Series 79: 13.1.3. Concluding The Tender Offer

13.1.3. Concluding the Tender Offer

The offeror has a limited ability to terminate the initial offering period early. The following are required for early termination:

• The initial offering period must have already been open for 20 business days, plus any mandatory extensions.

• Adequate disclosure regarding the possibility of early termination and its effect on the tender offer must have been made in the original tender offer materials.

• A subsequent offering period must begin when the initial offering period ends. The subsequent offering period is a period of at least three business days during which shareholders may continue to tender shares. At the star