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Electronic versions of the materials you are seeking to access are being made available on this microsite by Sirius in good faith, for information purposes only and subject to the terms and conditions set out below.
Please read this notice carefully – it applies to all persons who view the Microsite to access information and, depending on who you are and where you live, it may affect your rights. This notice and the information contained in this Microsite may be altered or updated from time to time, and should be read carefully each time you visit this Microsite.
Basis of access
The information contained on this Microsite is in respect of the cash offer (the "Offer") by Anglo American plc ("Anglo American"), through a wholly owned subsidiary Anglo American Projects UK Limited, of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Sirius. In particular, the information contained on this Microsite does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation, or solicitation of any offer or invitation, to sell or otherwise dispose of, purchase, otherwise acquire or subscribe for any securities pursuant to the Offer or otherwise in any jurisdiction in which such offer, invitation or solicitation is unlawful.
Responsibility
The information contained on this Microsite speaks only at the date of the relevant document or announcement reproduced on this Microsite, and neither Sirius nor any of its affiliated companies has, or accepts, responsibility or duty to update any such information, document or announcement. Sirius reserves the right to add to, remove or amend any information reproduced on this Microsite at any time.
In relation to any document, announcement or information contained on the Microsite, the only responsibility accepted by the directors of Sirius ("Responsible Persons") is for the correctness and fairness of its reproduction or presentation unless a responsibility statement in any relevant document expressly provides otherwise.
None of the Responsible Persons, Sirius or any of its affiliated companies have reviewed, and none of them is or shall be responsible for or accepts any liability in respect of any information contained on any other website that may be linked to this Microsite by a third party.
If you are in any doubt about the contents of this Microsite or the action you should take, you should seek your own financial advice from an independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or, if you are located outside the United Kingdom, from an appropriately authorised independent financial adviser.
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Important information for US investors
The materials do not constitute an offer to acquire or exchange securities in the United States. The Offer relates to the shares of an English company and may be made by means of a scheme of arrangement provided for under English company law. The Offer is not subject to the tender offer rules or the proxy solicitation rules under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "US Exchange Act"). Accordingly, the Offer is subject to the disclosure requirements and practices applicable in the UK to schemes of arrangement which differ from the disclosure requirements of US tender offer and proxy solicitation rules. If, in the future, Anglo American determines to make a firm offer by way of a takeover offer and determines to extend the offer into the United States, such offer will be made in compliance with applicable US laws and regulations.
The financial information included in certain documents contained in this Microsite has been prepared in accordance with non-US accounting standards, and thus may not be comparable to financial information of US companies or companies whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
The receipt of consideration pursuant to any offer by a US holder of Sirius shares may be a taxable transaction for US federal income tax purposes and under applicable US state and local, as well as foreign and other, tax laws. Each Sirius shareholder is urged to consult his independent professional adviser immediately regarding the tax consequences of accepting the offer. Furthermore, the payment and settlement procedure with respect to the offer will comply with the relevant United Kingdom rules, which differ from the United States payment and settlement procedures, particularly with regard to the date of payment of consideration.
Any offer will be made in the United States by Anglo American and no one else.
The materials contained in this Microsite do not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States. No offer to acquire securities or to exchange securities for other securities has been made, or will be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by the use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States or any other country in which such offer may not be made other than: (i) in accordance with the tender offer requirements under the US Exchange Act, or the securities laws of such other country, as the case may be, or: (ii) pursuant to an available exemption from such requirements.
Neither the US Securities and Exchange Commission nor any US state securities commission has approved or disapproved any offer, or passed comment upon the adequacy or completeness of any of the Information contained in this Microsite. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
Forward-looking statements
This Microsite may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to the Offer and the financial condition, results of operations and business of, Sirius or Anglo American and certain plans and objectives of Anglo American with respect to them. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate", "target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "plan", "goal", "believe", "hope", "aims", "continue", "will", "may", "should", "would", "could" and similar expressions, among others, generally identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements (including those relating to the consummation of the Offer and the anticipated benefits of it) are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the possibility that any of the conditions to the Offer will not be satisfied, adverse effects on the market price of Sirius's or Anglo American's shares and on Sirius’s or Anglo American's operating results because of a failure to complete the Offer, negative effects relating to announcement of the Offer or the completion of the Offer on the market price of Sirius shares or Anglo American shares, significant transaction costs and/or unknown liabilities, changes in global, political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory forces, future exchange and interest rates, changes in tax laws, regulations, rates and policies, future business combinations or disposals and competitive developments.
These forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions and assessments made in light of Sirius's or, as the case may be, Anglo American’s experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, business strategies, operating environment, future developments and other factors considered appropriate. The factors described in the context of such forward-looking statements in this Microsite could cause Anglo American's plans with respect to Sirius, Sirius's or Anglo American's actual results, performance or achievements, industry results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although it is believed that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct and persons reading this Microsite are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as at the date of the relevant document or announcement reproduced on this Microsite. Sirius expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of subsequent events or developments, except as required by law.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, no statement contained or referred to in this Microsite is intended to be a profit forecast.
This notice shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English law.
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