14/06/2009 22:51:00

Press Release from TomTom

  • TomTom announces its intention to raise EUR 430 million in a fully

    committed/underwritten equity offering consisting of a EUR 359 million

    rights offering (the "Rights Offering") and a EUR 71 million private

    placement (the "Private Placement");

  • The net proceeds of the EUR 430 million equity offering will be

    applied towards debt reduction;

  • TomTom and its lenders have agreed, conditional upon an equity

    offering proceeding, an amendment to the terms of TomTom’s facility

    agreement to provide TomTom greater headroom under its financial

    covenants;

  • The four founders of TomTom (the "Founders") who currently in

    aggregate hold approximately 51.5% of TomTom’s share capital (and will

    hold approximately 47.2% following the Private Placement), will

    participate in the Rights Offering for in aggregate approximately EUR

    169 million, taking up their rights in full;

  • Janivo Holding B.V. ("Janivo") and Cyrte Investments B.V.

    ("Cyrte"), acting through an affiliate, will participate in the equity

    offering for in aggregate EUR 100 million;

  • Alain De Taeye, founder of Tele Atlas and member of the TomTom

    Management Board, will participate in the equity offering for in

    aggregate EUR 1.5 million;

  • Mr. Joost Tjaden, managing director of Janivo, will join TomTom's

    Supervisory Board upon completion of the Rights Offering;

  • TomTom will convene an Extraordinary General Meeting of

    Shareholders (the “EGM”) to be held in Amsterdam on 30 June 2009, at

    10:00 AM, for the purpose of, inter alia, approving the Private

    Placement and the Rights Offering and the appointment of Mr. Joost

    Tjaden to TomTom's Supervisory Board; and

  • TomTom will provide further details of the timetable for, and the

    terms of the Rights Offering after the EGM.

Mr. Harold Goddijn, CEO of TomTom commented:

"We believe we have a compelling strategy to develop TomTom into

a broadly based navigation solutions company. The equity offering we

have announced today provides us with a substantially strengthened

balance sheet. We welcome Janivo and Cyrte as investors. Janivo

co-founded Tele Atlas and Cyrte brings complementary experience in

technology and communications. The Founders' and anchor investors'

commitment reiterates our strong conviction in the future of our

industry and our company."

Current trading update

TomTom notes that visibility on trading for the full year 2009 is

limited at present. TomTom also notes that it is satisfied with the

performance of the business in the months of April and May. Shipments of

unit volumes have been moderately below TomTom's expectations. ASP

(Average Selling Price) levels are above levels achieved in the first

quarter. TomTom has maintained its disciplined focus on cost control and

remains comfortable that current performance at the EBIT level is in

line with market expectations. TomTom will review this trading update

around the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders ("EGM")

to be held on 30 June 2009.

Proposed Equity Offering

TomTom intends to raise EUR 430 million in a fully

committed/underwritten equity offering (the "Equity Offering").

The Equity Offering will consist of a EUR 359 million rights offering

(the "Rights Offering") and a EUR 71 million private

placement (the "Private Placement").

Ordinary shares to be issued in the Private Placement will be issued at

a price of EUR 6.1234 per ordinary share, equal to the volume weighted

average price of TomTom's ordinary shares for the 10 trading days ending

on 12 June 2009. Ordinary shares to be issued in the Private Placement

will be issued prior to the record date for the Rights Offering and will

thus entitle its holders to participate in the Rights Offering.

The four founders of TomTom (the "Founders") will

participate in the Rights Offering for an aggregate amount of EUR 169.3

million. Janivo Holding B.V. ("Janivo") and Cyrte

Investments B.V. ("Cyrte"), acting through Flevo

Deelnemingen IV B.V., will participate in the Private Placement for an

aggregate amount of EUR 70 million (as a result of which they will in

aggregate control approximately 8% of TomTom's share capital) and will

participate in the Rights Offering for a further aggregate amount of EUR

30 million. Mr. Alain De Taeye will participate in the Private Placement

for an amount of EUR 1.05 million and will participate in the Rights

Offering for a further EUR 0.45 million.

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (to be renamed The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. in due

course), Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Goldman Sachs International,

ING Bank N.V. and Rabo Securities (the “Banks”)) have agreed to

underwrite, subject to certain customary conditions, the remainder of

the Rights Offering in an amount of EUR 159.2 million at market terms.

