IMPORTANT NOTICE
Possible acquisition (the Offer) for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Tarsus Group plc (Tarsus) by Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP (CCP), through a newly incorporated English private company, Tiger Acquisitions UK Limited, controlled by funds advised or managed by CCP (Bidco).
THIS SECTION OF THE WEBSITE (THE “MICROSITE”) CONTAINS ANNOUNCEMENTS, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION (TOGETHER THE “INFORMATION”) PUBLISHED BY TARSUS AND/OR CCP IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER. THE INFORMATION IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE IN GOOD FAITH AND FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, AND ITS AVAILABILITY IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT BELOW.
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If you would like access to the Information please read this notice carefully – it applies to all persons who view the Microsite and, depending on who you are and where you live, it may affect your rights and responsibilities. CCP 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 Microsite.
Basis of access
The Information is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into any jurisdiction where to so would violate the law of a Restricted Jurisdiction. In particular, the information contained on this Microsite is not intended to, and does not, constitute or form part of any offer or invitation, or solicitation of any offer or invitation, to sell or otherwise dispose of, purchase, otherwise acquire or subscribe for any securities pursuant to the Offer or otherwise in any jurisdiction in which such offer, invitation or solicitation is unlawful.
Responsibility
The information contained on this Microsite speaks only at the date of the relevant document or announcement reproduced on this Microsite, and neither CCP nor any of its affiliated companies has, or accepts, responsibility or duty to update any such information, document or announcement. CCP reserves the right to add to, remove or amend any information reproduced on this Microsite at any time.
In relation to any document, announcement or information contained on the Microsite, the only responsibility accepted by CCP is for the correctness and fairness of its reproduction or presentation unless a responsibility statement in any relevant document expressly provides otherwise.
Neither CCP nor any of the directors of any member of CCP have reviewed, and no such person is or shall be responsible for or accepts any liability in respect of, any information contained on any other website that may be linked to this Microsite by a third party.
If you are in any doubt about the contents of this Microsite 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 an appropriately authorised independent financial adviser.
The Information contained in this Microsite is subject to, and must be read in conjunction with, all other publicly available information and, where relevant any further disclosure document(s) published by CCP and/or Tarsus.
Overseas persons
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Important information for US investors
The materials do not constitute an offer to acquire or exchange securities in the United States. The Offer relates to the shares of an English company and may be made by means of a scheme of arrangement provided for under English company law. The Offer is not subject to the tender offer rules or the proxy solicitation rules under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the US Exchange Act). Accordingly, the Offer is subject to the disclosure requirements and practices applicable in the UK to schemes of arrangement which differ from the disclosure requirements of US tender offer and proxy solicitation rules. If, in the future, CCP determines to make a firm offer by way of a takeover offer and determines to extend the offer into the United States, such offer will be made in compliance with applicable US laws and regulations.
The financial information included in certain documents contained in this Microsite has been prepared in accordance with non-US accounting standards, and thus may not be comparable to financial information of US companies or companies whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
In accordance with normal UK practice and pursuant to Rule 14e-5(b) of the US Exchange Act, CCP, its nominees, or its brokers (acting as agents), may from time to time make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Tarsus Shares outside the United States, other than pursuant to the Offer, until the date on which the Offer and/or Scheme becomes effective, lapses or is otherwise withdrawn. These purchases may occur either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. Any information about such purchases will be disclosed as required in the UK, will be reported to the Regulatory News Service of the London Stock Exchange and available on the London Stock Exchange website at: http://www.londonstockexchange.com/prices-and-news/prices-news/home.htm.
The receipt of consideration pursuant to any offer by a US holder of Tarsus shares may be a taxable transaction for US federal income tax purposes and under applicable US state and local, as well as foreign and other, tax laws. Each Tarsus shareholder is urged to consult his independent professional adviser immediately regarding the tax consequences of accepting the offer. Furthermore, the payment and settlement procedure with respect to the offer will comply with the relevant United Kingdom rules, which differ from the United States payment and settlement procedures, particularly with regard to the date of payment of consideration.
Any offer will be made in the United States by CCP and no one else.
The materials contained in this Microsite do not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States. No offer to acquire securities or to exchange securities for other securities has been made, or will be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by the use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States or any other country in which such offer may not be made other than: (i) in accordance with the tender offer requirements under the US Exchange Act, or the securities laws of such other country, as the case may be, or: (ii) pursuant to an available exemption from such requirements.
Neither the US Securities and Exchange Commission nor any US state securities commission has approved or disapproved any offer, or passed comment upon the adequacy or completeness of any of the Information contained in this Microsite. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
Forward-looking statements
This Microsite may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to the Offer and the financial condition, results of operations and business of, Tarsus or CCP and certain plans and objectives of CCP with respect to them. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate", "target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "plan", "goal", "believe", "hope", "aims", "continue", "will", "may", "should", "would", "could" and similar expressions (or their negative), among others, generally identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding the business, financial condition and results of operations regarding CCP and Tarsus, as well as the expected characteristics of the enlarged group and expected benefits of the Offer. The forward-looking statements in the Information are based on numerous assumptions regarding CCP’s and Tarsus’ present and future business strategies and the environment in which CCP and Tarsus will operate in the future. Forward-looking statements involve inherent known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future (including that there cannot be certainty that the Offer will be made and/or complete) and may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of CCP and/or Tarsus to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond CCP’s and/or Tarsus’ ability to control or estimate precisely, such as future market conditions, currency fluctuations, the behaviour of other market participants, the actions of regulators and other factors such as changes in the relevant political, social and regulatory frameworks or in economic or technological trends or conditions. Past performance should not be taken as an indication or guarantee of future results, and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made regarding future performance. CCP expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release any updates or revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any change in the expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required by applicable law or regulation. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they were made.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, no statement contained or referred to in this Microsite is intended to be a profit forecast for any period and no statement should be interpreted to mean that earnings or earnings per share will necessarily be greater or lesser than those for the relevant preceding financial periods for Tarsus.
This notice shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English law.
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