DGAP-Adhoc: AEVIS Holding SA: Victoria Jungfrau Collection (VJC): AEVIS Holding SA (AEVS) extends its public tender offer until 30 January 2014
30.12.2013 – 07:07
AEVIS Holding SA / Key word(s): Offer 30.12.2013 07:00 Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Further to the announcement of the public offer of Swiss Private Hotel AG on 23 December 2013 and to the decision of the Swiss Takeover Board on 27 December 2013, AEVIS Holding SA («AEVIS») extends its Public Tender Offer on Victoria Jungfrau Collection AG until 30 January 2014. The documents relating to AEVIS' extended offer can be consulted at the following address: http://www.aevis.com/websites/aevis/French/3900/offre-publique-daevis-hold ing-sa---oeffentliches-angebot-der-aevis-holding-sa---public-offer-of-aevi s-holding-sa.html 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 of AEVIS Holding SA referred to 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. 30.12.2013 News transmitted by EQS Schweiz AG. The issuer is responsible for the contents of the release. EquityStory publishes regulatory releases, media releases on the capital market and press releases. The EquityStory Group distributes authentic and real-time financial news for over 1'300 listed companies. The Swiss news archive can be found at www.equitystory.ch/news ---------------------------------------------------------------------------