苏黎世,10 月 31 日(路透社)- 西门子(SIEGn.DE)可能会出售其在西门子医疗(SHLG.DE)的部分股份,、西门子能源(ENR1n.DE),和 Fluence (FLNC.O),以帮助资助其以106 亿美元收购 Altair 的交易,首席财务官拉尔夫·托马斯(Ralf Thomas)周四表示。
西门子目前持有医疗设备制造商西门子医疗 75% 的股份和西门子能源 17% 的股份,同时持有能源存储公司 Fluence 31% 的股份。
托马斯告诉分析师:“通过出售上市公司的股份,我们可以获得巨大的财务潜力。”
他在谈到 Altair 收购案时补充道:“利用出售上市公司股票所得收益的具体意图显然与这笔交易有关。”
西门子还通过出售其 Innomotics 电动机和驱动器业务获得了约 35 亿欧元(38.1 亿美元)的收入,该交易于本月完成。
托马斯表示:“我们一直说,我们并不热衷于持有西门子医疗 75% 的股份。因此,无论怎样,减持 5% 都是一个有意义的假设。”
该高管表示,西门子计划“在未来几个月内”减少其在西门子能源的股份。
尽管如此,西门子仍将努力将股票出售对受影响公司股价的影响降至最低。
托马斯表示,西门子此前曾减少对西门子能源的投资,但这一举动并没有“引起市场任何重大噪音或波动”。
托马斯表示:“我们一定会保护受影响公司的股价。”
(1 美元 = 0.9191 欧元)
ZURICH, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Siemens (SIEGn.DE), could sell off part of its stakes in Siemens Healthineers (SHLG.DE), Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE), and Fluence (FLNC.O), to help fund its $10.6 billion Altair acquisition, Chief Financial Officer Ralf Thomas said on Thursday.
Siemens currently holds 75% in medical equipment maker Siemens Healthineers and 17% in Siemens Energy, as well as a 31% stake in energy storage company Fluence.
"We have substantial financial potential from the sale of shares in listed entities," Thomas told analysts.
"The specific intent to use the proceeds from selling shares in listed companies is clearly related to this transaction," he added, referring to the Altair acquisition.
Siemens also had around 3.5 billion euros ($3.81 billion)from selling its Innomotics electric motors and drives business, a deal completed this month.
"We always said that we are not religious about a 75% shareholding in Siemens Healthineers," Thomas said. "So, give or take, 5% would be a meaningful assumption for a sell down."
Siemens planned to reduce its stake in Siemens Energy "in the next couple of months," the executive said.
Still, Siemens would seek to minimise the impact of the share sales on the stock prices of the companies affected.
When Siemens had previously reduced its Siemens Energy investment, this was done without any "major noise or waves in the market," Thomas said.
"We will definitely protect the share price of those companies being affected," Thomas said.
($1 = 0.9191 euros)