DGAP-Ad-hoc: Advanced Vision Technology Ltd. / Key word(s): Miscellaneous/Takeover Advanced Vision Technology Ltd.: Special shareholder meeting approves the merger of Advanced Vision Technology (A.V.T.) Ltd. 18-Apr-2017 / 15:41 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dissemination of an ad-hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 17 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014. Special shareholder meeting approves the merger of Advanced Vision Technology (A.V.T.) Ltd. The special shareholder meeting of Advanced Vision Technology (A.V.T.) Ltd. (6 Hanagar St., Hod Hasharon 45241, Israel. WKN: 931340 / ISIN: IL0010837248 / XTRA: VSJ; listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Prime Standard) ("AVT" or the "Company") has approved the merger of Pelican Merger Sub Ltd., a company organized and existing under the laws of Israel and having its registered seat in Israel, with and into the Company, following which the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pelican Merger Holdings Israel Ltd. and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Danaher Corporation. Following the approval by the shareholders there is a statutory waiting period of thirty (30) days under Israeli corporate laws before the merger may be effected. Accordingly, it is expected that the merger will become effective and the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pelican Merger Holdings Israel Ltd. during the second half of May, 2017. The merger consideration will be paid in the weeks following the closing of the merger to the holders of shares immediately prior to the closing; details of the settlement procedures, including with respect to Israeli withholding tax, will be communicated to the Company's shareholders shortly after the merger has become effective. ABOUT AVT AVT is a global leader in print process control, quality assurance, and press control for the packaging, labels, and commercial print industries. Backed by state-of-the-art technology and field-proven solutions, more than 7,000 AVT systems are installed at customer sites worldwide. AVT is headquartered in Hod-Hasharon, Israel with sales, marketing, and support offices in the United States, Europe and China. ABOUT Danaher's Product Identification Platform Danaher's Product Identification Platform is a group of technology companies dedicated to helping customers bring consumer goods from concept to consumer faster and with improved quality. The companies, including X-Rite, Pantone, Esko, MediaBeacon, Videojet, Linx, Laetus and Foba, are simplifying the consumer goods and packaging value chains around the world through innovative software and hardware solutions for color selection and communication, product and packaging design, and production, unique identification with marking and coding, as well as track and trace. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18-Apr-2017 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Advanced Vision Technology Ltd. Hanagar 6 45241 Neve Ne'eman, Hod Hasharon Israel Phone: +972 9 761-4444 Fax: +972 9 761-4555 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.avt-inc.com ISIN: IL0010837248 WKN: 931340 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of Announcement DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 565305 18-Apr-2017 CET/CEST