TOKYO, Japan ― As announced in the press release “Regarding Acquisition of Stock of Altium Limited” issued on February 15, 2024, Renesas Electronics Corporation (“Renesas”, TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, entered into a Scheme Implementation Agreement for Renesas to acquire Altium Limited (“Altium”, ASX: ALU), a global leader in electronics design systems, by way of a Scheme of Arrangement under Australian law, pursuant to which Renesas will acquire all outstanding shares of Altium, making Altium an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Renesas, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions (the “Acquisition”).
Upon closing and as a result of the Acquisition, Renesas will also indirectly acquire the following three companies as consolidated subsidiaries (specified subsidiaries) of Altium Limited: Altium IP Hold Co. Pty Limited, Altium IP Co. Pty Limited and Altium LLC. Detailed information of each of these subsidiaries was not available on February 15, 2024. However, Renesas has obtained the information and has therefore announced the updated information of the three companies as follows. The Acquisition is expected to be completed in the second half of 2024 following the approval by Altium shareholders, Australian court, and relevant regulatory authorities, as well as satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.
<Overview of Altium’s Subsidiaries>
1. Overview of Altium IP Hold Co. Pty Limited (Subsidiary of Altium)
| (1) | Name | Altium IP Hold Co. Pty Limited | |||||
| (2) | Address | Level 6,Tower B, The Zenith, 821 Pacific Highway, Chatswood NSW 2067, Australia | |||||
| (3) | Name and title of representative director | Director: Aram Mirkazemi Director: Kim Besharati | |||||
| (4) | Type of business | Holding company | |||||
| (5) | Capital | 402.9 million US$ | |||||
| (6) | Established | June 2015 | |||||
| (7) | Major shareholders and their ownership ratios (As of March 31, 2024) | Altium Limited | 100% | ||||
| (8) | Relationship between Renesas and Altium IP Hold Co. Pty Limited | Capital relationship | There are no relevant capital, personal, or transactional relationships between Renesas and Altium IP Hold Co. Pty Limited | ||||
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| (9) | Consolidated business performance and consolidated financial status of past 3 years | ||||||
| Accounting period | FY2021/6 | FY2022/6 | FY2023/6 | ||||
| Consolidated net assets | 504.0 million US$ | 503.6 million US$ | 464.2 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated total assets | 623.1 million US$ | 647.7 million US$ | 557.4 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated net assets per share | 1.25 US$ | 1.25 US$ | 1.15 US$ | ||||
| Consolidated sales | 116.3 million US$ | 139.3 million US$ | 164.0 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated operating profit | 85.6 million US$ | 46.5 million US$ | 54.8 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated current net profit | 65.6 million US$ | 39.8 million US$ | 45.5 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated current net profit per share | 0.16 US$ | 0.10 US$ | 0.11 US$ | ||||
| Dividends per share | 0.09 US$ | 0.10 US$ | 0.21 US$ | ||||
2. Overview of Altium IP Co. Pty Limited (Subsidiary of Altium)
| (1) | Name | Altium IP Co. Pty Limited | |||||
| (2) | Address | Level 6, Tower B, The Zenith, 821 Pacific Highway, Chatswood NSW 2067, Australia | |||||
| (3) | Name and title of representative director | Director: Sam Weiss Director: Aram Mirkazemi | |||||
| (4) | Type of business | Holding company | |||||
| (5) | Capital | 402.9 million US$ | |||||
| (6) | Established | June 2015 | |||||
| (7) | Major shareholders and their ownership ratios (As of March 31, 2024) | Altium IP Hold Co. Pty Limited | 100% | ||||
| (8) | Relationship between Renesas and Altium IP Co. Pty Limited | Capital relationship | There are no relevant capital, personal, or transactional relationships between Renesas and Altium IP Co. Pty Limited | ||||
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| (9) | Consolidated business performance and consolidated financial status of past 3 years | ||||||
| Accounting period | FY2021/6 | FY2022/6 | FY2023/6 | ||||
| Consolidated net assets | 517.9 million US$ | 517.5 million US$ | 478.1 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated total assets | 623.1 million US$ | 647.7 million US$ | 557.4 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated net assets per share | 1.29 US$ | 1.28 US$ | 1.19 US$ | ||||
| Consolidated sales | 116.3 million US$ | 139.3 million US$ | 164.0 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated operating profit | 85.6 million US$ | 46.5 million US$ | 54.8 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated current net profit | 65.6 million US$ | 39.8 million US$ | 45.5 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated current net profit per share | 0.16 US$ | 0.10 US$ | 0.11 US$ | ||||
| Dividends per share | 0.09 US$ | 0.10 US$ | 0.21 US$ | ||||
3. Overview of Altium LLC (Subsidiary of Altium)
| (1) | Name | Altium LLC | |||||
| (2) | Address | 4225 Executive Square, Suite 1000, Level 10, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA | |||||
| (3) | Name and title of representative director | Director: Sam Weiss Director: Aram Mirkazemi | |||||
| (4) | Type of business | Software design, sales and service | |||||
| (5) | Capital | 402.9 million US$ | |||||
| (6) | Established | June 2015 | |||||
| (7) | Major shareholders and their ownership ratios (As of March 31, 2024) | Altium IP Co. Pty Limited | 100% | ||||
| (8) | Relationship between Renesas and Altium LLC | Capital relationship | There are no relevant capital, personal, or transactional relationships between Renesas and Altium LLC. | ||||
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| (9) | Consolidated business performance and consolidated financial status of past 3 years | ||||||
| Accounting period | FY2021/6 | FY2022/6 | FY2023/6 | ||||
| Consolidated net assets | 468.9 million US$ | 468.4 million US$ | 490.5 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated total assets | 532.9 million US$ | 557.5 million US$ | 528.6 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated net assets per share | 0.58 US$ | 0.58 US$ | 0.61 US$ | ||||
| Consolidated sales | 116.3 million US$ | 139.3 million US$ | 164.0 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated operating profit | 85.5 million US$ | 46.5 million US$ | 54.8 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated current net profit | 65.5 million US$ | 39.8 million US$ | 45.5 million US$ | ||||
| Consolidated current net profit per share | 0.08 US$ | 0.05 US$ | 0.06 US$ | ||||
| Dividends per share | 0.16 US$ | 0.05 US$ | 0.03 US$ | ||||
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