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Gemalto may change Wavecom bid

Monday, December 1, 2008

Gemalto has informed the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) of its intent to withdraw its offer for Wavecom or to adjust the terms of its offer. Wavecom is a provider of embedded wireless technology for machine-to-machine communication.

Wavecom views Gemalto’s bid as hostile and its board of director’s has recommended not selling its securities to Gemalto. The company has called for a shareholder’s meeting on Dec. 8 to discuss Gemalto’s offer.

If Wavecom makes any changes, such as increasing its share capital or paying an exceptional dividend, Gemalto could drop out of the deal, the company states. [end] 


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