Result of Meeting.


    05 August 2025 16:45:21
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 0931U
Alphawave IP Group PLC
05 August 2025
 

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

5 August 2025

Recommended Acquisition

of

Alphawave IP Group plc ("Alphawave")

by

Aqua Acquisition Sub LLC ("Bidco"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated ("Qualcomm")

Results of Shareholder Meetings

On 9 June 2025, in accordance with the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), the boards of Qualcomm, Bidco and Alphawave announced that they had reached agreement on the terms and conditions of a recommended acquisition by Bidco of the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of Alphawave (the "Acquisition"). The Acquisition is being implemented by means of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Scheme").

The scheme document in relation to the Scheme was published on 7 July 2025 (the "Scheme Document"), containing, amongst other things, the notices of the Court Meeting and the General Meeting. Capitalised terms used in this announcement (the "Announcement") shall, unless otherwise defined, have the same meanings as set out in the Scheme Document. All references to time in this Announcement are to the time in London, United Kingdom unless otherwise stated.

Results of the Court Meeting and the General Meeting

Alphawave is pleased to announce that, at the Court Meeting and General Meeting of the Scheme Shareholders and Alphawave Shareholders (respectively) held earlier today at the offices of Linklaters LLP, One Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8HQ in connection with the Acquisition, all the resolutions proposed were duly passed. 

At the Court Meeting, a majority in number of Scheme Shareholders present and voting (either in person or by proxy), and who together represented at least 75 per cent. by value of the votes cast, voted in favour of the resolution to approve the Scheme. The resolution was accordingly passed. At the General Meeting, the Special Resolution to provide for the implementation of the Scheme was also duly passed by the requisite majority (either in person or by proxy) of Alphawave Shareholders. 

COURT MEETING

The voting on the resolution to approve the Scheme was taken on a poll and the results were as follows:

Results of Court Meeting

No. of Scheme Shareholders voting*

% of Scheme Shareholders voting**

No. of Scheme Shares voted

% of Scheme Shares voted**

No. of Scheme Shares voted as a % of Scheme Shares eligible to be voted at the Court Meeting**

FOR

38

86.36

476,441,751

99.97

63.33

AGAINST

6

13.64

159,625

0.03

0.02

TOTAL

44

100

476,601,376

100

63.35


* Where a Scheme Shareholder cast some of their votes 'for' and some of their votes 'against' the resolution, such Scheme Shareholder has been counted as having voted both 'for' and 'against' the resolution for the purposes of determining the number of Scheme Shareholders who voted as set out in this column.

** All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places.

GENERAL MEETING

The voting on the Special Resolution to provide for the implementation of the Scheme was taken on a poll and the results were as follows:

Special Resolution

FOR*

AGAINST

TOTAL

WITHHELD***

Number

%**

Number

%**

Number

Number

Approval of the implementation of the Scheme, including amendments to the Alphawave Articles

514,065,233

99.97

162,838

0.03

514,228,071

211,705


* Includes discretionary votes.

** All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places.

*** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'for' or 'against' the Special Resolution.

The total number of Alphawave Shares in issue at the Voting Record Time for the General Meeting was 780,357,690. Alphawave does not hold any Alphawave Shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Alphawave at the Voting Record Time for the General Meeting was 780,357,690.

A copy of the Special Resolution passed at the General Meeting has been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority and will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Status of Regulatory Conditions

The Acquisition is conditional on, amongst other things, the satisfaction or waiver of the relevant Regulatory Conditions, including merger control approvals in the U.S., Germany, South Korea and Canada and foreign direct investment approvals, including in the UK. Alphawave is pleased to confirm that clearance from the UK government has now been received in respect of the notification made under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 for the Acquisition. Alphawave will make further announcements through a Regulatory Information Service with respect to the remaining Regulatory Conditions as and when appropriate to do so, with such announcements also being made available on Alphawave's website at https://awavesemi.com/investors/offer-documentation and Qualcomm's and Bidco's website at https://investor.qualcomm.com/update-details/update-details-offer/.

Next steps and expected timetable

The expected timetable of principal events relating to the Scheme and other matters remains as set out on pages 20 to 22 (inclusive) of the Scheme Document.

