Spanish investor group sells its stake of approximately 13 percent in Ciba

14-Nov-2008

The Spanish investor group Bestinver has sold its stake of approximately 13 percent in Ciba Holding AG to BASF outside the public tender offer. The price per share is CHF 49.50. BASF will provide assurance to Ciba Holding AG that it will not exercise the voting rights attached to these shares ...

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30-Oct-2008

Up to the end of the offer period on October 28, 2008, a total of 45,030,453 of Ciba shares have been tendered to BASF as part of the company’s public tender offer to shareholders of Ciba Holding AG, Basel, Switzerland. Together with the 1,011,536 Ciba shares that BASF held before the publication ...

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Ciba Board of Directors’ Report and Fairness Opinion considered complete

20-Oct-2008

In a letter the president of the Swiss Takeover Board has rejected a request from the Bestinver investor group to extend the offer period for the public takeover offer to shareholders of Ciba Holding AG and to supplement the Board of Directors’ Report and the Fairness Opinion (an opinion from an ...

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Cash offer of CHF 50.00 per Ciba share provides attractive premium / Ciba’s Board of Directors supports offer

02-Oct-2008

Following examination by the Swiss Takeover Board, BASF published the offer prospectus for the public takeover offer to the shareholders of Ciba Holding AG, Basel, Switzerland. The offer period began on October 1, 2008, and ends on October 28, 2008 (4:00 p.m. Central European Time, CET). The ...

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New patented photoinitiators for coatings, inks, adhesives and electronics

17-Sep-2008

Ciba Inc. has entered into an agreement with Lamberti Group to purchase the Italy-based specialty chemical maker’s photoinitiator business. With unique professional skills, technology know-how and patented products, the business will strengthen Ciba’s offer of UV curing solutions for coatings, ...

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Board of Directors of Ciba recommends shareholders accept offer

16-Sep-2008

BASF has announced a public tender offer for all outstanding shares of Ciba Holding AG at CHF 50.00 per Ciba share. The offer equates to a premium of 64.3% over the volume‑weighted average price of Ciba shares over the last 60 trading days and a premium of 32% over the closing share price on ...

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Existing research cooperation develops into strong application and market driven collaboration.

06-Jun-2008

Ciba and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have signed a medium- to long- term cooperation agreement in the field of printed intelligence. The agreement accelerates Ciba's and VTT's current research collaboration in printed organic electronics, established in early 2007, and expands it to ...

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Increases in all product ranges, some in excess of 20%

03-Jun-2008

Ciba announced substantial sales price increases across all product ranges with immediate effect, some in excess of 20%. Brendan Cummins, Chief Executive Officer, explains: "Further immediate price increases are needed to fully reflect the exposure of our products to unprecedented increases in ...

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Partnership in the area of organic opto-electronic to micro-, nano- and thin film technology

26-May-2008

Ciba and CSEM (Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA) have signed a mid- to long-term cooperation agreement in the field of organic opto-electronic, micro-, nano- and thin film technology. The partnership aims at developing new commercial products and solutions based on emerging ...

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Increase due to rising energy, raw materials and logistics costs

22-Aug-2007

Effective immediately or as contracts will allow, Ciba Specialty Chemicals will increase prices on lubricant additives globally. The magnitude of the increase will in most cases range between 3 to 7 percent. These products are sold into lubricant applications around the world primarily under the ...

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