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EXHIBIT (a)(13)
TOKYO, JAPAN AND ATLANTA, GA, U.S.A., January 19, 2001 - Ricoh Company, Ltd.
(TSE: 7752) and Lanier Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: LR) announced today that the
Superintendent of Commerce of The Republic of Colombia has issued its
authorization to the pending acquisition of Lanier Worldwide by Ricoh. As
previously announced, Ricoh commenced a cash tender offer of $3.00 per share for
any and all shares of Lanier Worldwide, Inc. common stock on December 8, 2000.
The receipt of the authorization from The Republic of Colombia satisfies one of
the conditions to the tender offer. The tender offer is scheduled to expire at
midnight, New York City time, on January 24, 2001, unless the tender offer is
extended.
Mellon Investor Services, L.L.C. is the Depositary for the tender
offer. MacKenzie Partners, Inc. is the Information Agent, and Wasserstein
Perella & Co., Inc. is the Dealer Manager. Additional copies of the offer to
purchase and all other tender offer materials may be obtained from MacKenzie
Partners at 1-800-322-2885. Shareholders may also contact their brokers,
dealers, commercial banks and trust companies or other nominees for assistance
concerning the tender offer.
Lanier stockholders are advised to read Ricoh's tender offer statement
(including the offer to purchase, letter of transmittal, and related tender
offer documents) regarding its acquisition of Lanier, which has been sent to
Lanier stockholders and filed with the SEC, and the related
solicitation/recommendation statement which has been sent to Lanier stockholders
and filed with the SEC. The tender offer statement and the
solicitation/recommendation statement contain important information and should
be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the tender offer.
These documents are available to all stockholders of Lanier at no expense to
them. These documents are also available at no charge on the SEC's web site,
WWW.SEC.GOV.
CONTACT: RICOH COMPANY, LTD. LANIER WORLDWIDE, INC.
Takanobu Matsunami Brad Nelson
(+81-3) 5411-4511 (770) 621-1076
[email protected]
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