The outcome of the Meetings means that Conditions 2(a) and 2(b) (as set out in Part A of Part III of the Scheme Document) have been satisfied. The Scheme remains conditional on the satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the other Conditions set out in the Scheme Document, including the sanction of the Scheme by the Court, as well as further terms, as described more fully in the Scheme Document.

Subject to the satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the Conditions, the Scheme is expected to become Effective during the first calendar quarter of 2026. An update to the expected timetable is expected to be announced following receipt of the relevant regulatory approvals upon which the Acquisition remains conditional. Alphawave will make further announcements through a Regulatory Information Service, with such announcements also being made available on Alphawave's website at https://awavesemi.com/investors/offer-documentation and Qualcomm's and Bidco's website at https://investor.qualcomm.com/update-details/update-details-offer/.

Enquiries:

Alphawave


Tony Pialis, President & Chief Executive Officer
Rahul Mathur, Chief Operating & Financial Officer

ir@awavesemi.com
+44 (0) 20 7717 5877


Goldman Sachs International is acting as lead financial adviser to Alphawave, Barclays Bank PLC is acting as financial adviser and corporate broker to Alphawave and BMO Capital Markets Limited is acting as Rule 3 and Rule 15 adviser to Alphawave.

Qualcomm and Bidco


Mauricio Lopez-Hodoyan, Investor Relations



Clare Conley, Media Relations

+1 858 658 4813

ire@qualcomm.com


+1 858 845 5959

corpcomm@qualcomm.com


Evercore Partners International LLP (Financial Adviser to Qualcomm and Bidco)


Stuart Francis

Ed Banks

Preston Comey

Harrison George

+44 (0) 20 7653 6000


Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is acting as legal adviser to Qualcomm and Bidco. Linklaters LLP is acting as legal adviser to Alphawave.

This Announcement contains inside information in relation to Alphawave. On the publication of this Announcement via a Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain. The person responsible for arranging the release of this Announcement on behalf of Alphawave is John Hou, General Counsel of Alphawave.



 

Notes relating to Financial Advisers

 

Goldman Sachs International ("Goldman Sachs"), which is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for Alphawave as lead financial adviser and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and other matters set out in this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Alphawave for providing the protections afforded to clients of Goldman Sachs, nor for providing advice in connection with the Acquisition, the content of this Announcement or any matter referred to herein. Neither Goldman Sachs nor any of Goldman Sachs' subsidiaries, affiliates or branches owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct, indirect, consequential, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Goldman Sachs in connection with this Announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise. Goldman Sachs may have unrelated historic, current and future roles with Qualcomm, from which they could receive payment(s), earn profit(s) and/or may derive fee(s).

Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its Investment Bank ("Barclays"), which is authorised by the PRA and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA and the PRA, is acting exclusively as financial adviser and corporate broker to Alphawave and no one else in connection with the matters set out in this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Alphawave for providing the protections afforded to clients of Barclays nor for providing advice in relation to the matters set out in or referred to in this Announcement. In accordance with the Code, normal United Kingdom market practice and Rule 14e-5(b) of the U.S. Exchange Act, Barclays and its affiliates will continue to act as exempt principal trader in Alphawave securities on the London Stock Exchange. These purchases and activities by exempt principal traders which are required to be made public in the United Kingdom pursuant to the Code will be reported to a Regulatory Information Service and will be available on the London Stock Exchange website at www.londonstockexchange.com. This information will also be publicly disclosed in the United States to the extent that such information is made public in the United Kingdom.

BMO Capital Markets Limited ("BMO"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting exclusively as Rule 3 and Rule 15 adviser for Alphawave and for no one else in connection with the matters set out or referred to in this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Alphawave for providing the protections offered to clients of BMO nor for providing advice in relation to the matters set out or referred to in this Announcement. Neither BMO nor any of its affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of BMO in connection with this Announcement, its contents and/or any matter or statement set out or referred to herein or otherwise.

