Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]

 

 

 

UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of November, 2024

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-34041

 

Evotec SE
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Essener Bogen 7 

22419 Hamburg 

Germany

Tel: [phone]
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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On November 22, 2024, Evotec SE (the “Company”) issued an Ad hoc announcement. A copy of the Ad hoc announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Comment on withdrawn non-binding offer

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	Evotec SE
	By:	/s/ Christian Wojczewski
		Name:	Christian Wojczewski
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 22, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014

 

Ad hoc: Comment on withdrawn non-binding offer

 

Hamburg, Germany – Evotec SE (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT, SDAX/TecDAX, Prime Standard, ISIN: DE 000 566480 9, WKN 566480; NASDAQ: EVO)

 

Evotec SE has taken notice of the statement made by Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. on 22 November, stating that it has withdrawn its non-binding proposal to acquire Evotec SE (NASDAQ: EVO) ("Evotec") for EUR11.00 per share in cash.

 

The Management Board and Supervisory Board of Evotec, together with its advisors, have been in the process of thoroughly assessing the Non-Binding Proposal submitted by Halozyme in a letter dated 13 November 2024, in which it expressed an interest in a combination of Halozyme with Evotec.

 

The Management Board and Supervisory Board continue to have strong conviction in the Company’s standalone strategy, which is expected to accelerate growth, strengthen the long-term profitability of the Company and deliver significant value to shareholders.

 

– End of the ad hoc release –

 

Contact: Volker Braun, EVP Head of Global Investor Relations & ESG, Evotec SE, Manfred Eigen Campus, Essener Bogen 7, 22419 Hamburg, Germany, Phone: [phone] (m), [e-mail]

 

 

 

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