Press Release: ARYZTA AG Announces Strategic investment in Picard

ARYZTA AG / ARYZTA AG Announces Strategic investment in Picard . Processed and transmitted by Nasdaq OMX Corporate Solutions. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Zurich/Switzerland, 31 March 2015

Aryzta announces it has entered into exclusive negotiations for a strategic investment with Lion Capital in a speciality premium French food business.

Under the terms of the agreement, Aryzta would acquire a 49% shareholding in Picard (www.picard.fr) for consideration of EUR446.6m, largely funded with the net proceeds from the Origin placement (c. EUR400m, net of fees and taxes).

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Announcement: http://hugin.info/142194/R/1907733/679673.pdf

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Source: ARYZTA AG via Globenewswire

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ARYZTA AG

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