In connection with their commitments the Founders, Janivo, Cyrte and

Alain De Taeye will receive compensation on market terms equivalent to

the Banks.

TomTom has agreed with Janivo, Cyrte and Alain De Taeye to repurchase

the ordinary shares to be issued to them in the Private Placement for

consideration equal to the original issue price, should the Rights

Offering for whatever reason not be completed.

Cyrte is a Netherlands based investment manager, and part of the Delta

Lloyd group, with a strong track record and significant experience in

investing in technology businesses. Janivo also is a Netherlands based

investment manager, with an extensive track record, including being a

founding investor in Tele Atlas.

Structure of the Rights Offering

The Rights Offering will be structured as an issue of transferable

subscription entitlements (“SETs”), in which certain shareholders

of TomTom (the “Eligible Shareholders”) will be allowed to

participate.

Shareholders of TomTom who may not lawfully exercise SETs to acquire

shares in the proposed offering (including, but not limited to

shareholders who are located in the United States, Australia, Canada and

Japan), will not be deemed Eligible Shareholders and will not be able to

participate in the Rights Offering.

In connection with the Rights Offering and the Private Placement, TomTom

will publish a prospectus which will require the approval of the Dutch

Financial Markets Authority (Autoriteit Financiële Markten). If

the Rights Offering proceeds, the prospectus is expected to be published

as soon as practicable following the EGM. TomTom intends to issue

ordinary shares in the Private Placement and commence the Rights

Offering as soon as practicably possible following approval by the EGM

on 30 June 2009. Commencement of the Rights Offering is, however,

subject to the approval of the prospectus by the Dutch Financial Markets

Authority. Additional details regarding the timetable for, and terms of

the Rights Offering will be made available after the EGM.

Reasons for the Equity Offering

TomTom's Management Board and Supervisory Board have concluded that it

is in the shareholders’ (as well as in TomTom's other stakeholders')

best interests to substantially strengthen TomTom's capital structure

through the Equity Offering given the challenging market conditions.

TomTom will use the net proceeds of the Equity Offering to reduce its

indebtedness. In connection with, and conditional on TomTom having

received on or before 30 September 2009 net cash proceeds of an equity

offering of at least EUR 350 million, on 12 June 2009 TomTom and its

lenders agreed the terms of an amendment letter (the "Amendment

Letter"), amending the terms of TomTom’s facility agreement (the "Facility

Agreement") to provide TomTom greater headroom under its financial

covenants.

If the Amendment Letter does not remain effective, TomTom would be

subject to more onerous financial covenants and these covenants would be

retroactively applied to TomTom’s financial position as at 30 June 2009.

If TomTom was deemed to have been in breach of these more onerous

financial covenants on that date, TomTom’s lenders could demand

accelerated repayment of the outstanding debt under the Facility

Agreement. As a result TomTom might be required to pursue additional

alternative courses of action. Such courses of action may include (a)

implementing further restructuring measures, and/or (b) seeking to

obtain a sufficient amount of alternative equity or debt funding from

other sources, and/or (c) finding alternative ways of reducing TomTom's

debt levels such as by way of disposals of selected assets and/or

businesses, and/or (d) reducing capital expenditure, and/or (e) reducing

inventory.

Together with the actions TomTom has taken to reduce costs and maximise

cash generation, the Equity Offering and subsequent debt reduction will

strengthen TomTom's capital structure, reduce leverage and position

TomTom for future growth.

The amended Facility Agreement

Pursuant to the Amendment Letter, the financial covenant in the Facility

Agreement relating to our leverage has been amended so that we are

required to ensure that the ratio of our total consolidated net debt to

LTM EBITDA is no greater than 3.5x at 31 December 2009 and 30 June 2010,

is no greater than 3.0x at 31 December 2010, is no greater than 2.5x at

30 June 2011 and no greater than 2.0x thereafter.

The loan under the Facility Agreement (as amended by the Amendment

Letter) is required to be repaid in annual instalments of €210 million

on 31 December of each year with the final balance due on 31 December

2012, until which time it bears interest at a rate based on Euribor with

a spread that depends on certain leverage covenants with a minimum

spread of 1.5% and a maximum spread of 3.5%.

