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Possible offer for GB Group plc ("GBG") by GTCR LLC on behalf of certain of its affiliated funds ("GTCR") (the "Possible Offer")
Access to the website
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If you would like to view this part of the website, please read this notice carefully. This notice applies to all persons who view this part of the website and, depending on where you are located, may affect your rights or responsibilities. GBG reserves the right to amend or update this notice at any time and you should, therefore, read it in full each time you visit the site. In addition, the contents of this part of the website may be amended at any time, in whole or in part, at the sole discretion of GBG.
This part of the website contains electronic versions of materials relating to the Possible Offer. The materials you are seeking to access are made available by GBG in good faith and for information purposes only and are subject to the terms and conditions set out below. Any person seeking to access this part of the website represents and warrants to GBG that they are doing so for information purposes only.
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Any offer arising from the Possible Offer will be made solely by means of a scheme document or offer document which will contain the full terms and conditions of the Possible Offer, including details on how it may be accepted. Any decision made in relation to the Possible Offer should be made solely on the basis of the information provided in any such document.
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This part of the website contains information that has been prepared for the purposes of complying with English law and the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code") and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this information had been prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction outside England. This notice is governed by and to be interpreted in accordance with English law.
Notice to US Investors
The Possible Offer relates to the securities of a non-U.S. company. The Possible Offer is subject to disclosure and procedural requirements of the United Kingdom which are different from those in the United States. Neither the US Securities and Exchange Commission, nor any securities commission of any state, territory or possession of the United States has approved the Possible Offer, passed upon the fairness of the Possible Offer or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of any information in this website. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
Any financial statements or other financial information included in this website has been prepared in accordance with non-US accounting standards that may not be comparable to the financial information of US companies or companies whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
It may be difficult for US holders of shares to enforce their rights and any claims they may have arising under the US federal securities laws, since GBG is located in a non-US jurisdiction, and some or all of its officers and directors may be residents of a non-US jurisdiction. Holders in the United States may not be able to sue a non-US company or its officers or directors in a non-US court for violations of US securities laws. Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-US company or its affiliates to subject themselves to the jurisdiction or judgment of a US court.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States. The securities referenced in this announcement have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the US Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, such registration requirements. The Possible Offer is for the securities of a non-US company which does not have securities registered under Section 12 of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, the Possible Offer will be subject to English procedural and disclosure requirements, including with respect to withdrawal rights, offer timetable, settlement procedures and timing of payments that may be different from those applicable under US domestic tender offer procedures and laws.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The materials on this part of the website, including information included or incorporated by reference, may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of GTCR and GBG. These statements are based on the current expectation of the management of GTCR and GBG (as applicable) and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "will", "may", "should", "could", "would", "can", "believes", "intends", "expects", "indicates", "anticipates" or similar words or terms or by discussions of, inter alia, strategies, goals or plans. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to the following: (i) future capital expenditures, expenses, revenues, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, dividend policy, losses and future prospects; (ii) business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of GBG's operations and potential synergies resulting from the Possible Offer; and (iii) the effects of government regulation on each of GTCR's and GBG's business.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. There are several factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements are changes in the global, political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory forces, future exchange and interest rates, changes in tax rates and future business combinations or dispositions. Due to such uncertainties, GBG cannot give any assurance that any forward-looking statement will prove to be correct in the future. GBG does not undertake any obligation to update or publicly revise forward-looking statements (whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise), except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation. You are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Unless expressly stated otherwise, no statement contained or referred to in this website is intended to be a profit forecast or profit estimate for any period and no statement should be interpreted to mean that earnings per share will necessarily be greater or lesser than those for the relevant preceding financial periods for the relevant party to the Possible Offer.
Responsibility
In relation to any materials accessible in this area of the website please note any statement of responsibility contained therein.
The documents included in this part of the website issued or published by GTCR and/or GBG speak only at the specified date of the relevant document and GBG has, and accepts, no responsibility or duty to update or revise such documents.
In relation to any such announcements or other related materials issued or published by GTCR, or which relate to GTCR and its group, that are accessible on this website, the only responsibility accepted by GBG and its directors is for the correctness and fairness of its reproduction.
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