Methode Announces Final Results of Tender Offer for Shares of Nordic Lights Group Corporation and Declares it Unconditional

CHICAGO, April 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI), a leading global supplier of custom-engineered solutions for user interface, LED lighting system and power distribution applications, announced that, further to the press release on April 17, 2023, regarding the preliminary results of its public tender offer for all the outstanding shares of Nordic Lights Group Corporation, the final results confirm that:

• 16,908,155 shares were validly tendered;
• representing 80.7 percent of the outstanding shares of Nordic Lights.

Accordingly, Methode has waived the over 90 percent acceptance condition in accordance with the terms of the offer and, all other conditions to closing being satisfied, has declared the offer unconditional.

Settlement of the tendered shares is expected to occur on April 20, 2023, following which Methode will hold (via its subsidiary, Montana BidCo Oy) approximately 80.7 percent of the share capital of Nordic Lights.

To provide the non-tendering minority shareholders with a further opportunity to accept the offer, Methode is opening a subsequent offer period commencing on April 24, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. (Finnish time) and expiring on May 8, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time), for the same offer price subject to any adjustment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the offer.

Nordic Lights is a premium provider of high-quality lighting solutions for heavy-duty equipment that focuses on five end-user segments: mining, construction, forestry, agriculture and material handling. They manufacture lights for three main application areas: work lights, driving lights and signal lights.

Moelis & Company LLC are acting as exclusive financial advisor to Methode. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, together with Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd serve as Methode’s outside legal co-counsel. Hill+Knowlton Strategies serves as Methode’s communications advisor.

About Methode Electronics, Inc.

Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI) is a leading global supplier of custom-engineered solutions with sales, engineering and manufacturing locations in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia. We design, engineer, and produce mechatronic products for OEMs utilizing our broad range of technologies for user interface, LED lighting system, power distribution and sensor applications.

Our solutions are found in the end markets of transportation (including automotive, commercial vehicle, e-bike, aerospace, bus and rail), cloud computing infrastructure, construction equipment, consumer appliance, and medical devices. Our business is managed on a segment basis, with those segments being Automotive, Industrial, Interface and Medical.

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For Methode Electronics, Inc.

Robert K. Cherry

Vice President Investor Relations



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