CHENNAI, India, May 21, 2024 — Sify Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: Sify) (the “Company”) is a leading integrated information communications technology (or ICT) Solutions and Services provider in India. The Company’s infrastructure comprises state-of-the-art Data Centers, the largest MPLS network, partnership with global technology majors, and deep expertise in business transformation solutions modelled on the cloud.
The Company today announced its record date and expected subscription period for its previously-announced rights offering to issue up to 250,000,000 new equity shares, including equity shares represented by American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”).
In the rights offering, the Company will distribute, at no charge, (1) to the holders of its equity shares, transferable rights to subscribe for new equity shares and, (2) through Citibank, N.A., the depositary for the ADSs (the “Depositary”), to holders of ADSs, transferable rights to subscribe for new equity shares in the form of ADSs. Holders of ADSs will receive 1.36364 ADS rights for each ADS owned of record at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on May 31, 2024, which is the ADS record date. 0.73 ADS rights will entitle the holder of such rights to subscribe for and purchase one new ADS at a price of $0.14 per ADS. The ADS Subscription Price includes the Depositary fee of US$0.02 per new ADS subscribed in the rights offering. Holders of equity shares will receive 1.36364 equity share rights for each equity share owned of record at 6:00 p.m. (Chennai, India time) on May 31, 2024, which is the equity share record date. 0.73 equity share rights will entitle a holder of such rights to subscribe for and purchase one new equity share, at a subscription price of Rs. 10 per new equity share, which is the Indian Rupee equivalent of the U.S. dollar price per new ADS, translated based on the exchange rate in effect as of March 31, 2024, minus the Depositary fee.
The subscription period for the rights offering is expected to commence on June 7, 2024, and to terminate on June 21, 2024. The Company will disclose the final results of the rights offering following the expiration date.
The net proceeds of the Rights Offering are expected to be utilized for expansion of the business in developing Network centric services, Data Center services and Digital Services and for general corporate purposes.
Other Important Information
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. The proposed rights offering will be made pursuant to such registration statement and a prospectus to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the commencement of the proposed rights offering. A copy of the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement, when available, may be obtained free of charge at the website maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov or by contacting D.F. King & Co., Inc, the Company’s information agent for the Rights Offering, located at 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10005 by email at [email protected].
The information herein, including the expected terms of the proposed rights offering, is not complete and is subject to change. The Company reserves the right to cancel or terminate the planned rights offering at any time. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Safe Harbor Statement
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SOURCE Sify Technologies Ltd.
