Voluntary public takeover offer by E/LHS Acquisition GmbH to the shareholders of LHS Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main
Important information regarding the voluntary public takeover offer by E/LHS Acquisition GmbH to the Shareholders of LHS Aktiengesellschaft
Please note that only the German versions of the offer document and related publications are legally binding, whereas the English versions of such documentation are non-binding convenience translations only.
The voluntary public takeover offer (the "
Offer") by E/LHS Acquisition GmbH (the "
Bidder"), which is accessible below, is a public takeover offer (
öffentliches Übernahmeangebot) for the acquisition of shares in LHS Aktiengesellschaft ("
LHS"), in accordance with the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (
Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz "
WpÜG"). It is addressed to all outside shareholders of LHS (the "
LHS Shareholders ") and will be implemented solely in accordance with German law.
The announcements made on this website do not constitute an invitation to make an offer to sell shares in LHS (the "
LHS Shares ").
The publication dispatch, distribution or dissemination of this offer document or other explanatory documentation may be subject to limitations under the laws of jurisdictions other than the Federal Republic of Germany. Third parties are not allowed to dispatch, distribute or disseminate this offer document or other explanatory documentation other than in accordance with applicable law in any relevant jurisdiction. The Bidder does not guarantee in any way that the publication, dispatch, distribution or dissemination of the offer document or other explanatory information outside the Federal Republic of Germany is in compliance with the laws and regulations of jurisdictions other than the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Bidder will provide the offer document to the custodian investment services providers for purposes of sending it to LHS Shareholders to the extent such distribution does not conflict with foreign law. The Bidder has not granted permission to the custodian investment services providers to publish, dispatch, distribute or disseminate the offer document to LHS Shareholders other than as set forth above, unless such distribution is made in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which such distribution takes place.
The Offer may be accepted by all LHS Shareholders. The Bidder points out that the acceptance of the Offer outside Germany may be subject to legal restrictions. LHS Shareholders who obtain possession of the offer document and/or who wish to accept the Offer outside Germany or whose acceptance of the Offer could be subject to a jurisdiction other than that of the Federal Republic of Germany should obtain information on and comply with the applicable law. The Bidder does not assume any responsibility for ensuring that the acceptance of the Offer outside Germany is in compliance with the relevant applicable legal provisions.
I hereby confirm that I have read the above legal information.
