Strong investor appetite allowed Siemens to increase the transaction size from 22 million shares initially. The company said proceeds will be used for "general corporate purposes."
A Siemens spokesperson said the company had previously communicated that proceeds would help to finance the acquisition of Altair Engineering.
Last year's $10.6 billion acquisition of Altair was the second biggest in the company's history.
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