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Osram Finally Lighting Its Own Path

The long, drawn out Osram (MU:OSR) saga finally came to a close a few weeks ago when ~80% of the shares in the lighting company were officially listed on July 8th. Siemens (SI) shareholders received one share of Osram for every 10 shares of Siemens owned. The shares are currently trading on foreign exchanges as there doesn’t appear to… Read More »

Munich Court Gives Osram Spin The Go Ahead

Well that didn’t take long to get back on track. After shareholders overwhelmingly approved Siemens’ (SI) Osram lighting spinoff, the transaction was quickly derailed by a lawsuit. A small group of shareholders claimed the meeting was invalid due to acoustics issues, a charge which Siemens considered ‘without merit’. A Munich judge agreed with the company and tossed the complaint stating the… Read More »

Can You Hear Us Now? 9 Shareholders Sue Siemens To Overturn Shareholder Vote To Spin Off Osram- Due To Bad Acoustics

Earlier this year, Siemens(SI) shareholders overwhelmingly approved the spinoff of 80.5% of Osram at the company’s annual meeting. Or did they? Though it was reported that 98% of shareholders who cast votes were in favor of the spin off, a group of shareholders has now stepped forward to challenge the vote.  While this lawsuit is pending, the company… Read More »

Ja! Siemens Shareholders Approve Osram Spinoff

  In late November, the board of directors at Siemens (SI) approved a plan calling for a shareholder vote on a potential spinoff of its lighting unit, Osram, at the upcoming Annual Meeting in January. Well…January is here and shareholders overwhelmingly approved the measure at yesterday’s meeting, with ~98% of the votes cast agreeing to the move. Shareholders of… Read More »

Siemens Board Approves Plan To Propose Osram Spinoff At January AGM

As we reported earlier, Siemens(SI) board was meeting today to discuss moving forward with the spinoff of its Osram lighting division. Today, the company announced that the board will propose the spinoff to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting on January 23.  The plan requires 75% approval at the AGM. The company will be distributing 80.5% of Osram… Read More »

Osram Limps Forward Towards Spin From Siemens

Some spinoffs, like Bogen, have practically happened before you know about them. Others seem to be perpetually upcoming, with periodic reports indicating little progress. The long-discussed spinoff of Osram by Siemens(SI) falls into the latter category.  We most recently discussed this in the summer, over a year after our first mention.  As you may recall, after being unable… Read More »

Siemens Cancels IPO, Will Spinoff Lighting Unit To Shareholders

It’s been well over a year since we mentioned that Siemens(SI) was looking to divest its Osram lighting unit. Now, 16  months later, unable to get the price it wanted, or to conduct an IPO, the company plans to spin off the unit to shareholders. On its recent conference call, Siemens CEO Peter Loscher announced the plans: As… Read More »

The Spinoff Roundup

A brief summary of spinoff news with a dash of the rumor mill mixed in – enjoy the first Spinoff Roundup. Readers – what is the interest level (if any) in non-US traded spinoffs? Newscorp (NWS) announced plans to spin off Sky News in order to gain government approval for its takeover of British Sky Broadcasting. The spin… Read More »