Our ability to issue certain convertible debt instruments within the

parameters set out in the amended Facility Agreement has also been

extended.

Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

The EGM has been scheduled for the purposes of, inter alia,

approving the Rights Offering and the Private Placement, approving an

amendment to TomTom’s articles of association, inter alia, to

increase the authorised share capital and approving the appointment of

Mr. Joost Tjaden to TomTom’s Supervisory Board, conditional upon the

Rights Offering being completed. Copies of the agenda, the explanatory

notes, the Shareholders Circular and the proposed deeds of amendment of

our articles of association that have been prepared for the EGM may be

obtained, subject to certain restrictions, through our website

(investors.tomtom.com).

Further Information and audio web cast

Further information may be found on TomTom’s website, including certain

common questions and answers in respect of the Equity Offering. Please

see investors.tomtom.com.

The information for our audio web cast regarding the intended equity

offering is as follows:

Date and time: 15 June 2009 at 11:00 CET.

Please

see investors.tomtom.com.

TomTom is listed at Euronext Amsterdam in the Netherlands

ISIN:

NL0000387058 / Symbol: TOM2

About TomTom

TomTom is a leading provider of navigation solutions and digital maps.

In the five years from the launch of its first personal navigation

device (“PND”) in early 2004, close to 30 million people around the

world have purchased a TomTom PND, and over 45 million PNDs were powered

by Tele Atlas digital maps. In addition to producing PNDs, TomTom

develops navigation systems and services for car manufacturers, offers

professional navigation solutions for commercial vehicle fleets, and

produces and sells digital maps and dynamic content. TomTom believes

that this range of products and services uniquely positions it to

deliver navigational products and services to a wide variety of

different customer groups.

This document does not constitute an offer to sell, or the

solicitation of an offer to acquire or subscribe for, securities of

TomTom in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, their territories

and possessions, or any other jurisdiction in which such offer or sale

of securities would be unlawful.

The securities of TomTom have not been and will not be registered

under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

Accordingly, the securities of TomTom may not be offered or sold in the

United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from

registration under the Securities Act. No public offering of the

securities of TomTom is being made in the United States.

No communication or information relating to any offer or sale of

securities of TomTom may be disseminated to the public in jurisdictions

where prior registration or approval is required for that purpose. No

action will be taken that would permit an offer of securities of TomTom

in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other

than in The Netherlands.

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in

certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in

such jurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published

or distributed, should inform themselves about, and observe such

restrictions.

This announcement does not constitute a prospectus. Any offer to

acquire securities pursuant to a proposed offering will be made, and any

investor should make his investment, solely on the basis of information

that will be contained in the prospectus to be made generally available

in The Netherlands in connection with such offering. When made generally

available, copies of the prospectus may be obtained at no cost through

the website of Euronext Amsterdam N.V. (Dutch residents only) and the

website of TomTom.

This communication is directed only at (i) persons outside the United

Kingdom, subject to applicable laws, or (ii) within the United Kingdom,

persons having professional experience in matters relating to

investments who fall within the definition of “investment professionals”

in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

(Financial Promotion) Order 2005 or (iii) within the United Kingdom,

high net worth companies, unincorporated associations and partnerships

and trustees of high value trusts as described in Article 49(2) of the

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order

2005. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication

relates is available only to and will be engaged in only with such

persons. Persons within the United Kingdom who receive this

communication (other than persons falling within (ii) and (iii) above)

should not rely on or act upon this communication.

This document contains certain forward-looking statements relating to

the business, financial performance and results of TomTom and the

industry in which it operates. These statements are based on TomTom’s

current plans, estimates and projections, as well as its expectations of

external conditions and events. In particular the words “expect”,

“anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “should”, “believe” and similar

expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements.

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could

cause actual results to differ materially from those in the

forward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to: the

level of consumer acceptance of existing and new and upgraded products

and services; the growth of overall market demand for TomTom’s products

or for personal navigation products generally; TomTom’s ability to

sustain and effectively manage its recent rapid growth; and TomTom’s

relationship with third party suppliers, and its ability to accurately

forecast the volume and timing of sales. Additional factors could cause

future results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking.

Financial Community

Richard Piekaar, +31 20 757 5194

ir@tomtom.com

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