DICON FIBEROPTICS INC

expiry = 2006-05-22...(510) 620-5000 Offer to Purchase for Cash Up to 154,500 Shares of its Common Stock, No par value At a Purchase Price of $1.00 Per Share 1 THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 9:00 P.M., CALIFORNIA TIME, ON May 22, 2006, UNLESS THE OFFER TO PURCHASE IS EXTENDED Questions or requests for assistance or for additional copies of this Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal or other tender offer materials may be directed to Jean Lin, Stock Administrator,...

mechanism = FIXEDEX-99.A1 2 ex99-a1.htm EXHIBIT 99.A1 OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH Exhibit (a)(1) DICON FIBEROPTICS, INC. 1689 Regatta Blvd. Richmond, CA 94804 (510) 620-5000 Offer to Purchase for Cash Up to 154,500 Shares of its Common Stock, No par value At a Purchase Price of $1.00 Per Share 1 THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 9:00 P.M., CALIFORNIA TIME, ON May 22, 2006, UNLESS THE OFFER TO PURCHASE IS EXTENDED Questions or requests for assistance or for additional copies of this Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal or other tender offer materials may be directed to Jean Lin, Sto...

price = USD 1.0...Exhibit (a)(1) DICON FIBEROPTICS, INC. 1689 Regatta Blvd. Richmond, CA 94804 (510) 620-5000 Offer to Purchase for Cash Up to 154,500 Shares of its Common Stock, No par value At a Purchase Price of $1.00 Per Share 1 THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 9:00 P.M., CALIFORNIA TIME, ON May 22, 2006, UNLESS THE OFFER TO PURCHASE IS EXTENDED Questions or requests for assistance or for additional copi...

txn_type = CONSOLIDATION...custodians. The Board of Directors remains committed to reducing the number of holders of record below 300 so that the Company may exit the SEC reporting system. To that end, the Board currently is evaluation a possible two-step transaction involving a modest reverse stock split, designed to increase the number of odd-lot holders, followed by a new limited issuer tender offer. Certain of the foregoing statements, including but not limited to, statements regarding going-private and the proposed transaction, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995....

txn_type = CONSOLIDATION...custodians. The Board of Directors remains committed to reducing the number of holders of record below 300 so that the Company may exit the SEC reporting system. To that end, the Board currently is evaluation a possible two-step transaction involving a modest reverse stock split, designed to increase the number of odd-lot holders, followed by a new limited issuer tender offer. Certain of the foregoing statements, including but not limited to, statements regarding going-private and the proposed transaction, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995....

txn_type = CONSOLIDATION...er the Company’s shares from the SEC and compared and contrasted four possible methods to reduce the number of DiCon’s registered shareholders to below 300, which is required to deregister the Company’s common stock: a tender offer, an odd-lot tender offer, a reverse stock split, and a stock repurchase program. Prior to the meeting, management was informed of the legal mechanics and implications of the four methods by special counsel. At that meeting, the board discussed the advantages and disadvantages of deregistering and methods to reduce the shareholder base to below 300. The board discussed that a common co...

untradeable = True...tes a manufacturing and sales facility in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. While the Company registered its shares of common stock under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) in 2000, the Company’s common stock is not listed and there is no established public trading market for the Company’s common stock. Immediately prior to the commencement of the offer to purchase, there were approximately 309 holders of record of DiCon’s common stock. Of these holders, approximately 80 of all holders of record held 500 shares or fewer. Over the course of the last twelve months, our President and Chief Executive Officer...