Uitspraak
mr. I.M.C.A. Reinders Folmer, kantoorhoudende te Amsterdam,
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DE GEZAMENLIJKE ERVEN VAN [D]:
ALLE OVERIGE HOUDERS VAN UITSTAANDE AANDELEN IN HET AANDELENKAPITAAL VAN DE NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP MEDIQ N.V., GEVESTIGD TE UTRECHT,
1.Het verloop van het geding
primairop € 14 per aandeel,
subsidiairop € 17 per aandeel en
meer subsidiairop een zodanig bedrag als de Ondernemingskamer in goede justitie zal bepalen. Voorts heeft AI Garden op die datum opnieuw arrest gevraagd.
2.De gronden van de beslissing
Independent Assurance Report” en gedateerd 7 april 2014 (hierna: de accountantsverklaring), staat onder “
Conclusion”:
On the basis of the procedures we have performed, because of the significance of the matters described in the findings paragraph, we cannotconclude that there are no events or circumstances that have occurred in (the period between February 1, 2013 up to and including March 1, 2014) and have come to our attention that cause us to believe that the net effect of such events or circumstances as per March 1, 2014 might justify a higher price per share than the Offer Price per share.”
Mediq B.V. Squeeze-out Valuation Analysis” (hierna: het waarderingsrapport). De begeleidende brief van 7 april 2014 bij het waarderingsrapport is ondertekend door J. van der Wal, werkzaam bij Deloitte Financial Advisory Services B.V. In de brief staat onder meer het volgende:
This report is dated April 7, 2014 and takes into account events up to this date, when our fieldwork and analyses were substantially completed and when our first draft of the report has been discussed with Mediq on April 4, 2014. (…).
The observed events and circumstances in (the period between February 1, 2013 up to and including March 1, 2014) indicate a higher price for the shares of Mediq. Consequently, we have estimated the impact of these events and circumstances on the Offer Price[van € 14 per aandeel; Ondernemingskamer]
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Offer Price: with respect to this value analysis, we have regarded the Offer Price as the minimum value for the shares.
Discounted cash flow valuation (“DCF”): as both the forecast and the WACC did not change significantly and Mediq’s performance during (the period between February 1, 2013 up to and including March 1, 2014) was in line with the expectations as per February 1, 2013, the results of the DCF do not indicate a higher price per share than the Offer Price as per February 1, 2013;
Multiples Valuation: the strong increase in share prices of comparable companies result in higher observed Enterprise Value/EBITDA multiples. The underlying growth expectations for these comparable companies substantially exceed the expected growth in EBITDA at Mediq. Adjusted for these differences in growth expectation, the observed EV/EBITDAmultiples as per March 1, 2014 increased still substantially compared to the observed multiples as per February 1, 2013. This causes us to believe that higher prices are being paid for companies operating in the same industry as Mediq. (…) Taking into account the average EBITDA’s over the periode 2014-2018 and the net debt position of EUR 245m a value per share of EUR 14.0 - EUR 18.1 results.
With respect to the multiple valuation, in our analysis we applied scenario’s for which we adjusted the peer group selection based on size, profitability, existence of major M&A activity, statistically significance beta and traded volumes. Based on the adjusted peer group selection we arrived at a value range of EUR 17.3 to EUR 18.1 per share.