Exhibit (a)(5)(B)
PERFECT CORP. ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SELF TENDER OFFER TO PURCHASE UP TO 16,129,032 CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES FOR AN AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE OF UP TO $50,000,000
New York — December 27, 2023 — PERFECT CORP. (NYSE: PERF) (the “Company,” “Perfect,” or “we”), a global leader in providing augmented reality (“AR”) and artificial intelligence (“AI”) Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) solutions to beauty and fashion industries, today announced the preliminary results of the previously announced tender offer by the Company to purchase up to 16,129,032 class A ordinary shares, par value $0.10 per share of the Company (each, a “Class A Ordinary Share” or “share”) that are issued and outstanding, at a price of $3.10 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes, for an aggregate purchase price of no more than $50 million, which expired at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on December 26, 2023 (“Expiration Time”). Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to shares herein shall refer to the Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company.
Based on the preliminary count by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the depositary for the tender offer (the “Depositary”), 27,283,745 shares were properly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Time, and 15,593 shares tendered through notice of guaranteed delivery, which may be delivered within the two business days settlement period.
In accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender offer, and based on the preliminary results reported by the Depositary, Perfect expects to purchase up to 16,129,032 shares, through the tender offer at a price of $3.10 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $50 million, excluding fees relating to the tender offer. The 16,129,032 shares that Perfect expects to purchase in the tender offer represents approximately 15.9% of the total number of issued Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of the commencement of the tender offer on November 27, 2023. Perfect expects to have approximately 85,059,931 shares outstanding immediately following payment for the shares purchased in the tender offer.
Due to the oversubscription of the tender offer, based on the preliminary count described above, Perfect will accept for purchase on a pro rata basis approximately 59.1% of the shares properly tendered and not properly withdrawn, including 27,283,745 shares were properly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Time and 15,593 shares tendered through notice of guaranteed delivery to be delivered within the two business days settlement period.
The number of shares expected to be purchased by Perfect and the proration information are preliminary and subject to change. The preliminary information contained in this press release is subject to confirmation by the Depositary and is based on the assumption that all shares tendered through notice of guaranteed delivery will be delivered within the two business days settlement period. The final number of shares to be purchased by Perfect and the final proration information will be announced following the completion by the Depositary of the confirmation process. Payment for the shares accepted for purchase under the tender offer will occur promptly thereafter.
Georgeson LLC is serving as the information agent for the tender offer and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company is serving as the Depositary. For all questions relating to the tender offer, please contact the information agent, Georgeson LLC by calling 1-888-275-8186 (U.S. toll-free) or 1-781-896-2319 (international).
About Perfect Corp.
Founded in 2015, Perfect Corp. is a Beautiful AI Company and global leader in enterprise SaaS solutions for beauty, fashion, and skincare brands. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as Generative AI, real-time facial and hand 3D augmented reality (AR) rendering and cloud solutions. Perfect empowers beauty, skincare, fashion brands and retailers by providing consumers with an enjoyable, personalized, and convenient omnichannel shopping experience through product try-ons and skin diagnostics. In addition, Perfect also