THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN
On
The outcome of the Offer
Prior to the announcement of the Offer, Ratos did not own any shares in
Ratos has not acquired any shares in
Completion of the Offer
Since the Offer has been accepted to the extent that Ratos holds more than 90 percent of the shares in
Settlement for shares tendered in the Offer during the period ending on
Ratos intends to initiate compulsory redemption of the remaining shares in
Extension of the acceptance period
In order to give the shareholders who have not accepted the Offer an additional possibility to accept the Offer, Ratos has decided to extend the acceptance period until
During the extended acceptance period, Ratos may acquire or agree to acquire shares in
Advisors
Ratos has engaged Lazard as financial advisor and KANTER as legal advisor in relation to the Offer.
Information regarding the Offer:
Information about the Offer is available at:
www.ratos.com
For inquiries, please contact:
Tel: +46 76 114 54 21, e-mail: josefine.uppling@ratos.com
For administrative questions regarding the Offer, please contact your bank or nominee registered as holder of your shares.
The information in this press release was submitted for publication by Ratos and the abovementioned contact person in accordance with the Swedish Act on Public Takeovers on the Stock Market and the Takeover Rules as well as the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication on
Important information
This press release has been published in Swedish and English. In the event of any discrepancy between the two language versions, the Swedish version shall prevail.
Lazard is the financial advisor to Ratos, and no one else, in connection with the Offer. Lazard will not consider any other person as a client in relation to the Offer and is not responsible to anyone else than Ratos for providing the protection that Lazard offers to its clients, or for providing advice in connection with the Offer or any other transaction, matter or arrangement which is referred to in this press release. Lazard has not undertaken any obligation to independently verify the information contained herein and disclaims all liability with respect to such information.
The Offer is not made, either directly or indirectly, in the Restricted Jurisdictions or in any other jurisdictions where such offer would be prohibited under applicable law, by mail or other means of communication (including, but not limited to, telefax, e-mail, telex, telephone and internet) used in domestic or international commerce or at any national exchange or trading facility in the Restricted Jurisdictions, and the Offer cannot be accepted in any such manner or by any such means of communication in or from the Restricted Jurisdictions. Therefore, neither this press release nor other documentation relating to the Offer will be, and shall not, be sent, posted or otherwise disseminated or forwarded in or to the Restricted Jurisdictions.
This press release is not, and may not be, sent to shareholders with registered addresses in the Restricted Jurisdictions. Banks, brokers, traders and other nominees holding shares for persons in the Restricted Jurisdictions may not forward this press release, or any other document received in connection with the Offer, to such persons. For the purposes of this section, "Unites States" means
The Offer and the information and documentation made available through this press release have not been prepared by, and not approved by, an "authorised person" as referred to in Section 21 of the
Statements in this press release relating to future conditions or circumstances, including information regarding future performance, growth and other trend projections and the other benefits of the Offer, are forward-looking statements. These statements may generally, but not always, be identified by the use of words such as "anticipates", "intends", "expects", "believes" or similar expressions. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events that are dependent on circumstances that occur in the future. Due to a number of factors, which to a large extent are beyond the control of Ratos, it cannot be guaranteed that future conditions will not differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statement speak only as of the date on which they are announced and Ratos has no obligation (and undertakes no such obligation) to update or revise any of them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
About Ratos
Ratos is a business group consisting of 15 companies divided into three business areas: Construction & Services, Consumer and Industry. In total 2021, the companies have approximately
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