L'offre publique d'acquisition pour toutes les actions nominatives en mains du public d'une valeur nominale de CHF 1.00 chacune de Valora Holding SA, Muttenz, Suisse (la "Société" ou "Valora")
RESTRICTIONS À L'OFFRE
En Général
L'offre publique d'acquisition décrite dans les documents disponibles sur ce site web (l'"Offre") ne sera faite, ni directement ni indirectement, dans aucun pays ou juridiction dans lequel une telle Offre serait considérée comme illicite ou enfreindrait de toute autre manière les lois ou réglementations en vigueur ou qui exigerait, de la part de Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Femsa") ou une ou plusieurs de ses filiales directes ou indirectes (Femsa ou cette ou ces filiales, l'"Offrant"), un changement ou une modification des termes ou des condi-tions de l'Offre de quelque manière que ce soit, la formulation d'une requête supplémentaire en lien avec l'Offre auprès d'une quelconque autorité gouvernementale, d'un régulateur ou d'une autre autorité, ou des démarches supplémentaires en lien avec l'Offre. Il n'est pas envisagé d'étendre l'Offre à de tels pays ou juridictions. Tout document relatif à l'Offre ne doit être ni distribué ni envoyé dans de tels pays ou juridictions, ni ne doit être utilisé pour solliciter l'ac-quisition de titres de participation de la Société par des personnes ou entités domiciliées ou incorporées dans de tels pays ou juridictions.
Selon le droit suisse, les Actions Valora apportées à l'Offre ne peuvent, de façon générale, plus être retirées après qu'elles aient été apportées, sous réserve de certains cas particuliers, notamment en cas de lancement d'une offre concurrente pour les Actions Valora.
Notice to U.S. Holders
The Offer will be made for the registered shares of the Company with a nominal value of CHF 1.00 (each a "Valora Share"), a Swiss company whose shares are listed on the SIX, and is subject to Swiss disclosure and procedural requirements, which are different from those of the United States of America (the "U.S."). The Offer is subject to the requirements of Section 14(e) of, and Regulation 14E under, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "U.S. Exchange Act"), including amendments to the terms and conditions of the Offer, extensions of the Offer, purchases outside of the Offer and minimum Offer Period, and is otherwise being made in accordance with the requirements of Swiss law. Accordingly, the Offer will be subject to disclosure and other procedural requirements, including with respect to withdrawal rights, settlement proce-dures and timing of payments that are different from those applicable under U.S. tender offer procedures and laws. Holders of Valora Shares resident in the U.S. (each a "U.S. Holder") are urged to consult with their own Swiss advisors regarding the Offer.
It may be difficult for U.S. Holders to enforce their rights and any claim arising out of U.S. securi-ties laws, since the Offeror and the Company are located in a non-U.S. jurisdiction, and some or all of their officers and directors may be residents of a non-U.S. jurisdiction. U.S. Holders may not be able to sue a non-U.S. company or its officers or directors in a U.S. or non-U.S. court for violations of the U.S. securities laws. Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-U.S. com-pany and its affiliates to subject themselves to a U.S. court's judgment.
The receipt of cash pursuant to the Offer by a U.S. Holder may be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes and under applicable U.S. state and local laws, as well as foreign and other tax laws. Each U.S. Holder is urged to consult his or her independent profes-sional advisor immediately regarding the U.S. tax consequences of an acceptance of the Offer.
The information contained in the documents relating the Offer has not been reviewed or author-ized by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Neither the SEC nor any securities commission of any State of the U.S. has (a) approved or disapproved of the Offer; (b) passed upon the merits or fairness of the Offer; or (c) passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the disclosure in this Pre-Announcement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the U.S.
United Kingdom
The communication about the Offer is not being made by, and has not been approved by, an authorised person for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. In the United Kingdom ("U.K."), this communication and any other offer documents relat-ing to the Offer is/will be directed only at persons (i) who have professional experience in mat-ters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"), (ii) falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.") of the Order or (iii) to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the offer to purchase securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such per-sons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). No communication in respect of the Offer must be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. The Offer, any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is/will be available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
Australia, Canada and Japan
The Offer will not be addressed to shareholders of the Company whose place of residence, seat or habitual abode is in Australia, Canada or Japan, and such shareholders may not accept the Offer.
Confirmation
En cliquant sur le bouton "Je confirme et j'accepte" ci-dessous, vous confirmez et acceptez chacun des points suivants:
que vous avez lu et compris et que vous n'êtes soumis à aucune des restrictions à l'Offre énoncées ci-dessus, que la communication relative à l'Offre peut légalement vous être destinée et que l'Offre peut légalement vous être adressée;