Evercore Partners International LLP ("Evercore"), which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the UK, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to Qualcomm and Bidco and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and other matters described in this Announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Qualcomm and Bidco for providing the protections afforded to clients of Evercore nor for providing advice in connection with the Acquisition, the content of this Announcement or any matter referred to herein. Neither Evercore nor any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Evercore in connection with this Announcement, any statement contained herein, any offer or otherwise. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Evercore by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or the regulatory regime established thereunder, or under the regulatory regime of any jurisdiction where exclusion of liability under the relevant regulatory regime would be illegal, void or unenforceable, neither Evercore nor any of its affiliates accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for the contents of this Announcement, and no representation, express or implied, is made by it, or purported to be made on its behalf, in relation to the contents of this Announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification of any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with Qualcomm and Bidco or the matters described in this Announcement. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Evercore and its affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any responsibility or liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above) which they might otherwise have in respect of this Announcement, or any statement contained herein.

Important Notices

This Announcement is for information purposes only. It does not constitute, and is not intended to constitute, or form part of, any offer, invitation or solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, pursuant to the Acquisition or otherwise nor will there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.

This Announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying with the laws of England and Wales, the UK Listing Rules and the Code and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this Announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside England and Wales.

Overseas Shareholders

The release, publication or distribution of this Announcement and/or any accompanying documents (in whole or in part) in or into or from certain jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom, the United States or Canada may be restricted by law and/or regulations. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom or who are subject to other jurisdictions should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the companies and persons involved in the Acquisition disclaim any responsibility or liability for the violation of such restrictions by any person. This Announcement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with English law and the Code and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this Announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom. Unless otherwise determined by Bidco, Qualcomm and/or Qualcomm CanCo or required by the Code, and permitted by applicable law and regulation, the Acquisition will not be made available, directly or indirectly, in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction and no person may vote in favour of the Acquisition by any such use, means, instrumentality or from within a Restricted Jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of that jurisdiction. Accordingly, copies of this Announcement and all documents relating to the Acquisition are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction, and persons receiving this Announcement and all documents relating to the Acquisition (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise distribute or send them in, into or from such jurisdictions where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction.

The availability of the Cash Offer and the Alternative Offers to Alphawave Shareholders and the availability of the Exchangeable Securities Offer to Alphawave Exchangeable Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom, the United States or Canada may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are resident. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom, the United States or Canada should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The New Qualcomm Shares and the New Qualcomm Exchangeable Securities are not being offered, sold, resold, taken up, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction or to, or for the account or benefit of, any Overseas Shareholders who are resident in, or are nationals or citizens of, any Restricted Jurisdiction (or who are nominees, custodians, trustees or guardians for, citizens, residents or nationals of such Restricted Jurisdictions), except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, applicable securities laws of those jurisdictions and/or where all regulatory approvals (where applicable) have been validly obtained. Any individual acceptances of Alternative Offer 1, Alternative Offer 2 or the Exchangeable Securities Alternative Offer (as applicable) will only be valid if all regulatory approvals by an Alphawave Shareholder or Alphawave Exchangeable Shareholder (as applicable) to acquire the New Qualcomm Shares or the New Qualcomm Exchangeable Securities (as applicable) have been obtained.

Alphawave Shareholders and Alphawave Exchangeable Shareholders should be aware that the transaction contemplated herein may have tax consequences. Alphawave Shareholders and Alphawave Exchangeable Shareholders should read the Exchangeable Securities Offer Communication (and the related Form of Acceptance) and are urged to consult with appropriate legal, business, financial or tax advisers in connection with the consequences of the Acquisition (including any election for Alternative Offer 1, Alternative Offer 2 or the Exchangeable Securities Alternative Offer, as applicable) on them.

The Acquisition will be subject to the laws of England and Wales, the jurisdiction of the Court and the applicable requirements of the Code, the Panel, the UK Listing Rules, the London Stock Exchange and the FCA. Further details in relation to Overseas Shareholders are contained in the Scheme Document.

This Announcement does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus exempted document.

Additional information for U.S. investors in Alphawave

The Acquisition relates to the shares of a company incorporated in England and Wales and is proposed to be implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement under the laws of England and Wales. A transaction implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement is not subject to the tender offer rules or the proxy solicitation rules under the U.S. Exchange Act and other requirements of U.S. law.

Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the disclosure and procedural requirements applicable in the United Kingdom to schemes of arrangement which differ from the disclosure requirements of the United States' tender offer and proxy solicitation rules.

