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Company announcement 2/2013 Alleroed, 24 June 2013 NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN This announcement is not a prospectus but a company announcement and nothing herein contains an offering of securities. No one should purchase or subscribe for any securities in Matas A/S ('Matas' or the 'Company') except on the basis of information in the Offering Circular published by Matas in connection with the potential offering and admission of such securities to trading and official listing on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S ('NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen'). Following the announcement of its publishing of an Offering Circular on 13 June 2013, Matas today announces that it has decided that the offering of Matas shares to retail investors in Denmark for individual orders up to and including DKK 3 million each will be closed at 16:00 CET today, Monday, 24 June 2013. The offering to retail investors is being closed as retail investors have placed orders for Matas shares which in the aggregate exceed the expected allocation of Offer Shares to orders up to and including DKK 3 million each in the Offering. Information about the offer price and allocation is expected to be announced on Friday, 28 June 2013. Enquiries Terje List, CEO Matas A/S, tel +45 48 16 55 55 Soeren Vestergaard-Poulsen, CVC Capital Partners, tel +44 207 420 4200 Lars Frederiksen, Chairman, Materialisternes Invest Holding ApS tel +45 40 20 66 35 Investors: Jesper Breitenstein, Investor Relations, tel +45 27 80 76 75 Media: Henrik Engberg Johannsen, Information Manager, Matas A/S, tel +45 21 71 24 74 Per Bech Thomsen, Impact Communications, tel +45 31 37 31 33 About Matas Matas is the largest health and beauty retailer in Denmark. Since its incorporation in 1949 as an association of independently owned stores, the Company has developed a strong reputation for professional advice and customer service excellence that it has leveraged to establish one of the best-known retail chains in Denmark. Matas offers a distinctive one-stop retail concept which serves a broad range of health, beauty, household and personal care needs. The Company has more than 2,400 employees and in the financial year 2012/13, revenue amounted to DKK 3,200 million. The Offer Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'U.S. Securities Act') and are being offered and sold (i) in the United States only to persons who are 'qualified institutional buyers' in reliance on Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act or pursuant to another available exemption from, or a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements under the U.S. Securities Act, and (ii) outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act. Prospective investors are hereby notified that sellers of the Offer Shares may be relying on the exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. For certain restrictions on transfer of the Offer Shares, see 'Transfer Restrictions' in the Offering Circular. The distribution of this document and the offer of the Offer Shares in certain jurisdictions are restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this document comes are required by the Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Managers to inform themselves about and to observe such restrictions. For a description of certain restrictions on offers of Offer Shares and on distribution of this document, see 'Selling Restrictions' in the Offering Circular. In any Member State of the EEA other than Denmark that has implemented the Prospectus Directive, this announcement is only addressed to, and is only directed at, investors in that EEA member state who fulfil the criteria for exemption from the obligation to publish a prospectus, including qualified investors, within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive as implemented in each such EEA Member State. This announcement is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom, (ii) to investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the 'Order') or (iii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (the persons described in (i) through (iii) above together being referred to as 'relevant persons'). The securities are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this announcement or any of its contents. Stabilisation/FCA The Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and the Co-lead Managers and their affiliates are acting exclusively for Matas A/S and the selling shareholders and no-one else in connection with the IPO. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to the IPO and will not be responsible to anyone other than Matas A/S and the selling shareholders for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the IPO, the contents of this communication or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein. In connection with the IPO, the Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and the Co-lead Managers and any of their affiliates, acting as investors for their own accounts, may purchase Shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such Shares and other securities of Matas A/S or related investments in connection with the IPO or otherwise. Accordingly, references in the Offering Circular to the Shares being offered, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any offer to, acquisition, placing or dealing by, such Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and the Co-lead Managers and any of their affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. The Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and the Co-lead Managers do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so. Matters discussed in this communication may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements (other than statements of historical fact) relating to future events and anticipated or planned financial and operational performance and can be identified by words such as 'targets', 'believes', 'expects', 'aims', 'intends', 'plans', 'seeks', 'will', 'may', 'might', 'anticipates', 'would', 'could', 'should', 'continues', 'estimate' or similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this communication are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although Matas A/S believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond its control. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this communication by such forward-looking statements. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date, and are subject to change without notice. Click on, or paste the following link into your web browser, to view the associated documents https://newsclient.omxgroup.com/cds/DisclosureAttachmentServlet?messageAttachmentId=436735 News Source: NASDAQ OMX 24.06.2013 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de
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Language: English Company: Matas A/S Dänemark Phone: Fax: E-mail: Internet: ISIN: DK0060497295 WKN: End of Announcement DGAP News-Service
