As stated in “(2) Applicable Laws and Regulations” under “6. Approvals,
etc. Required for the Acquisition of Share Certificates, etc.” above, if, by the day prior to the expiration of the Tender Offer Period (including any extension thereof), (i) the waiting period and the prohibition period for acquisition
under Article 10, Paragraph 2 of the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (As amended, “Antimonopoly Act”) have not expired, (ii) a prior notice of a cease and
desist order has been issued, or (iii) the Offeror has been subject to a petition for an emergency suspension order by the court on the grounds that it is suspected of engaging in conduct in violation of Article 10, Paragraph 1 of
the Antimonopoly Act, then such circumstances shall be deemed as a failure to obtain the “approval, etc.” as set forth in Article 14, Paragraph 1, Item (4) of the Order of the Antimonopoly Act, and the Tender Offer may
be withdrawn or otherwise terminated.
If the Offeror intends to withdraw the Tender Offer, it will give public notice electronically
and will post notice thereof in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun. However, if it is difficult to give public notice by the last day of the Tender Offer Period, the Offeror will announce such withdrawal by the method set forth in Article 20 of the Cabinet
Office Ordinance on Disclosure of Tender Offers for Share Certificates by Persons Other Than the Issuer (Ministry of Finance Ordinance No. 38 of 1990, as amended) (the “Ordinance”) and will give public notice immediately
thereafter.
(After Amendment)
If any of the circumstances set forth in Article 14, paragraph (1), item (i), sub-items
(a) through (j) and (m) through (t); item (iii), sub-items (a) through (h) and (j); and paragraph (2), items (iii) through (vi) of the Order for Enforcement of the Financial Instruments and
Exchange Act (Act No. 321 of 1965, as amended) (the “Order”) arises, the Offeror may withdraw the Tender Offer. “Facts equivalent to those set forth in sub-item (a) to sub-item (i)” set forth in sub-item (j) of item (iii) of paragraph (1) of Article 14 of the Order means the cases (i) where it has become clear that
the legal disclosure documents submitted by the Target Company in the past included a false statement regarding an important matter or omitted a statement regarding an important matter that should have been stated therein, and (ii) where any of
the facts set forth in sub-item (a) through (g) of that item arises with respect to any of the Target Company’s important subsidiaries.
If the Offeror intends to withdraw the Tender Offer, it will give public notice electronically and will post notice thereof in the Nihon Keizai
Shimbun. However, if it is difficult to give public notice by the last day of the Tender Offer Period, the Offeror will announce such withdrawal by the method set forth in Article 20 of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Disclosure of Tender Offers for
Share Certificates by Persons Other Than the Issuer (Ministry of Finance Ordinance No. 38 of 1990, as amended) (the “Ordinance”) and will give public notice immediately thereafter.
| II. |
Corrections to the Public Notice |
| 2. |
Details of the Tender Offer |
(11) Other Terms and Methods of the Tender Offer
② Existence of Conditions for Withdrawal of the Tender Offer, Details Thereof, and Method of Disclosure
(Before Amendment)
If any of the
circumstances set forth in Article 14, paragraph (1), item (i), sub-items (a) through (j) and (m) through (t); item (iii), sub-items (a) through (h) and
(j), item (iv) ; and paragraph (2), items (iii) through (vi) of the Order for Enforcement of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 321 of 1965, as amended) (the “Order”) arises, the Offeror may
withdraw the Tender Offer. “Facts equivalent to those set forth in sub-item (a) to sub-item (i)” set forth in
sub-item (j) of item (iii) of paragraph (1) of Article 14 of the Order means the cases (i) where it has become clear that the legal disclosure documents submitted by the Target Company in
the past included a false statement regarding an important matter or omitted a statement regarding an important matter that should have been stated therein, and (ii) where any of the facts set forth in
sub-item (a) through (g) of that item arises with respect to any of the Target Company’s important subsidiaries.
If, by the day prior to the expiration of the Tender Offer Period (including any extension thereof), (i) the waiting period and the
prohibition period for acquisition under Article 10, Paragraph 2 of the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (As amended, “Antimonopoly Act”) have not expired,
(ii) a prior notice of a cease and desist order has been issued, or (iii) the Offeror has been subject to a petition for an emergency suspension order by the court on the grounds that it is suspected of engaging
in conduct in violation of Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the Antimonopoly Act, then such circumstances shall be deemed as a failure to obtain the “approval, etc.” as set forth in Article 14, Paragraph 1, Item (4) of the
Order of the Antimonopoly Act, and the Tender Offer may be withdrawn or otherwise terminated.