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OFFER RESTRICTIONS

General
The tender offer described on the this website will, unless otherwise determined by the offeror and permitted by applicable laws and regulations, not directly or indirectly be made in a country or a jurisdiction in which such offer would be illegal or otherwise violate applicable law or regulations or which would require the offeror to change the terms or conditions of the offer in any way, to submit an additional application or to perform additional actions in relation to any state, regulatory or legal authorities. It is not intended to extend the offer to any such country or such jurisdiction or to persons in such country or jurisdiction. Documents relating to the offer must neither be downloaded nor directly or indirectly distributed in such countries or jurisdictions nor be sent to such countries or jurisdictions. Such documents must not be used for the purpose of soliciting the purchase of securities of Hiestand Holding AG by anyone from such countries or jurisdictions.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, offeror reserves the right to permit the offer to be accepted and any sale of securities pursuant to the offer to be completed if, in its sole discretion, it is satisfied that the transaction in question can be undertaken in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The availability of the offer to persons not resident in Switzerland may be affected by the laws and regulations of the relevant jurisdiction. Persons who are not resident in Switzerland should inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirements.

United States
Unless otherwise determined by offeror, the offer is not being and will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of mails or any means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile transmission, telephone and internet) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States of America, and the offer will not be capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facilities or from within the United States. Accordingly, copies of the offer documents are not being, and must not be, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from the United States, and persons receiving offer documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send it into or from the United States. Doing so may render invalid any purported acceptance.
The securities to be issued pursuant to the offer have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the «U.S. Securities Act»), nor under any laws of any state of the United States, and may not be offered, sold, resold, or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and the applicable state securities laws. The offer documents do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation would be unlawful. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. Offeror will not register or make a public offer of its securities, or otherwise conduct the offer, in the United States.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
The documents provided on this website may contain forward looking statements, such as statements regarding developments, plans, intentions, estimates, expectations, beliefs, potential effects or the description of future events, prospects, revenues, results or situations. These are based on the current expectations, beliefs and assumptions of Hiestand Holding AG; they are uncertain and may materially differ from the actual facts, situation, effects or developments.