Together with the 11.38% of shares it has been offered in the voluntary public takeover offer, Bosch now has a total shareholding of 85.48% in ersol. In addition to this shareholding, the company has an agreement with Ventizz on an option to acquire a further 5.69% of ersol shares.
This option can be exercised in March 2009. This means that the total Bosch shareholding, including the call option, in ersol could amount to 91.17%. The execution of a domination agreement is not contemplated. The purchase price remains unchanged at E101 per share in cash.
