Offre publique d'acquisition sur toutes les actions nominatives d'une valeur nominale de CHF 10.00 chacune en mains du public de Spice Private Equity SA, Zoug, Suisse
Restrictions à l'Offre (Offer Restrictions)
General
L'offre publique d'acquisition décrite dans les documents disponibles sur ce site web ("Offre") ne sera faite, ni directement ni indirectement, dans aucun pays ou juridiction dans lequel elle serait considérée comme illicite ou enfreindrait de toute autre manière les lois ou réglementations en vigueur, ou qui exigerait, de la part de GP Swiss Ltd., Zoug, Suisse ("Offrant"), ou GP Investments, Ltd. Hamilton, Bermuda ("GP Investments"), ou l'une de ses filiales directes ou indirectes, un changement ou une modification des termes ou des Conditions de l'Offre de quelque manière que ce soit, la formulation d'une requête supplémentaire auprès d'une quelconque autorité gouvernementale, d'un régulateur ou d'une autre autorité, ou des démarches supplémentaires en lien avec l'Offre. Il n'est pas envisagé d'étendre l'Offre à de tels pays ou juridictions. Tout document relatif à l'Offre ne doit être ni distribué ni envoyé dans de tels pays ou juridictions, ni ne doit être utilisé pour solliciter l'acquisition de titres de participation de la Société par des personnes ou entités domiciliées ou incorporées dans de tels pays ou juridictions.
United States of America
The public tender offer as described in the documents available on this website (the "Offer") is made for the registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 10.00 each (each a "Spice Share") of Spice Private Equity Ltd., Zug, Switzerland (the "Company").
The Offer is not being made and will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce of, or of any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States. This includes, but is not limited to, facsimile transmission, electronic mail, telex, telephone, the internet and other forms of electronic communication. The Spice Shares may not be tendered in the Offer by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility from or within the United States or by persons located or resident in the United States or by U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended) (each a "U.S. person"). Accordingly, copies of documents or materials relating to the Offer are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise transmitted, distributed or forwarded (including, without limitation, by custodians, nominees, trustees, fiduciaries or intermediaries) in or into the United States and the Spice Shares cannot be tendered in the Offer by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility or from or within or by or to any persons located or resident in the United States or to U.S. persons. Any purported tender of Spice Shares in the Offer resulting directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions will be invalid and any purported tender of Spice Shares made by a person located or resident in the United States or by a U.S. person, or any agent, fiduciary or other intermediary acting on a non-discretionary basis for a principal that is participating or giving instructions to participate in the Offer from within the United States or for a U.S. person will be invalid and will not be accepted (and should not be accepted by any custodian, nominee, trustee, fiduciary or intermediary holding Spice Shares for any such person).
Each holder of Spice Shares participating in the Offer will, by participating in the Offer, represent that it is either (a) not a U.S. person and it is not located or resident in the United States and is not participating in the Offer from the United States, or (b) acting on a non-discretionary basis for a principal that is located outside the United States and is not a U.S. person and such principal is participating and giving instructions to participate in the Offer from outside the United States.
As used herein, the "United States" or the "U.S." means the United States of America, its territories and possessions (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and the Northern Mariana Islands), any state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia.
United Kingdom
The communication about the Offer is not being made by, and has not been approved by, an authorized person for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended. In the United Kingdom, this communication and any other offer documents relating to the Offer is/will be directed only at persons (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the "Order"), (ii) falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) 10/11 ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.") of the Order or (iii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Accordingly, this communication is not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. No communication in respect of the Offer must be acted on or relied on in the United Kingdom by persons who are not relevant persons. The Offer, any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is / will be available only in the United Kingdom to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
Australia, Canada and Japan
The Offer will not be addressed to shareholders of the Company whose place of residence, seat or habitual abode is in Australia, Canada, or Japan, and such shareholders may not accept the Offer.
Confirmation
En cliquant sur "Je confirme et j'accepte" ci-dessous, vous confirmez et acceptez chacun des points suivants:
- que vous avez lu et compris et que vous n'êtes soumis à aucune des restrictions à l'Offre énoncées ci-dessus, que la communication relative à l'Offre peut légalement vous être destinée et que l'Offre peut légalement vous être adressée;
- que vous ne vous trouvez pas ou n'êtes pas résident dans une juridiction où l'extension de l'Offre obligerait GP Investments ou l'une de ses filiales (y compris l'Offrant) ou toute autre personne à déposer ou à enregistrer un prospectus d'offre ou tout autre document, ou à prendre toute autre mesure supplémentaire en relation avec l'Offre, conformément ou en vertu des lois de cette juridiction;
- que vous ne dupliquerez pas ou ne transmettrez pas ou ne mettrez pas à disposition de toute personne ou ne distribuerez pas de quelque manière que ce soit les documents disponibles sur ce site web; et
- que vous comprenez et reconnaissez que le non-respect de ce qui précède pourrait entraîner une violation des lois applicables et/ou des dommages pour GP Investments, ses filiales (y compris l'Offrant) et autres personnes.