6%. The purchase price includes a customary 15% discount on the average trading price over five days before the agreement. This action aligns with the goal of unbundling business activities in India and contributes to Siemens Energy’s stability and growth. Additionally, Siemens will provide no new guarantees to Siemens Energy. The companies also propose initiating demerger procedures for Siemens Ltd. India’s energy business, aiming to complete the demerger by 2025, significantly ahead of the previous plan. Furthermore, Siemens has introduced financial measures totaling €1 billion to facilitate third-party guarantees for Siemens Energy, enhancing the company’s financial capabilities to support its business development and participation in the German energy transition.

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 15-Nov-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens AG has taken measures to support the stability of Siemens Energy AG and accelerate separation in India – in the best possible interests of all parties. Specifically, Siemens intends to enter into a share purchase agreement with Siemens Energy to acquire an 18% stake in Siemens Ltd. India from Siemens Energy for a purchase price of 2.1 billion euro in cash. This would increase Siemens’ stake in the publicly listed Siemens Ltd. India from 51% to 69%, while Siemens Energy’s stake would decrease from 24% to 6%. With the intended acquisition, Siemens and Siemens Energy accelerate unbundling the business activities of the Indian subsidiary of Siemens. The purchase price reflects a customary discount of 15% on the 5-trading-days volume-weighted average price before the day of signing. Siemens will provide no new guarantees to Siemens Energy.

“Together, we shaped a solution that is in the best possible interests of all parties and accelerates the separation of Siemens and Siemens Energy in India. Besides the immediate cash inflow, we are also enabling an additional line for customer guarantees, making a strong overall contribution to the future stability and growth of Siemens Energy,” said Roland Busch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG.

“For our shareholders, the accelerated demerger of Siemens Ltd. India’s energy activities will further sharpen the portfolio focus of Siemens. It also simplifies and strengthens our corporate structure in India, a fast-growing and strategically important market.”

Proposal to initiate demerger procedures in India
As part of the spin-off in 2020, Siemens and Siemens Energy did not separate their businesses in India as it was not feasible at that time. As a next step, Siemens and Siemens Energy have agreed to propose to the Board of Directors of Siemens Ltd. India a demerger of the energy business. Siemens Energy is to ultimately acquire a controlling stake in the demerged energy business. The aim is to complete the demerger in 2025 – significantly earlier than previously planned.

Measures to facilitate Siemens Energy customer guarantees
Siemens has agreed with Siemens Energy indirect financial measures totaling one billion euro to allow third parties to arrange guarantees for Siemens Energy. Firstly, Siemens allows Siemens Energy to use its 5% shareholding in Siemens Ltd. India, worth 750 million euro, as collateral for guarantees. If the collateral is drawn, Siemens has committed to buy up to 5% of shares in Siemens Ltd. India for 750 million euro. Secondly, Siemens grants payment deferrals at market conditions in the amount of 250 million euro, also to be used as collateral for guarantees. These commitments enable Siemens Energy to provide appropriate collateral for the bank consortium providing a guarantee line. This line serves to secure Siemens Energy’s business development and participation in the German energy transition.

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power.

In fiscal 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €72.0 billion and net income of €4.4 billion. As of September 30, 2022, the company employed around 311,000 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.

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