SLM : Takeover Presentation

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September 2, 2022

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Transaction Overview

Key Items	Terms of the Offer
	• Voluntary all-cash public takeover offer by Nikon at EUR 20.00 per SLM share for all
	outstanding shares
Offer Price	• Premium of 75% to SLM's undisturbed XETRA closing share price of EUR 11.40 as of
1 Sep 2022
	• Premium of 84% to SLM's 3-month average volume-weighted share price of EUR 10.89 as
	of 1 Sep 2022
	• Binding commitments by Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited (Cornwall), ENA Investment Capital as
Irrevocable Commitments	well as Hans J. Ihde
	• Nikon securing more than 50% of SLM's total share capital on a fully diluted basis1
	• No minimum acceptance threshold
Offer Conditions	• No anti-trust approvals required
• Completion of transaction contingent on foreign investment control clearance and further
	customary conditions
	• Concurrent capital increase of 10% without subscription rights
	• Conclusion of capital increase independent of the closing of the takeover offer
Capital Increase	• Nikon to fully subscribe to the capital increase at the offer price of EUR 20.00
	• Gross proceeds of EUR 45.4 million to be used for the partial repayment of Convertible Bonds
	2017/2024 as well as funding ongoing business operations including investment for product
	development

1. The number of fully diluted shares is calculated by adding the number of issued common shares, the number of shares to be issued through the Third-Party Allotment, and	3
the number of additional shares assuming that all in-the-money convertible bonds are converted into common shares

Estimated Timeline/Next Steps

Mid Sep 2022	Early Oct 2022	Mid Nov 2022
Closing of	Joint reasoned statement	Expiry of Further
Capital Increase	by Supervisory Board and	Acceptance Period
		Management Board

	2 Sep 2022	End of Sep 2022	End of Oct 2022
-	Conclusion of irrevocable undertakings	Publication of Offer	Expiry of Acceptance
	with key shareholders	Document	Period
-	Conclusion of Subscription Agreement
	and Business Combination Agreement
-	Announcement of intention to launch
	voluntary public takeover offer

Note: All dates are estimates only and can vary depending on progression of transaction

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Q&A