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Voluntary public takeover offer of Fahrenheit AcquiCo GmbH to the shareholders of va-Q-tec AG

Disclaimer – Legal Notices

You have entered the website which Fahrenheit AcquiCo GmbH (the “Bidder”) has designated for the publication of documents and information in connection with the voluntary public takeover offer of the Bidder to acquire all shares in va-Q-tec AG (the “Takeover Offer”).

Shareholders of va-Q-tec AG are kindly requested to read and acknowledge the following legal notices on this page before going on to the pages containing documents and notifications in connection with the Takeover Offer.

Important Legal Information

On the following pages you will find the publication of the decision of the Bidder to make the Takeover Offer in accordance with Section 10 para. 1 in conjunction with Sections 29 para. 1, 34 of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz, “WpÜG“) dated 13 December 2022, the offer document for the Takeover Offer dated 16 January 2023, mandatory publications, press releases as well as other information regarding the Takeover Offer. The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht - BaFin) approved the publication of the offer document for the Takeover Offer on 16 January 2023. All information contained and documents made available on this website are for information purposes only and in order to comply with the provisions of the WpÜG, the German Ordinance on the Contents of the Offer Document, the Consideration in Takeover Offers and Mandatory Offers and the Exemption from the Obligation to Publish and to Make an Offer (WpÜG-Angebotsverordnung) and other applicable laws in connection with the Takeover Offer. The Takeover Offer relates to shares in a German company and is subject to the statutory provisions of the Federal Republic of Germany on the implementation of such an offer. The Takeover Offer is not subject to review or registration procedures of any securities regulator outside of Germany and has not been approved or recommended by any such securities regulator. The acceptance periods for the Takeover Offer have expired in the meantime; therefore, the Takeover Offer cannot be accepted any more.

Shareholders of va-Q-tec AG (the “va-Q-tec Shareholders”) whose place of residence, incorporation, or habitual abode is in the United States of America (“United States”) should note that the Takeover Offer has been made in respect of securities of a company which is a foreign private issuer within the meaning of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “U.S. Exchange Act”) and the shares of which are not registered under Section 12 of the U.S. Exchange Act. The Takeover Offer is made in the United States in reliance on exemptive regulatory relief available to a bidder and permitting it to satisfy certain United States substantive and procedural U.S. Exchange Act rules governing tender offers by complying with home jurisdiction law or practice, thus exempting such bidder from compliance with certain other such U.S. rules. As a result, the Takeover Offer is principally governed by disclosure and other regulations and procedures of the Federal Republic of Germany, which are different from those of the United States. To the extent that the Takeover Offer is subject to the securities laws of the United States, such laws only apply to va-Q-tec Shareholders in the United States and no other person has any claims under such laws.

It may be difficult for va-Q-tec Shareholders who have their place of residence, incorporation, or habitual abode outside the Federal Republic of Germany to enforce rights and claims subject to the laws of a country other than their country of residence, incorporation, or habitual abode, in particular since va-Q-tec AG is organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany and registered at a commercial register (Handelsregister) maintained in the Federal Republic of Germany, and some or all of its directors and officers may be residents of a country other than the country of residence, incorporation, or habitual abode of the relevant va-Q-tec Shareholder. va-Q-tec Shareholders may not be able to sue, in a court in their country of residence, incorporation, or habitual abode, a foreign entity or its directors and officers for violations of the laws of their country of residence, incorporation, or habitual abode. Further, it may be difficult to compel a foreign entity or its affiliates to subject themselves to a judgment of a court in the country of residence, incorporation, or habitual abode of the relevant va-Q-tec Shareholder.

The publication, dispatch, distribution or other dissemination of the offer document or other documents related to the Takeover Offer outside the Federal Republic of Germany, the Member States of the European Union and the European Economic Area and the United States may be subject to legal restrictions. The offer document and other documents related to the Takeover Offer may not be dispatched to or disseminated, distributed or published by third parties in countries in which this would be illegal. The Bidder has not permitted the dispatch, publication, distribution or other dissemination of the offer document or other documents related to the Takeover Offer by third parties outside the Federal Republic of Germany, the Member States of the European Union and the European Economic Area and the United States. Therefore, custodian investment service providers may not publish, dispatch, distribute, or otherwise disseminate the offer document or other documents related to the Takeover Offer outside the Federal Republic of Germany, the Member States of the European Union and the European Economic Area and the United States unless in compliance with all applicable domestic and foreign statutory provisions.

The acceptance periods for the Takeover Offer have expired in the meantime; therefore, the Takeover Offer cannot be accepted any more. Apart from that, the information and documents made available on this website do not constitute an invitation to make an offer to sell or acquire shares in va-Q-tec AG and do not aim to issue a guarantee or constitute any other legal obligation of the Bidder. The terms and conditions of the Takeover Offer may differ from the basic information described on the following pages.

The Bidder reserves the right, within the limits of applicable law, to directly or indirectly acquire shares in va-Q-tec AG outside of the Takeover Offer, whether on or off the stock exchange. Any such purchases or arrangements will be made outside the United States and in compliance with applicable law.

To the extent such acquisitions occur, information about them, including the number of, and the price for, the acquired shares in va-Q-tec AG will be published without undue delay, if and to the extent required under the applicable statutory provisions.

The information in respect of the EQT X fund (EQT X) does not constitute an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, and may not be used or relied upon in connection with any offer or solicitation of EQT X. Any offer or solicitation in respect of EQT X will be made only through a confidential private placement memorandum and related documents which will be furnished to qualified investors on a confidential basis in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The information in respect of EQT X contained herein is not for publication or distribution to persons in the United States of America. Any securities of EQT X referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold without registration thereunder or pursuant to an available exemption therefrom. Any offering of securities of EQT X to be made in the United States would have to be made by means of an offering document that would be obtainable from the issuer or its agents and would contain detailed information about the issuer of the securities and its management, as well as financial information. Any EQT X securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.

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