The Offeror announces that, pursuant to an exemption granted by The Netherlands
Authority for the Financial Markets (“AFM”) on 17 February 2015, the Offer Period for its Offer for Nutreco is extended until two weeks after clearance from the competition authority of Ukraine has been obtained, but not later than 28 April 2015 (17.40 hours CET). 28 April 2015 being 10 weeks after 17 February 2015, the last day of the initial Offer Period.
On 28 January 2015 the Ukrainian competition authority confirmed that the notification regarding the Offer was complete. The Ukrainian competition authority has a statutory period of 30 days after 28 January 2015 (i.e. until 28 February 2015) to either grant clearance or initiate a phase-2 investigation. Due to the volatile situation in Ukraine, it is uncertain at which point in time the Ukrainian competition authority will take a decision.
However, the competent body of the Ukrainian competition authority is expected to
convene before the end of February 2015 and the Offeror has not been notified of any substantive concerns with regard to its notification in Ukraine.
The Offeror will immediately make a public announcement if and when it receives
clearance from the competition authority of Ukraine. This announcement, if made, will include the end date of the Offer Period, which will be two weeks after the date on which the Offeror received clearance from the competition authority of Ukraine