Bruker Corporation Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 22, 2009--
Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced the pricing of an
underwritten secondary offering of 13,000,000 shares of its common stock
at a price to the public of $9.85 per share. The offering by the two
selling stockholders, members of the Laukien family not involved in the
Company’s business, is expected to close on or about September 28, 2009.
The selling stockholders also have granted the underwriters a 30-day
option to purchase up to an additional 1,950,000 shares of common stock
to cover over-allotments, if any. Bruker will not receive any of the
proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock by the selling
stockholders in this offering.
Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers of the
offering. A copy of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying
prospectus relating to the offering, when available, may be obtained by
contacting Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 85 Broad
Street, New York, NY 10004, telephone: 866-471-2526,
facsimile: 212-902-9316, or by emailing prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com;
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Attn: Prospectus Department, 4 Chase
Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, NY 11245, telephone: 718-242-8002;
or Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Attn: Prospectus Department, 100 Plaza
One, Jersey City, NJ 07311, telephone: 800-503-4611.
A shelf registration statement relating to the shares was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and is effective. This press release
does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to
buy, these securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities in
any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale
is not permitted.
ABOUT BRUKER CORPORATION
Bruker Corporation is a leading provider of high-performance scientific
instruments and solutions for molecular and materials research, as well
as for industrial and applied analysis.
Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe
historical facts, such as those, among others, relating to the
completion, timing and size of the public offering, may constitute
forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any forward-looking statements
contained herein are based on current expectations, but are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause actual
future results to differ materially from current expectations include,
but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to adverse
changes in conditions in the global economy and volatility in the
capital markets, the integration of businesses we have acquired or may
acquire in the future, changing technologies, product development and
market acceptance of our products, the cost and pricing of our products,
manufacturing, competition, dependence on collaborative partners and key
suppliers, capital spending and government funding policies, changes in
governmental regulations, realization of anticipated benefits from
economic stimulus programs, intellectual property rights, litigation,
and exposure to foreign currency fluctuations. These and other factors
are identified and described in more detail in our filings with the SEC,
including, without limitation, our annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2008, our most recent quarterly reports on Form
10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K, and in the final prospectus
supplement and accompanying prospectus related to the public offering to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We disclaim any
intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements other
than as required by law.
Source: Bruker Corporation
Bruker Corporation Stacey Desrochers, +1 978-663-3660, ext. 1115 Director
of Investor Relations stacey.desrochers@bruker.com
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