KKR has completed the public tender offer for Topcon.
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Tokyo, September 11, 2025 - (JCN Newswire) - KKR, a global investment firm, announces that it has completed a public tender offer (the "Tender Offer") for the common stock, stock acquisition rights, and American Depositary Shares (collectively, the "Shares, etc.") of Topcon Corporation (Securities Code: 7732, hereinafter "Topcon") through TK Corporation, a special purpose company under the investment fund managed by KKR, having received applications exceeding the set minimum of 50.10% aimed at privatization, as of September 10, 2025. Upon completion of the Tender Offer, the tender offeror is expected to acquire 84,648,472 shares of Topcon's common stock and 100,000 shares of stock acquisition rights (after conversion into shares) (total ownership ratio: 80.32%). The settlement of the Tender Offer is scheduled for September 18, 2025.
In addition to the shares of Topcon acquired through the Tender Offer, the tender offeror aims to acquire the remaining shares through either a request for share transfer or a share merger, with the goal of holding all shares of Topcon. If a share merger is conducted, a special shareholders' meeting is planned to be held in early November.
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