Celesio AG / Key word(s): Offer 24.10.2013 07:01 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Business combination with McKesson Corporation; public takeover offer for Celesio AG of EUR 23.00 per share Stuttgart, 24 October 2013. Today, McKesson Corporation ('McKesson') with seat in San Francisco, USA, and Celesio AG have entered into a business combination agreement. McKesson and Celesio intend to create one of the largest and leading integrated pharmaceuticals distribution groups globally with a leading presence in major American and European markets. Concurrently, McKesson and Dragonfly GmbH & Co. KGaA ('Bidder'), a wholly owned subsidiary of McKesson, have signed an agreement with Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH ('Haniel') to acquire Haniel's majority interest (50.01%) in Celesio AG. The Bidder will launch a voluntary public takeover offer to the shareholders of Celesio AG for the acquisition of their non-par-value registered shares (auf den Namen lautende Stückaktien) in Celesio AG (ISIN DE 000CLS1001) ('Celesio Shares') for a cash consideration of EUR 23.00 per Celesio Share. Further, the Bidder will launch public offers to the holders of convertible bonds issued by Celesio for a cash consideration of EUR 53,117.78 per EUR 50,000 nominal value of the convertible bonds due October 2014 (ISIN DE 000A1AN5K5) and a cash consideration of EUR 120,798.32 per EUR 100,000 nominal value of the convertible bonds due April 2018 (ISIN DE 000A1GPH50). The takeover offer and the bond offers are expected to be subject to completion conditions relating to certain regulatory clearances and a minimum acceptance threshold of 75% of the Celesio Shares on a fully diluted basis. The Management Board and the Supervisory Board welcome the takeover offer. Subject to review of the offer document the members of the Management and Supervisory Board support the takeover offer. The members of the Management Board intend to accept the takeover offer for any Celesio Shares held by them. Celesio Group Contacts: Investor Relations: Markus Georgi +49 711 5001-1208 [email protected] Creditor Relations: Marcus Hilger +49 711 5001-552 [email protected] Media: Marc Binder, +49 711 5001-380 [email protected] Rainer Berghausen, +49 711 5001-549 [email protected] 24.10.2013 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Celesio AG Neckartalstr. 155 70376 Stuttgart Germany Phone: +49 (0)711 5001-735 Fax: +49 (0)711 5001-740 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.celesio.com ISIN: DE000CLS1001 WKN: CLS100 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), München, Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Hamburg, Hannover; Terminbörse EUREX End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------