Financial information relating to Alphawave included in the Scheme Document has been or shall have been prepared in accordance with accounting standards applicable in the United Kingdom and may not be comparable to financial information of U.S. companies or companies whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. U.S. GAAP differs in certain significant respects from accounting standards applicable in the United Kingdom.

The Acquisition may, in the circumstances provided for in the Scheme Document, instead be carried out by way of an Offer under the laws of England and Wales. If Bidco exercises its right to elect (subject to the consent of the Panel, where necessary, and the terms of the Co-operation Agreement) to implement the Acquisition by way of an Offer, such Offer will be made in compliance with all applicable U.S. laws and regulations, including any applicable exemptions under the U.S. Exchange Act and the U.S. Securities Act.

The receipt of consideration by a U.S. Holder for the transfer of its Alphawave Shares pursuant to the Scheme or its Alphawave Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the Exchangeable Securities Offer (as applicable) may have tax consequences in the United States. Each Alphawave Shareholder and Alphawave Exchangeable Shareholder is urged to consult their independent professional adviser immediately regarding the tax consequences of the Acquisition applicable to them, including under applicable U.S. state, federal and local, as well as overseas and other tax laws.

Alphawave is organised under the laws of England and Wales. Some or all of the officers and directors of Alphawave are residents of countries other than the United States. In addition, most of the assets of Alphawave are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for U.S. shareholders of Alphawave or Alphawave ExchangeCo to effect service of process within the United States upon Alphawave or their respective officers or directors or to enforce against them a judgment of a U.S. court predicated upon the federal or state securities laws of the United States. Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-U.S. company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a U.S. court's judgment.

The New Qualcomm Shares and the New Qualcomm Exchangeable Securities (including any Qualcomm Shares issuable in exchange for New Qualcomm Exchangeable Securities) have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act, or applicable state securities laws and will not be issued pursuant to a prospectus in any jurisdiction in Canada. The New Qualcomm Shares and the New Qualcomm Exchangeable Securities (including any Qualcomm Shares issuable in exchange for New Qualcomm Exchangeable Securities) will not be issued to Alphawave Shareholders or Alphawave Exchangeable Shareholders (as applicable) unless Qualcomm determines that they may be issued: (i) pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction that is not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act as provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act or another available exemption; and (ii) on a private placement basis and without causing Qualcomm or any of its affiliates to become a "reporting issuer" for purposes of applicable Canadian provincial or territorial securities laws.

The New Qualcomm Shares and the New Qualcomm Exchangeable Securities (including any Qualcomm Shares issuable in exchange for New Qualcomm Exchangeable Securities) are expected to be issued in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act set forth in Section 3(a)(10) thereof on the basis of the approval of the Court, and similar exemptions from registration under applicable state securities laws. Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act exempts the issuance of any securities issued in exchange for one or more bona fide outstanding securities from the general requirement of registration under the U.S. Securities Act, where the terms and conditions of the issuance and exchange of such securities have been approved by a court of competent jurisdiction that is expressly authorised by law to grant such approval, after a hearing upon the substantive and procedural fairness of the terms and conditions of such issuance and exchange at which all persons to whom it is proposed to issue the securities have the right to appear and receive timely and adequate notice thereof. The Court is authorised to conduct a hearing at which the substantive and procedural fairness of the terms and conditions of the Scheme will be considered. For the purposes of qualifying for the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the U.S. Securities Act, Alphawave will advise the Court before the hearing that the Court's approval of the Scheme will constitute the basis for an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act, pursuant to Section 3(a)(10).

If, in the future, Bidco exercises its right to implement the Acquisition by way of an Offer or otherwise in a manner that is not exempt from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act, it or Qualcomm will file a registration statement with the SEC that will contain a prospectus with respect to the issuance of New Qualcomm Shares and the New Qualcomm Exchangeable Securities under the U.S. Securities Act. In this event, Alphawave Shareholders and Alphawave Exchangeable Shareholders are urged to read the Scheme Document and any other relevant documents (as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents) because they would contain important information, and such documents would be available free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by directing a response to Bidco's and Qualcomm's contact for enquiries identified above. In addition, if Bidco exercises its right to implement the Acquisition by way of an Offer, which is to be made into the United States, such Offer will be made in compliance with the applicable laws of the United States and regulations, including Section 14(e) and Regulation 14E of the U.S. Exchange Act.

