Και με τη βούλα, η Fiat κατέχει πλέον το 100% της Chrysler

H Fiat μετά την ανακοίνωση της 1ης του Γενάρη, ανακοίνωσε και επίσημα πως αγόρασε το υπόλοιπο 41,46% της Chrysler από το συνταξιοδοτικό ταμείο (VEBA) του σωματείου United Auto Workers.

Πλέον η Fiat κατέχει και επίσημα τον πλήρη έλεγχο της αμερικάνικης μονάδας. Η Fiat

θα πληρώσει συνολικά $4,35 δισ. στο συνταξιοδοτικό ταμείο του σωματείου United Auto Workers. Το ταμείο έλαβε $3,65 δισ. (2,65 δις ευρώ) σε μετρητά για το μερίδιο του, από τα οποία το $1,9 δισ. προήλθε από την Chrysler και το $1,75 δισ. από την Fiat. Επίσης η Fiat θα πληρώσει στο ταμείο πρόσθετες εισφορές στη VEBA ύψους 700 εκατ. δολαρίων (€508 εκατ.) σε τέσσερις ισόποσες δόσεις ύψους 175 εκατ. δολαρίων.

Ο Sergio Marchionne θα ηγείται του νέου ομίλου τουλάχιστον έως το 2017, ο οποίος θα αποκτήσει νέο όνομα, με τη Fiat πλέον να γίνεται η πιο χρεωμένη εταιρία της Ευρώπης. Η συμφωνία κλείστηκε σε ένα εξοχικό στη Florida με τις φήμες να θέλουν την Fiat να μπαίνει στο χρηματιστήριο της Νέας Υόρκης.

[Πηγή: Fiat, Chrysler]

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FIAT S.P.A. COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF REMAINING EQUITY INTERESTS IN CHRYSLER GROUP LLC FROM VEBA TRUST

Fiat S.p.A. (“Fiat”) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Fiat North America LLC (“FNA”), today completed its previously announced acquisition of all of the VEBA Trust’s[1] membership interests in Chrysler Group LLC (“Chrysler Group”). Chrysler Group is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiat. The consideration for the acquisition consisted of:

a special distribution paid by Chrysler Group to its members on January 21, 2014 of U.S.$1,900 million (FNA directed its portion of the special distribution to the VEBA Trust as part of the purchase consideration); anda cash payment by FNA to the VEBA Trust of U.S.$1,750 million.

Fiat funded the U.S.$1,750 million payment from available cash on hand. Chrysler Group funded the special distribution from available cash on hand.

As previously announced, contemporaneously with the transactions described above, Chrysler Group and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (the “UAW”) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding under Chrysler Group’s existing collective bargaining agreements to provide for additional contributions by Chrysler Group to the VEBA Trust of an aggregate of U.S.$700 million in four equal annual installments, the first of which was paid in connection with closing of the transaction with Fiat.

As part of the transactions and as promptly as practicable, FNA and the VEBA Trust will dismiss with prejudice the proceedings before the Delaware Court of Chancery with respect to the interpretation of the call option agreement.

[1] The UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, a Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association, is an independently administered trust established to pay health care benefits for retirees from Chrysler

Turin, January 21, 2014

Fiat S.p.A. Completes Acquisition of Remaining Equity Interests in Chrysler Group LLC From VEBA Trust

January 21, 2014 , Turin, Italy – Fiat S.p.A. (“Fiat”) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Fiat North America LLC (“FNA”) today completed its previously announced acquisition of all of the VEBA Trust’s[1] membership interests in Chrysler Group LLC (“Chrysler Group”). Chrysler Group is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiat. The consideration for the acquisition consisted of:

a special distribution paid by Chrysler Group on January 21, 2014 of U.S.$1,900 million (FNA directed its portion of the special distribution to the VEBA Trust as part of the purchase consideration); and

a cash payment by FNA to the VEBA Trust of U.S.$1,750 million.

Fiat funded the U.S.$1,750 million payment from available cash on hand. Chrysler Group funded the special distribution from available cash on hand.

As previously announced, contemporaneously with the transactions described above, Chrysler Group and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (the “UAW”) entered into a memorandum of understanding under Chrysler Group’s existing collective bargaining agreements to provide for additional contributions by Chrysler Group to the VEBA Trust of an aggregate of U.S.$700 million in four equal annual installments, the first of which was paid in connection with closing of the transaction with Fiat.

As part of the transactions and as promptly as practicable, FNA and the VEBA Trust will dismiss with prejudice the proceedings before the Delaware Court of Chancery with respect to the interpretation of the call option agreement.

[1] The UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, a Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association, an independently administered trust established to pay health care benefits for retirees from Chrysler