On July 28, 2008, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and ILOG (NASDAQ: ILOG; Euronext: ILO, ISIN: FR0004042364) announced the signing of an agreement regarding a proposed acquisition by IBM of ILOG to be implemented by way of concurrent cash public tender offers in both France, (the "French offer") and the United States, (the "U.S. offer"). Through this proposed transaction, IBM will combine its business process management (BPM), business optimization, and service oriented architecture (SOA) technologies with ILOG’s Business Rules Management Systems software. This will enable IBM to help clients deliver critical business information in real-time, allowing them to make better business decisions faster.
Below are copies of the documents that were filed with the French stock market authority (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) (the "AMF") on August 26, 2008, in connection with the French offer, as well as the documents indicating AMF clearance on the French offer announced by AMF on September 12, 2008. In addition, documents related to the public tender offer effective October 14, 2008, and English translation of these documents are included below. All filings are also available at AMF-France.
Public Tender Offer: October 14, 2008
Communiqué réglementaire/Regulatory Financial Press Release: Public Tender Offer
Informations Relatives Aux Caracteristiques de L'initiateur/ Information Relating to the Bidder
AMF Compliance Approval: September 12, 2008
Communiqué réglementaire/Regulatory Financial Press Release: AMF Clearance
Note D'information/IBM French Tender Offer: AMF Clearance
Filings with AMF: August 26, 2008
Communiqué réglementaire/Regulatory Financial Press Release
Note D'information/IBM French Tender Offer