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Company announcement 2/2013 Alleroed, 24 June 2013 NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN This announcement is not a prospectus but a company announcement and nothing herein contains an offering of securities. No one should purchase or subscribe for any securities in Matas A/S ('Matas' or the 'Company') except on the basis of information in the Offering Circular published by Matas in connection with the potential offering and admission of such securities to trading and official listing on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S ('NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen'). Following the announcement of its publishing of an Offering Circular on 13 June 2013, Matas today announces that it has decided that the offering of Matas shares to retail investors in Denmark for individual orders up to and including DKK 3 million each will be closed at 16:00 CET today, Monday, 24 June 2013. The offering to retail investors is being closed as retail investors have placed orders for Matas shares which in the aggregate exceed the expected allocation of Offer Shares to orders up to and including DKK 3 million each in the Offering. Information about the offer price and allocation is expected to be announced on Friday, 28 June 2013. Enquiries Terje List, CEO Matas A/S, tel +45 48 16 55 55 Soeren Vestergaard-Poulsen, CVC Capital Partners, tel +44 207 420 4200 Lars Frederiksen, Chairman, Materialisternes Invest Holding ApS tel +45 40 20 66 35 Investors: Jesper Breitenstein, Investor Relations, tel +45 27 80 76 75 Media: Henrik Engberg Johannsen, Information Manager, Matas A/S, tel +45 21 71 24 74 Per Bech Thomsen, Impact Communications, tel +45 31 37 31 33 About Matas Matas is the largest health and beauty retailer in Denmark. Since its incorporation in 1949 as an association of independently owned stores, the Company has developed a strong reputation for professional advice and customer service excellence that it has leveraged to establish one of the best-known retail chains in Denmark. Matas offers a distinctive one-stop retail concept which serves a broad range of health, beauty, household and personal care needs. The Company has more than 2,400 employees and in the financial year 2012/13, revenue amounted to DKK 3,200 million. The Offer Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'U.S. Securities Act') and are being offered and sold (i) in the United States only to persons who are 'qualified institutional buyers' in reliance on Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act or pursuant to another available exemption from, or a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements under the U.S. Securities Act, and (ii) outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act. Prospective investors are hereby notified that sellers of the Offer Shares may be relying on the exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the U.S. Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. For certain restrictions on transfer of the Offer Shares, see 'Transfer Restrictions' in the Offering Circular. The distribution of this document and the offer of the Offer Shares in certain jurisdictions are restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this document comes are required by the Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Managers to inform themselves about and to observe such restrictions. For a description of certain restrictions on offers of Offer Shares and on distribution of this document, see 'Selling Restrictions' in the Offering Circular. In any Member State of the EEA other than Denmark that has implemented the Prospectus Directive, this announcement is only addressed to, and is only directed at, investors in that EEA member state who fulfil the criteria for exemption from the obligation to publish a prospectus, including qualified investors, within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive as implemented in each such EEA Member State. This announcement is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom, (ii) to investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the 'Order') or (iii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (the persons described in (i) through (iii) above together being referred to as 'relevant persons'). The securities are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this announcement or any of its contents. Stabilisation/FCA The Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and the Co-lead Managers and their affiliates are acting exclusively for Matas A/S and the selling shareholders and no-one else in connection with the IPO. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to the IPO and will not be responsible to anyone other than Matas A/S and the selling shareholders for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the IPO, the contents of this communication or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein. In connection with the IPO, the Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and the Co-lead Managers and any of their affiliates, acting as investors for their own accounts, may purchase Shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such Shares and other securities of Matas A/S or related investments in connection with the IPO or otherwise. Accordingly, references in the Offering Circular to the Shares being offered, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any offer to, acquisition, placing or dealing by, such Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and the Co-lead Managers and any of their affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. The Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and the Co-lead Managers do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so. Matters discussed in this communication may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements (other than statements of historical fact) relating to future events and anticipated or planned financial and operational performance and can be identified by words such as 'targets', 'believes', 'expects', 'aims', 'intends', 'plans', 'seeks', 'will', 'may', 'might', 'anticipates', 'would', 'could', 'should', 'continues', 'estimate' or similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this communication are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although Matas A/S believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond its control. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this communication by such forward-looking statements. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date, and are subject to change without notice. Click on, or paste the following link into your web browser, to view the associated documents https://newsclient.omxgroup.com/cds/DisclosureAttachmentServlet?messageAttachmentId=436735 News Source: NASDAQ OMX 24.06.2013 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de
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Language: English Company: Matas A/S Dänemark Phone: Fax: E-mail: Internet: ISIN: DK0060497295 WKN: End of Announcement DGAP News-Service
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