The New Qualcomm Shares and any Qualcomm Shares issuable in exchange for the New Series A Qualcomm Exchangeable Securities issued to persons other than "affiliates" (defined as certain control persons, within the meaning of Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act) of Qualcomm will be freely transferable under the laws of the United States after the Acquisition. Persons (whether or not U.S. Persons) who are or will be "affiliates" of Qualcomm within 90 days prior to the Effective Date, or of the Enlarged Group at any time after the Effective Date, will be subject to certain transfer restrictions relating to the New Qualcomm Shares and any Qualcomm Shares issuable in exchange for the New Series A Qualcomm Exchangeable Securities under applicable U.S. laws and regulations.

In the event that the Acquisition is implemented by way of an Offer, in accordance with normal UK practice and pursuant to Rule 14e-5(b) of the U.S. Exchange Act, Qualcomm or Bidco and certain of its or their affiliated companies or nominees, or its or their brokers (acting as agents), may from time to time make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Alphawave Shares outside the United States, other than pursuant to the Acquisition, until the date on which the Acquisition becomes Effective, lapses or is otherwise withdrawn. If such purchases or arrangements to purchases were to be made, they would occur either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices and would comply with applicable law, including United Kingdom laws and the U.S. Exchange Act. Any information about such purchases will be disclosed as required in the United Kingdom, will be reported to a Regulatory Information Service and will be available on the London Stock Exchange website, www.londonstockexchange.com. To the extent that such information is required to be publicly disclosed in the United Kingdom in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, this information will, as applicable, also be publicly disclosed in the United States.

THE SCHEME, THE NEW QUALCOMM SHARES AND THE NEW QUALCOMM EXCHANGEABLE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC OR ANY OTHER SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, NOR HAS THE SEC OR ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES PASSED UPON THE FAIRNESS OR THE MERITS OF THIS TRANSACTION OR UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE SCHEME DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.

Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements

This Announcement (including information incorporated by reference in this Announcement), oral statements made regarding the Acquisition, and other information published by Alphawave, Qualcomm or Bidco, any other member of the Wider Alphawave Group or any other member of the Wider Qualcomm Group, contain statements which are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act and Section 21E of the U.S. Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements are prospective in nature and are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and on numerous assumptions regarding the business strategies and the environment in which Qualcomm, Bidco and Alphawave shall operate in the future and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those statements.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Announcement relate to the expected timing and scope of the Acquisition and other statements other than historical facts. In some cases, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "estimates", "will look to", "would look to", "plans", "prepares", "anticipates", "expects", "is expected to", "is subject to", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "synergy", "strategy", "goal", "cost-saving", "projects", "intends", "may", "will", "shall" or "should" or their negatives or other variations or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements may include statements relating to the following: (i) future capital expenditures, expenses, revenues, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, dividend policy, losses and future prospects; (ii) business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of Qualcomm's and Bidco's, Alphawave's, any member of the Qualcomm Group's or any member of the Alphawave Group's operations and potential synergies resulting from the Acquisition; and (iii) the effects of global economic conditions and governmental regulation on Qualcomm's and Bidco's, Alphawave's, any other member of the Qualcomm Group's or any other member of the Alphawave Group's business.

Although Qualcomm, Bidco and Alphawave believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, none of Qualcomm, Bidco or Alphawave (nor any of their respective associates, directors, officers or advisers) can give any assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

These factors include, but are not limited to: (i) uncertainties as to the timing to complete the Acquisition; (ii) the ability to complete the Acquisition; (iii) the effect of the Scheme Document and the Acquisition on Alphawave's business relationships and employees; (iv) the ability to satisfy or waive the Conditions on the proposed terms and schedule, including the risk that regulatory approvals are not obtained or are obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated by the parties; (v) the effects of disruption to Alphawave's business; (vi) the ability to achieve the potential benefits of the Acquisition within the expected timeline or at all; (vii) unknown liabilities; (viii) a deterioration in Qualcomm's or Bidco's future results of operations, financial condition, cash flows or business prospects; (ix) changes in the global, political, economic, business and competitive environments and in market and regulatory forces; (x) changes in future exchange and interest rates; (xi) changes in tax rates; (xii) changes in laws or in supervisory expectations or requirements; and (xiii) other risks set forth in Qualcomm's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended 30 March 2025 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Current Reports on Form 8-K (available free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov) and in Alphawave's interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2024 and subsequent annual report for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024 and interim results. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected, estimated or projected in the forward-looking statements. If any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialises or if any one or more of the assumptions proves incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those expected, estimated or projected. Such forward-looking statements should therefore be construed in light of such factors.

