TMC Group N.V: 98.7% of the Ordinary Shares Accepted Under the Public Offer Made by Time Acquisition B.V.

TMC Group N.V: 98.7% of the Ordinary Shares Accepted Under the Public Offer Made by Time Acquisition B.V. PR Newswire UTRECHT and EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, December 11, 2012 UTRECHT and EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, December 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a joint public announcement by TMC Group N.V.(" T M C" or the " C o m p a n y") and Time Acquisition B.V. (the " O f f e r o r"), a newly incorporated 100% owned subsidiary of funds managed by Gilde Buy Out Partners (" G i l d e"), in connection with the recommended all- cash public offer made by the Offer or on 12 November 2012 for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares in the capital of TMC pursuant to the availability of the offer memorandum prepared by TMC and the Offeror (the " O f f e r M e m o r a n d u m"). This announcement does not constitute an offer or any solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for any securities in TMC. Capitalised terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed there to in the Offer Memorandum. Any offer is only made by means of the Offer Memorandum. This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in or into, directly or indirectly, the United States of America, Australia, Canada, or Japan. 98.7% OF THE ORDINARY SHARES ACCEPTED UNDER THE PUBLIC OFFER MADE BY TIME ACQUISITION B.V. Highlights • The shares tendered under the Offer and the already irrevocably committed shares jointly represent an interest of 98.