Redwood City, California / Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, September 21, 2016—Avast Software B.V. today announced that it has
received written confirmation from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the
United States (“CFIUS”) that CFIUS has completed its review of Avast’s proposed
acquisition of AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE: AVG) and determined that there are
no unresolved national security concerns with respect to such acquisition. As
previously announced, the United States Federal Trade Commission granted early
termination of the waiting period applicable to the tender offer under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, Germany’s
Federal Cartel Office granted clearance of the tender offer, and the required
waiting period under the Austrian Cartel Act expired. As a result, all
requisite antitrust and regulatory approvals in connection with Avast’s pending
tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding ordinary shares of AVG for
$25.00 in cash have been obtained.
Avast expects to complete the tender offer
promptly following the expiration of the tender offer, which is currently
scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on September 29, 2016,
subject to the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase dated July 29, 2016, as amended.
About Avast
Avast Software (www.avast.com),
maker of the most trusted mobile and PC security in the world, protects 230
million people and businesses with its security applications. In business
for over 25 years, Avast is one of the early innovators in the security
business, with a portfolio that includes security and privacy products for PC,
Mac, Android and iOS, and premium suites and services for business. In
addition to being top-ranked by consumers on popular download portals
worldwide, Avast is certified by, among others, VB100, AV-Comparatives,
AV-Test, OPSWAT, ICSA Labs, and West Coast Labs. Avast is backed by
leading global private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Summit Partners.
About AVG (NYSE: AVG)
AVG is the leading provider of software
services to secure devices, data and people. AVG’s award-winning consumer
portfolio includes internet security, performance optimization, location
services, data controls and insights, and privacy and identity protection, for
mobile devices and desktops. The award-winning AVG Business portfolio, delivered
through a global partner network, provides cloud security and remote monitoring
and management (RMM) solutions that protect small and medium businesses around
the world. For more information visit www.avg.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
information that involves substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are,
or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
federal securities laws, and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified
by the use of forward-looking terms such as “anticipate,” “estimate,”
“believe,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,”
“predict,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “are confident that,” “objective,”
“projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target,”
“would” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terms. There
are a number of important factors that could cause actual events to differ
materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements
and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking
statements. These factors include risks and uncertainties related to,
among other things: general economic conditions and conditions affecting the
industries in which Avast and AVG operate; the uncertainty of regulatory
approvals; the parties’ ability to satisfy the conditions to the contemplated
tender offer and consummate the transactions described in this press release;
and AVG’s performance and maintenance of important business relationships. Additional
information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ
materially from these forward-looking statements is available in AVG’s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including AVG’s Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2015. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and
neither Avast nor AVG assumes any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future
events and developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
Additional Information and Where to
Find It
This press release does not constitute an
offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities of
AVG. The solicitation and offer to purchase ordinary shares of AVG is
being made pursuant to a tender offer statement on Schedule TO, including an
Offer to Purchase, a related letter of transmittal and certain other tender
offer documents, filed by Avast with the SEC on July 29, 2016 (as subsequently
amended, the “Tender Offer Statement”). AVG filed a
solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the
tender offer with the SEC on July 29, 2016 (as subsequently amended, the
“Solicitation/Recommendation Statement”). AVG shareholders are urged to
read the Tender Offer Statement and Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, as
they may be amended from time to time, as well as any other relevant documents
filed with the SEC, carefully and in their entirety because they will contain
important information that AVG shareholders should consider before making any
decision regarding tendering their securities. The Tender Offer
Statement and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement are available for free
at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with
the SEC by AVG will be available free of charge on AVG’s website at
investors.avg.com.
Contacts
Avast Software
Marina Ziegler
PR & Communications Director
ziegler@avast.com
+49-(0)89-3815331-17
AVG Technologies
Erin Nelson
VP, Brand & Content, Communications
erin.nelson@avg.com
+1-917-843-1322
Bonnie McBride
Investor Relations
bonnie.mcbride@avg.com
+1 415 806 0385