Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions announces that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has completed its investigation of the acquisition of Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL) (Accelrys) by Dassault Systèmes and determined that there are no unresolved national security concerns with the proposed acquisition. Accordingly, the condition to the tender offer by Dassault Systèmes’s wholly owned indirect subsidiary, 3DS Acquisition Corp., to purchase all outstanding shares of Accelrys common stock at an offer price of $12.50 per share in cash, without interest and subject to any required withholding of taxes, relating to receipt of written confirmation that CFIUS has completed its investigation of the acquisition and determined that there are no unresolved national security concerns has been satisfied.
As previously announced, the tender offer is scheduled to expire at midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on Monday, April 28, 2014, unless otherwise extended or terminated. Dassault Systèmes now expects to proceed expeditiously to close the acquisition and that the acquisition will close promptly thereafter. Except for satisfaction of the condition relating to CFIUS, all other terms and conditions of the tender offer remain unchanged.
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