Magna Completes Class A Subordinate Voting Share Offering
26 June 1998
Magna Completes Class A Subordinate Voting Share OfferingAURORA, Ont., June 25 /CNW-PRN/ - Magna International Inc. (TSE: MG.A., MG.B; ME: MG.A; NYSE: MGA) today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of 4,025,000 Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (including 525,000 shares sold through the full exercise by the underwriters of the over-allotment option) at Cdn. $101.45 per share for net proceeds of approximately Cdn $398 million, after deducting the applicable underwriting fees. The issue was underwritten by Goldman, Sachs & Co. and its Canadian affiliate, Goldman Sachs Canada. Magna, one of the most diversified automotive suppliers in the world, designs, develops and manufactures automotive systems, assemblies and components, and engineers and assembles complete vehicles, primarily for sale to original equipment manufacturers of cars and light trucks in North America, Europe, Mexico, and South America. Magna's products include: exterior decorative systems; interior products including complete seats, instrument and door panel systems and sound insulation; stamped and welded metal parts and assemblies; sunroofs; electro-mechanical devices and assemblies; a variety of plastic parts, including body panels and fascias through Decoma International Inc.; various engine, powertrain and fueling and cooling components through Tesma International Inc.; and a variety of drivetrain components and complete vehicle engineering and assembly through the Steyr-Daimler-Puch Group. Magna has over 49,000 employees in 155 manufacturing operations and 30 product development and engineering centres in 16 countries.