DGAP-Adhoc: AEVIS purchases an additional stakes and now holds 61.68% of Victoria-Jungfrau Collection
AEVIS Holding SA / Key word(s): Offer
07.03.2014 12:33
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR
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Press Release
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Fribourg, 7 March 2014
AEVIS purchases an additional stakes and now holds 61.68% of
Victoria-Jungfrau Collection
AEVIS Holding AG ("AEVIS") has bought a block of shares in Victoria
Jungfrau Collection AG ("VJC") of Berner Kantonalbank (12.1%) and of
Gebäudeversicherung Bern (6.1%) and now holds 61.68% of the luxury hotel
group including the shares tendered in the offer. The Bernese major
shareholders followed the recommendation of the Board or Directors of VJC
which welcomes if further shareholders tender their shares into the AEVIS
offer as announced in the VJC press release dated 6 March 2014. This shall
enable AEVIS to lead VJC into a successful future as a strong majority
shareholder. The additional acceptance period commenced on 7 March 2014 and
will end on 20 March 2014 (16:00 CET).
For further information:
AEVIS Holding AG Media and Investor Relations: c/o Dynamics Group, Zurich
Edwin van der Geest, vdg@dynamicsgroup.ch, +41 (0) 43 268 32 35 or +41 (0)
79 330 55 22
Philippe R. Blangey, prb@dynamicsgroup.ch, +41 (0) 43 268 32 35 or +41 (0)
79 785 46 32
About AEVIS Holding
AEVIS Holding SA invests in the healthcare sector, life sciences, services
to people and lifestyle. AEVIS's main shareholdings are Genolier Swiss
Medical Network, the second largest group of private clinics in
Switzerland, Swiss Healthcare Properties AG, a company specialised in
medical real estate, Nescens SA, a brand dedicated to better aging, and AS
Ambulances Services SA. AEVIS wishes to progressively develop new sectors
of activity, amongst others in the sector of outpatient surgical centres,
radiology and dental medicine and hotel or hotel-related activities. AEVIS
is listed on the Domestic Standard segment of the SIX Swiss Exchange under
the ticker AEVS.SW.
Offer restrictions
In general
The public tender offer described in this press release (the "Offer") is
not being made, directly or indirectly, in any country or jurisdiction, in
which the Offer would be illegal or would otherwise violate any applicable
law or ordinance, or which would require AEVIS Holding SA to change the
terms or conditions of the Offer in any way, to submit any additional
filing to, or to perform any additional action in relation to, any
governmental, regulatory or legal authority. It is not intended to extend
the Offer to any such country or jurisdiction. Documents relating to the
Offer must not be distributed in or sent to any such countries or
jurisdictions. Any such documents must not be used for the purpose of
soliciting the sale or purchase of securities of Victoria‐Jungfrau by any
person or entity resident or incorporated in any such country or
jurisdiction.
United States of America
The Offer is not being made directly or indirectly in or by use of the mail
of, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce
of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United
States of America and may only be accepted outside the United States of
America. This includes, but is not limited to, facsimile transmission,
telex or telephones. The offer prospectus and any other offering materials
with respect to the Offer may not be distributed in nor sent to the United
States of America and may not be used for the purpose of soliciting the
sale or purchase of any securities of Victoria‐Jungfrau, from anyone in the
United States of America. AEVIS Holding SA is not soliciting the tender of
securities of Victoria‐Jungfrau by any holder of such securities in the
United States of America. Securities of Victoria‐Jungfrau will not be
accepted from holders of such securities in the United States of America.
Any purported acceptance of the Offer that AEVIS Holding SA or its agents
believe has been made in or from the United States of America will be
invalidated. AEVIS Holding SA reserves the absolute right to reject any and
all acceptances determined by it not to be in the proper form or the
acceptance of which may be unlawful.
United Kingdom
The offer documents in connection with the Offer are not for distribution
to persons whose place of residence, seat or habitual abode is in the
United Kingdom. This does not apply, however, to persons who (i) have
professional experience in matters relating to investments or (ii) are
persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies,
unincorporated associations etc.") of The Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 in the United Kingdom or (iii) to
whom it may otherwise lawfully be passed on (all such persons together
being referred to as "relevant persons"). The offer documents in connection
with the Offer must not be acted on or relied on by persons whose place of
residence, seat or habitual abode is in the United Kingdom and who are not
relevant persons. In the United Kingdom any investment or investment
activity to which the offer documents relate is available only to relevant
persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
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