POSSIBLE OFFER FOR THE ENTIRE ISSUED AND TO BE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF EQUINITI GROUP PLC (“EQUINITI”) BY ONE OR MORE AFFILIATES OF SIRIS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC (“SIRIS”) (THE “OFFER”)
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The information contained on the Web Page in respect of the Offer is made available in good faith, for the purposes of compliance with the UK Takeover Code, and for information purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or otherwise dispose of, or an invitation or solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, any securities pursuant to the Offer or otherwise in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.
Please note that this notice may be altered or updated from time to time. You should read it carefully in full each time you access the Web Page.
The information contained on the Web Page speaks only at the specified date of the relevant document or announcement reproduced on the Web Page and neither Siris nor any of its members, directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents, affiliates or representatives has, or accepts, any responsibility or duty to update or revise any such information, document or announcement (other than to the extent such duty arises as a matter of law or regulation) and reserves the right to add to, remove or amend any information reproduced on the Web Page at any time in whole or in part at its sole discretion.
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If you are in any doubt about the contents of the Web Page or the action you should take, you should seek your own financial advice from an independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or, if you are located outside the United Kingdom, from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser.
Forward-looking statements
The information (including information incorporated by reference) and documents on the Web Page may contain statements which are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements" which are prospective in nature. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, may be forward-looking statements. They are based on current expectations and projections about future events, and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Often, but not always, forward- looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "is subject to", "budget", "pro forma", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", "believes", "targets", "aims", "projects" or words or terms of similar substance or the negative thereof, as well as variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Such statements are qualified in their entirety by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations.
Among other things, the information (including information incorporated by reference) and documents on the Web Page may contain forward-looking statements regarding the Offer and may include statements about the benefits of the proposed combination, expected future earnings, revenues and cost savings and other such items, based on Siris’ and Equiniti’s plans, estimates and projections. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the possibility that the Offer will not be pursued, general business and economic conditions globally, industry trends, competition, changes in government and other regulation, changes in political and economic stability, disruptions in business operations due to reorganisation activities, interest rate and currency fluctuations, the failure to satisfy the conditions of the Offer if and when implemented (including approvals or clearances from regulatory and other agencies and bodies) on a timely basis or at all, the inability of the enlarged group to realize successfully any anticipated synergy benefits when the proposed transaction is implemented, the inability of the enlarged group to integrate successfully Siris’ and Equiniti’s operations and programmes when the proposed transaction is implemented and the enlarged group incurring and/or experiencing unanticipated costs and/or delays or difficulties relating to the proposed transaction when the proposed transaction is implemented.
All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results and are based on certain key assumptions. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward-looking statements. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as at the date that they were made. Siris and its members, directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents, affiliates and representatives expressly disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking or other statements contained in the information available on the Web Page, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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No forward-looking or other statements have been reviewed by the auditors of Siris, unless otherwise explicitly stated. All subsequent oral or written forward-looking statements attributable to Siris, or any of its members, directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents, affiliates or representatives, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statement above.
No statement contained or referred to on the Web Page is intended to be a profit forecast, unless otherwise explicitly stated.
Additional terms relating to the Financing Marketing Documents
If you access any of the documents entitled (i) “Investor Presentation – 4 October 2021”; (ii) “Investor Presentation – 18 October 2021”; or (iii) “Confidential Information Memorandum – 19 October 2021” (together, the “Financing Marketing Documents”) you acknowledge and agree to the following additional terms.
You will not copy, download, record, distribute or re-transmit, in whole or in part, the Financing Marketing Documents. You may not disclose, distribute, publish or reproduce any of the Financing Marketing Documents or their contents to any other person without the prior written consent of Siris.
The Financing Marketing Documents do not constitute or form part of, and shall not be construed as, an offer, invitation or recommendation to purchase, sell or subscribe for any securities in any jurisdiction or solicitation of any offer to purchase, sell or subscribe for any securities in any jurisdiction and neither the issue of the information nor anything contained herein shall form the basis of or be relied upon in connection with, or act as any inducement to enter into, any investment activity.
No reliance may be placed for any purpose whatsoever on the Financing Marketing Documents or any other information contained on this website or on its completeness, accuracy or fairness. The information in the Financing Marketing Documents is subject to updating, completion, correction and amendment and, in particular, the information in the Financing Marketing Documents will be superseded in its entirety by the information in the definitive documentation relating to the subject matter of the Financing Marketing Documents .
No representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is given by or on behalf of Siris or any of its affiliates or its or its affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees, agents, partners, representatives and professional advisers as to the completeness, accuracy or fairness of the information or opinions contained on this website and no responsibility, obligation or liability whatsoever is or will be accepted by Siris or any of its respective affiliates or its or its affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees, agents, partners, representatives and professional advisers or any other person for any loss howsoever arising, directly or indirectly, from any use of such information or opinions or otherwise arising in connection therewith. The information on this website may still be in draft form and has not been independently verified by Siris. The information on this website is not research and has been prepared solely for informational purposes. Siris shall have no obligation to update or supplement the information on this website or otherwise provide additional information.
Neither the Financing Marketing Documents nor any other document or information (or any part thereof) delivered or supplied under or in relation to the notes referred to in the Financing Marketing Documents (the “Notes”) is intended to provide the basis of any credit or other evaluation and should not be considered as a recommendation by Siris that any viewer of, or any person accessing, the Financing Marketing Documents or any such other document or information (or such part thereof) should subscribe for or purchase any securities or other instruments of the issuer of the Notes.
The Financing Marketing Documents are not directed at persons located in the United States, other than “qualified institutional buyers” (“QIBs”) (as defined under Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) of the US Securities Act 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) who may acquire, or may consider the acquisition of, Notes for their own account or for the account of a QIB.
The Notes have not been registered, and will not be registered, under the U.S. Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States unless they are registered or exempt from registration under the U.S. Securities Act. There will be no public offering of securities in the United States.
The documents on this website, including the Financing Marketing Documents , are not a prospectus. The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area and the Financing Marketing Documents must not be acted on or relied on in any member state of the European Economic Area by persons who are retail investors. In any member state of the European Economic Area, any investment or investment activity in the Notes may only be available to, investors who are qualified investors (as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended) (“Qualified Investors”), and will be engaged in only with such persons.
The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. The Financing Marketing Documents is for distribution only to, and is directed solely at, persons who (i) are outside the United Kingdom, (ii) are investment professionals, as such term is defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Financial Promotion Order”), (iii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order, or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes may otherwise be lawfully communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). The IFinancing Marketing Documents must not be viewed, accessed, acted on or relied on in the United Kingdom, by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity in the Notes may only be available in the United Kingdom to Relevant Persons, and may only be engaged in with such persons.
If you access any of the Financing Marketing Documents , you will be deemed to represent and agree that you are eligible to receive the Financing Marketing Documents in compliance with the relevant country/region restrictions above, and applicable laws and regulations in your home jurisdiction, and in the jurisdiction (if different) in which you are accessing this website and that:
- If you are accessing this website from the United States, you are a Qualified Institutional Buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act).
- If you are accessing this website from outside the United States, you are a non-U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act)
- If you are accessing this website from any member state of the European Economic Area, you are a Qualified Investor.
- If you are accessing this website from the United Kingdom, you are a Relevant Person.
- Otherwise, irrespective of where you are resident or incorporated, you are an institution that is permitted within your home jurisdiction and in the jurisdiction in which you are accessing this website, under applicable law and regulation, to access and receive information of the kind contained in this website.
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The materials contained on the Web Page contain information in respect of the Offer. Viewing this information may be unlawful if you are resident or located in a Restricted Jurisdiction. In certain jurisdictions, including Restricted Jurisdictions, only certain categories of persons may be allowed to view such materials. All persons resident or located outside the United Kingdom who wish to view these materials must first satisfy themselves that they are not subject to any local requirements that prohibit or restrict them from doing so and should inform themselves of, and observe, any legal or regulatory requirements applicable in their jurisdiction. It is your responsibility to satisfy yourself as to the full observance of any relevant laws and regulatory requirements.
By choosing the “Accept” option, you represent that you are not located or resident in a Restricted Jurisdiction and that Siris is lawfully entitled to make the content of any communication or document in relation to the Offer available to you under applicable securities laws. If you are not permitted to view the information on the Web Page, or viewing the information would result in a breach of the above, or if you are unable to give this representation, please exit this page and do not view the content of any communication or document in relation to the Offer.
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This notice shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, English law.
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