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This part of the website and the information contained herein are not intended for, and must not be accessed by, or distributed or disseminated to, persons residing or physically present in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa or in any other jurisdiction in which it would be unlawful. Access to the information and documents contained on this part of the website may be illegal in certain jurisdictions, and only certain categories of persons may be authorized to access such information and documents. All persons residing outside of Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa who wish to have access to the documents contained on this part of the website should first ensure that they are not subject to local laws or regulations that prohibit or restrict their right to access this part of the website, or require registration or approval for any acquisition of securities by them. Citycon and the Offeror assume no responsibility if there is a violation of applicable law or regulations by any person.
The Tender Offer is not being made, and shares and stock options will not be accepted for purchase from or on behalf of persons, directly or indirectly in any jurisdiction where making or acceptance of such Tender Offer would be prohibited by applicable laws or regulations or would require any registration, approval or further measures with any regulatory authority not expressly contemplated by the tender offer document. The tender offer document and related acceptance forms as well as other related material will not and may not be distributed, forwarded, or transmitted into or from any jurisdiction where prohibited by applicable laws or regulations. In particular, the Tender Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the postal service of, or by any means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile transmission, telex, telephone or the internet) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, or South Africa. The Tender Offer cannot be accepted, directly or indirectly, by any such use, means or instrumentality or from within, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, or South Africa and any purported acceptance of the Tender Offer resulting directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions will be invalid.
The full terms and conditions of the Tender Offer will be set out in the tender offer document. In deciding whether or not to accept the Tender Offer, shareholders and option holders of Citycon should rely only on the information provided in the tender offer document.
Notice to shareholders and holders of stock options of Citycon in the United States
Shareholders and stock option holders of Citycon in the United States are advised that the Shares are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange and that Citycon is not subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and is not required to, and does not, file any reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) thereunder.
The Tender Offer will be made for the issued and outstanding shares and stock options of Citycon, which is domiciled in Finland, and is subject to Finnish disclosure and procedural requirements. The Tender Offer is expected to be made in the United States pursuant to Section 14(e) of, and Regulation 14E, under the Exchange Act, subject to the exemption provided under Rule 14d-1(d) under the Exchange Act, for a Tier II tender offer and otherwise in accordance with the disclosure and procedural requirements of Finnish law, including with respect to the Tender Offer timetable, settlement procedures, withdrawal, waiver of conditions and timing of payments, which are different from those applicable under the tender offer procedures and laws of the United States for domestic offers. In particular, the financial information included on this website has been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards in Finland, which may not be comparable to the financial statements or financial information of U.S. companies. The Tender Offer is made to Citycon’s shareholders and stock option holders resident in the United States on the same terms and conditions as those made to all other shareholders and stock option holders of Citycon to whom an offer is made. Any informational documents, including the information contained on this website, are being disseminated to U.S. shareholders and stock option holders on a basis comparable to the method that such documents are provided to Citycon’s other shareholders and stock option holders.
To the extent permissible under applicable law or regulations, the Offeror and its affiliates or its brokers and its brokers’ affiliates (acting as agents for the Offeror or its affiliates, as applicable) may from time to time after the date of the stock exchange release regarding the Tender Offer and during the pendency of the Tender Offer, and other than pursuant to the Tender Offer, directly or indirectly purchase or arrange to purchase shares or any securities that are convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for shares, provided that any such purchases shall be effected outside of the United States. These purchases may occur either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices, and the consideration in the Tender Offer must be increased to match any such consideration paid outside the Tender Offer. To the extent information about such purchases or arrangements to purchase is made public in Finland, such information will be disclosed by means of a press release or other means reasonably calculated to inform U.S. shareholders and stock option holders of Citycon of such information. In addition, the financial adviser to the Offeror may also engage in ordinary course trading activities in securities of Citycon, which may include purchases or arrangements to purchase such securities. To the extent required in Finland, any information about such purchases will be made public in Finland in the manner required by Finnish law.
Neither the SEC nor any U.S. state securities commission has approved or disapproved the Tender Offer, passed upon the merits or fairness of the Tender Offer, or passed any comment upon the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of the disclosure in relation to the Tender Offer. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
The receipt of cash pursuant to the Tender Offer by a U.S. holder of shares or stock options may be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes and under applicable U.S. state and local, as well as foreign and other, tax laws. Each holder of shares or stock options is urged to consult its independent professional advisers immediately regarding the tax and other consequences of accepting the Tender Offer.
To the extent the Tender Offer is subject to U.S. securities laws, those laws only apply to U.S. holders of shares or stock options, and will not give rise to claims on the part of any other person. It may be difficult for Citycon’s shareholders or stock option holders to enforce their rights and any claims they may have arising under the U.S. federal securities laws, since the Offeror and Citycon are located in non-U.S. jurisdictions and some or all of their respective officers and directors may be residents of non-U.S. jurisdictions. Citycon’s shareholders or stock option holders may not be able to sue the Offeror or Citycon or their respective officers or directors in a non-U.S. court for violations of the U.S. federal securities laws. It may be difficult to compel the Offeror and Citycon and their respective affiliates to subject themselves to a U.S. court’s judgment.
Forward-looking statements
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