None of Alphawave, Qualcomm or Bidco, nor any of their respective associates or directors, officers or advisers, provides any representation, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements in this Announcement will actually occur. Given these risks and uncertainties, potential investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements.

Specifically, statements of estimated cost savings and synergies relate to future actions and circumstances which, by their nature, involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies. As a result, the cost savings and synergies referred to may not be achieved, may be achieved later or sooner than estimated, or those achieved could be materially different from those estimated. Due to the scale of the Alphawave Group, there may be additional changes to the Alphawave Group's operations. As a result, and given the fact that the changes relate to the future, the resulting cost synergies may be materially greater or less than those estimated.

The forward-looking statements speak only at the date of this Announcement. All subsequent oral or written forward-looking statements attributable to Qualcomm, Bidco, Alphawave, any other member of the Qualcomm Group or the Alphawave Group, or any of their respective associates, directors, officers, employees or advisers, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statement above.

Alphawave, Qualcomm and Bidco (and their respective associates, directors, officers or advisers) expressly disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, other than as required by law, stock exchange rules or by the rules of any competent regulatory authority, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Disclosure requirements of the Code

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1 per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of a target company or of any securities exchange bidder (being any bidder other than a bidder in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange bidder is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of: (i) the target company; and (ii) any securities exchange bidder(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3:30 p.m. on the 10th Business Day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3:30 p.m. on the 10th Business Day following the announcement in which any securities exchange bidder is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the target company or of a securities exchange bidder prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1 per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of the target company or of any securities exchange bidder must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the target company or of any securities exchange bidder. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of: (i) the target company; and (ii) any securities exchange bidder(s), save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3:30 p.m. on the Business Day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of a target company or a securities exchange bidder, they shall be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the target company and by any bidder and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the target company, by any bidder and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the target and bidder companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any bidder was first identified. You should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

Publication on Website

A copy of this Announcement will be made available on Alphawave's website and Qualcomm's and Bidco's website at https://awavesemi.com/investors/offer-documentation and https://investor.qualcomm.com/update-details/update-details-offer/ respectively by no later than 12 noon (London time) on 6 August 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the contents of these websites are not incorporated into and do not form part of this Announcement.

Electronic communications

Please be aware that addresses, electronic addresses and certain other information provided by Alphawave Shareholders, holders of convertible instruments, persons with information rights, participants in the Alphawave Share Plans and other relevant persons for the receipt of communications from Alphawave may be provided to Bidco during the Offer Period as required under Section 4 of Appendix 4 to the Code to comply with Rule 2.11(c) of the Code.

Rounding

Certain figures included in this Announcement and the Scheme Document have been subjected to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown for the same category presented in different tables may vary slightly and figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them.

General

Investors should be aware that Qualcomm or Bidco may purchase Alphawave Shares otherwise than under any Offer or the Scheme, including pursuant to privately negotiated purchases.

If you are in any doubt about the contents of this Announcement, the Scheme Document or the action to be taken, you are recommended to consult immediately your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant, or other independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) if you are resident in the United Kingdom or, if you are in a territory outside the United Kingdom, another appropriately authorised financial adviser.

 

 

 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
 
END
 
 
ROMZELFBEVLZBBQ

Compare our accounts

If you're looking to grow your money over the longer term (5+ years), we have a range of investment choices to help.

Halifax is not responsible for the content and accuracy of the Markets News articles. We may not share the views of the author. Understand the risks, please remember the value of your investment can go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount you invest. We don't provide advice so if you are in any doubt about buying and selling shares or making your own investment decisions we recommend you seek advice from a suitably qualified Financial Advisor. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.