NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA OR IN ANY OTHER JURSDICTION WHERE TO DO SO IS NOT LEGALLY PERMITTED
Voluntary tender offer on the ordinary shares of DeA Capital S.p.A.
launched by Nova S.r.l.
PRESS RELEASE
Morrow Sodali will act as global information agent
Novara, 16 January 2023 – With reference to the Public Voluntary Total Tender Offer launched by Nova S.r.l. on the ordinary shares of DeA Capital S.p.A., the Offeror announces that Morrow Sodali S.p.A. ("Morrow Sodali") will act as Global Information Agent in order to provide information related to the Offer to all holders of ordinary shares of DeA Capital S.p.A.
Morrow Sodali is a company that provides consulting and shareholder communications services to listed and unlisted companies. Morrow Sodali has its registered office in Rome, Via XXIV Maggio No. 43, and is registered with the Companies' Register of Rome under No. 1071740/04, Tax Code and VAT No. 08082221006.
To this end, the following information channels have been set up by the Global Information Agent:
- toll-free number 800 137 291
- direct line +39 06 85870346
- WhatsApp number +39 3404029760
- dedicated e-mail account opa.deacapital@investor.morrowsodali.com
The Morrow Sodali Contact Center dedicated to the Offer will be active Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CET (Central European Time).
The reference website of the Global Information Agent is www.morrowsodali-transactions.com
The Offeror also informs that the website dedicated to the Offer is www.opa-deacapital.it
All documents, announcements and notices related to the Offer will be published and made available on the dedicated website.
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WARNING
The offer described in this communication (the “Offer”) will be promoted by Nova S.r.l. (the “Offeror”) on ordinary shares of DeA Capital S.p.A. (“DeA Capital”). This press release does not constitute either a purchase offer or a solicitation to sell the shares of DeA Capital.
Before the beginning of the acceptance period of the Offer, the Offeror, as required by applicable law, will publish the Offer Document, which DeA Capital’s shareholders should carefully examine.
The Offer is directed, under the same conditions, to all the holders of the shares of DeA Capital and will be promoted in Italy as the shares are listed on Euronext STAR Milan organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. and, except as indicated below, are subject to disclosure obligations and procedural requirements under Italian law.
As at the date of this Communication, the Offer has not been and will not be promoted or disseminated in the United States of America, Canada, Japan, and Australia, nor in any other country where such Offer is prohibited in the absence of authorization by the competent authorities or other compliance by the Offeror (such countries, including the United States of America, Canada, Japan and Australia, collectively, the “Other Countries”), nor by using domestic or international means of communication or commerce of the Other Countries (including, but not limited to, the postal network, facsimile, electronic mail, telephone and Internet), nor through any facility of any of the financial intermediaries of the Other Countries, nor in any other manner.
This communication does not constitute an offer or solicitation of an offer of securities in the United States of America or the Other Countries. No securities of DeA Capital or the Offeror have been registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and neither DeA Capital nor the Offeror intends to register such securities in the United States of America or conduct a public offering of the securities in the United States of America. There will be no public offering of the securities in the United States of America or in the Other Countries. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States or the Other Countries will be made by means of an offering memorandum that may be obtained from the relevant issuer and that will contain detailed information about the issuer and management, as well as related financial statements.
No instrument may be offered or sold in the Other Countries in the absence of specific authorization in compliance with the applicable provisions of the local law of said countries or in derogation of said provisions. Acceptance of the Offer by parties resident in countries other than Italy may be subject to specific obligations or restrictions provided by legal or regulatory provisions. Parties who wish to take part in the Offer bear the exclusive responsibility to comply with those laws and therefore prior to accepting the Offer, those parties are required to verify their possible existence and applicability, consulting their own advisors.