This announcement does not constitute an offer or invitation to sell or issue, or a solicitation of an offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities in any jurisdiction nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with any contract therefor.
In particular, this announcement does not constitute an offer or invitation to sell or issue, or a solicitation of an offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe for, any securities in the United States. The shares of Wickes have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the US Securities Act ), and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable State or local securities laws. There will be no public offer of the shares of Wickes in the
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN THE FIRM PLACING (THE FIRMPLACING ) OF NEW ORDINARY SHARES IN THE RESTAURANT GROUP PLC (THE COMPANY ) OR THE PLACING OF NEW ORDINARY SHARES IN THE COMPANY SUBJECT TO CLAWBACK (THE CONDITIONAL PLACING AND TOGETHER WITH THE FIRM PLACING, THE PLACINGS )) IN RESPECT OF VALID APPLICATIONS BY QUALIFYING SHAREHOLDERS PURSUANT TO THE OPEN OFFER (THE OPEN OFFER , AND TOGETHER WITH THE PLACINGS, THE CAPITAL RAISING ). THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT HEREIN ARE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE ONLY DIRECTED AT, AND BEING DISTRIBUTED TO: (A) IF IN A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA ( EEA ), PERSONS WHO ARE QUALIFIED INVESTORS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(E) OF REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129 (THE EUPROSPECTUS REGULATION ) ( QUALIFIED INVESTORS ); (B) IF IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, PERSONS WHO ARE QUALIFIED INVESTORS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(E) OF THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION (REGULATION