ΑΛΦΑ-ΒΗΤΑ ΒΑΣΙΛΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ A.E.
CORRECT REPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS-VOLUNTARY TENDER OFFER MADE BY DELHAIZE ?THE LION? NEDERLAND B.V. TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF ?ALFA-BETA? VASSILOPOULOS S.A. TO ACQUIRE THEIR COMMON REGISTERED SHARES
In accordance with article 23 of Law 3461/2006 (the ?Law?), the Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap) under the corporate name DELHAIZE ?THE LION? NEDERLAND B.V. (the ?Offeror?), announces the following:
1. On 18 May 2009 (the ?Date of the Tender Offer?), the Offeror submitted a voluntary tender offer (the ?Tender Offer?) to acquire all common registered shares of the sociιtι anonyme under the name ?ALFA-BETA? VASSILOPOULOS S.A. (the ?Company?), each having a nominal value of 1.50 Euro (the ?Shares?) that it did not hold as at the Date of the Tender Offer, in accordance with the Law, at a price of 30.50 Euro per Share.
2. As at the Date of the Tender Offer, (i) the Company?s paid-up share capital amounted to 19,099,080 Euro and was divided into 12,732,720 Shares, and (ii) the Offeror held 8,310,614 Shares, representing approximately 65.27% of the Company?s total paid up share capital and voting rights.
3. On 5 June 2009, the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (the ?CMC?) approved the Offeror?s information circular relating to the Tender Offer (the ?Information Circular?), while the period for accepting the Tender Offer started on 12 June and ended on 9 July 2009 (the ?Acceptance Period?).
4. On 29 June 2009 (the ?Date of the Revision?), the Offeror submitted to the CMC a request to revise the Tender Offer by increasing the initial offer price by 3.50 Euro, that is from 30.50 Euro per Share to 34.00 Euro per Share (the ?Improved Offer Price?). On 30 June 2009, the Board of Directors of the CMC approved the revision of the Tender Offer.
5. During the Acceptance Period, 135 shareholders of the Company lawfully and validly accepted the Tender Offer (the ?Accepting Shareholders?) and tendered 2,680,324 Shares in total, representing approximately 21.05% of the Company?s total paid-up share capital and voting rights (the ?Tendered Shares?). In addition, from the Date of the Tender Offer until the end of the Acceptance Period, the Offeror purchased through the Athens Exchange in aggregate 406,519 Shares representing approximately 3.19% of the Company?s total paid up share capital and voting rights. Therefore, at the end of the Acceptance Period and subject to completion of the off-exchange transfer of the Tendered Shares in the manner described in the Information Circular, the Offeror holds in aggregate 11,397,457 Shares, representing approximately 89.51% of the Company?s total paid-up share capital and voting rights.
6. The date of commencement of payment of the Improved Offer Price to the Accepting Shareholders is 17 July 2009. National Bank of Greece S.A. (the ?Tender Agent?) will pay the Improved Offer Price to each Accepting Shareholder in the manner that each of them has selected in the declaration of acceptance of the Tender Offer (the ?Declaration of Acceptance?), that is through either (i) a deposit to their bank account kept with the Tender Agent, or (ii) a payment in cash to the Accepting Shareholder at any branch of the Tender Agent in Greece, against presentation of his/her identity card or passport and a valid copy of the Declaration of Acceptance. It is reminded that the transfer tax at a rate of 0.15% imposed pursuant to Article 21 of Law 3697/2008 in conjunction with Article 42 of Law 3756/2009 will be deducted from the Improved Offer Price and withheld by Hellenic Exchanges S.A., Holding, Clearing, Settlement and Registry.
1. On 18 May 2009 (the ?Date of the Tender Offer?), the Offeror submitted a voluntary tender offer (the ?Tender Offer?) to acquire all common registered shares of the sociιtι anonyme under the name ?ALFA-BETA? VASSILOPOULOS S.A. (the ?Company?), each having a nominal value of 1.50 Euro (the ?Shares?) that it did not hold as at the Date of the Tender Offer, in accordance with the Law, at a price of 30.50 Euro per Share.
2. As at the Date of the Tender Offer, (i) the Company?s paid-up share capital amounted to 19,099,080 Euro and was divided into 12,732,720 Shares, and (ii) the Offeror held 8,310,614 Shares, representing approximately 65.27% of the Company?s total paid up share capital and voting rights.
3. On 5 June 2009, the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (the ?CMC?) approved the Offeror?s information circular relating to the Tender Offer (the ?Information Circular?), while the period for accepting the Tender Offer started on 12 June and ended on 9 July 2009 (the ?Acceptance Period?).
4. On 29 June 2009 (the ?Date of the Revision?), the Offeror submitted to the CMC a request to revise the Tender Offer by increasing the initial offer price by 3.50 Euro, that is from 30.50 Euro per Share to 34.00 Euro per Share (the ?Improved Offer Price?). On 30 June 2009, the Board of Directors of the CMC approved the revision of the Tender Offer.
5. During the Acceptance Period, 135 shareholders of the Company lawfully and validly accepted the Tender Offer (the ?Accepting Shareholders?) and tendered 2,680,324 Shares in total, representing approximately 21.05% of the Company?s total paid-up share capital and voting rights (the ?Tendered Shares?). In addition, from the Date of the Tender Offer until the end of the Acceptance Period, the Offeror purchased through the Athens Exchange in aggregate 406,519 Shares representing approximately 3.19% of the Company?s total paid up share capital and voting rights. Therefore, at the end of the Acceptance Period and subject to completion of the off-exchange transfer of the Tendered Shares in the manner described in the Information Circular, the Offeror holds in aggregate 11,397,457 Shares, representing approximately 89.51% of the Company?s total paid-up share capital and voting rights.
6. The date of commencement of payment of the Improved Offer Price to the Accepting Shareholders is 17 July 2009. National Bank of Greece S.A. (the ?Tender Agent?) will pay the Improved Offer Price to each Accepting Shareholder in the manner that each of them has selected in the declaration of acceptance of the Tender Offer (the ?Declaration of Acceptance?), that is through either (i) a deposit to their bank account kept with the Tender Agent, or (ii) a payment in cash to the Accepting Shareholder at any branch of the Tender Agent in Greece, against presentation of his/her identity card or passport and a valid copy of the Declaration of Acceptance. It is reminded that the transfer tax at a rate of 0.15% imposed pursuant to Article 21 of Law 3697/2008 in conjunction with Article 42 of Law 3756/2009 will be deducted from the Improved Offer Price and withheld by Hellenic Exchanges S.A., Holding, Clearing, Settlement and Registry.