SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14D-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
BOSCH SECURITY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Offerors)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.05
(Title Class of Securities)
250644101
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
DR. HEIKO CARRIE
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
ROBERT BOSCH PLATZ 1
70839 GERLINGEN-SCHILLERHOEHE
TELEPHONE: 011 49 711 811 6864
(Name, address and telephone numbers of person
authorized to receive notices and communications
on behalf of filing persons)
COPIES TO:
BRIAN E. MCGUNIGLE, ESQ.
COUDERT BROTHERS
1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036-7703
TELEPHONE: (212) 626-4400
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* As the filing contains only preliminary communications made before the
commencement of the tender offer, no filing fee is required.
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PAID. IDENTIFY THE PREVIOUS FILING BY REGISTRATION STATEMENT NUMBER, OR THE FORM
OR SCHEDULE AND THE DATE OF ITS FILING.
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MADE BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF A TENDER OFFER.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
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PRESSE-INFORMATION
Bosch agrees to acquire Detection Systems, Inc. by a tender offer
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Robert Bosch GmbH has entered into an agreement today with Detection Systems,
Inc., Fairport/N.Y. (USA), a company traded on the Nasdaq exchange, to commence
a tender offer to purchase all shares of Detection Systems. The agreement
includes an option to acquire the shares owned by senior management of Detection
Systems.
Detection Systems is a leading manufacturer of electronic security equipment
with locations in the U.S., France, Great Britain, China, and Australia, and has
1150 employees. The company expects to achieve sales of US-$ 140 million for the
current business year.
The Security Systems Product Division of Robert Bosch GmbH expects to achieve
sales of around DM 850 million this year and has around 3300 employees. Bosch
considers the acquisition of Detection Systems an excellent addition to its
activities, which so far concentrated mainly on the European market. The
partners will in future jointly serve the U.S., Asian and Australian markets.
Robert Bosch GmbH E-Mail [email protected]
Postfach 10 60 50 Telefon (07 11) 8 11 - 62 83
D-70049 Stuttgart Telefax (07 11) 8 11 - 76 12
Zentralabteilung Offentlichkeitsarbeit
Leitung: Frank-Ulrich Breitsprecher
Presseforum: www.bosch-presse.de
