Amphenol Corporation Files for Stock Offering of 2.75 Million Shares.WALLINGFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1999-- Amphenol Corporation (NYSE-APH), headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 43,026 at the 2000 census. History Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to , announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a public offering of 2,750,000 shares of its common stock. In addition, the Company has granted the Underwriters an option to purchase an additional 412,500 shares of common stock from the Company in order to cover over-allotments. No existing shareholders of the Company, including management and partnerships affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (commonly referred to as KKR) is a New York City-based private equity firm that focuses primarily on late-stage leveraged buyouts. It was founded in 1976 by Jerome Kohlberg, Jr., and cousins Henry Kravis and George R. & Co., L.P., will sell any shares in the offering. The net proceeds Net Proceeds The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security. Notes: In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions). from the sales of the shares will be used to redeem a portion of Amphenol's senior subordinated notes and to repay bank debt. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH), founded in 1850, is a diversified, global financial services firm. It is a participant in investment banking, equity and fixed income sales, research and trading, investment management, private equity, and private banking. , Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. & Co. and Salomon Smith Barney Smith Barney is a division of Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc., a global, full-service financial firm, that provides brokerage, investment banking and asset management services to corporations, governments and individuals around the world. will act as managing underwriters for the offering. Amphenol Corporation manufacturers connectors, cable and interconnect systems for electronics, cable television, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation and industrial applications. The Company's products are engineered and produced in the Americas, Europe and the Far East and sold by a worldwide sales and marketing organization. A registration statement relating to the common stock has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. |
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