Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) today announced it has agreed to sell a majority of its stake in Hong Kong-based technology provider TPV Technology Ltd. (0903.HK) to CEIEC (H.K.) Ltd., a subsidiary of CEC / Great Wall, in an off-market transaction. This transaction, which is subject to the buyers obtaining applicable consents, authorizations and approvals from the relevant government authorities of the People Republic of China, represents 9.47% of TPV's issued share capital and reduces Philips' shareholding to 2.99%.
The sale, which is expected to have a break-even impact on our results, will provide Philips with net proceeds of approximately EUR 95 million to be recognized in the first quarter of 2010. As a result of this transaction, which is in line with Philips' communicated strategy to dispose of non-core shareholdings, the accounting treatment of the remaining stake in TPV will be changed from equity accounting into fair value accounting applicable for available-for-sale financial assets.
TPV also proposes to issue new shares to a new shareholder which will dilute Philips shareholding to approximately 2.69% of TPV's issued share capital after the completion of both transactions. Philips also holds options on shares of TPV through a convertible bond issued to Philips in September 2005, with a face value of USD 211 million, representing a potential ownership of approximately 310 million new TPV shares.
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