any of its affiliates (nor their respective directors, officers, employees or agents) owes or accepts any duty,
liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or
otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Rothschild & Co in connection with this Document, any
statement contained herein, the Acquisition or otherwise. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is
made by Rothschild & Co as to the contents of this Document.
Investec Bank plc (“Investec”), which is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and PRA in the
United Kingdom, is acting as financial adviser and joint corporate broker to Go-Ahead and for no one else in
connection with the Acquisition and other matters referred to in this Document and will not be responsible to
any person other than Go-Ahead for providing the protections afforded to clients of Investec, nor for providing
advice in relation to the Acquisition, this Document or any other matter referred to herein. Neither Investec nor
any of its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever
(whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a
client of Investec in connection with this Document, any statement contained herein, the Acquisition or
otherwise.
Peel Hunt LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the FCA, is acting for Go-Ahead in its capacity as
financial adviser and joint corporate broker and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and other
matters referred to in this Document, and will not be responsible to anyone other than Go-Ahead for providing
the protections afforded to clients of Peel Hunt LLP or for providing advice in connection with the Acquisition,
this Document or any other matter referred to herein. Neither Peel Hunt LLP nor any of its affiliates (nor their
respective directors, officers, employees or agents) owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility
whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person
who is not a client of Peel Hunt LLP in connection with this Document, any statement contained herein, the
Acquisition or otherwise. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Peel Hunt LLP as to
the contents of this Document.
UBS AG London Branch (“UBS AG LB”) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Market Supervisory
Authority in Switzerland. It is authorised by the PRA and subject to regulation by the FCA and limited
regulation by the PRA in the United Kingdom. UBS Europe SE (“UBS ESE”) is authorised and regulated by
the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungaufsicht (BaFin) and the European Central Bank (ECB). UBS AGLB,
UBS ESE and UBS Securities Australia Limited (together, “UBS”) are acting as lead financial adviser
exclusively for the Consortium and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and other matters referred to
in this Document. In connection with such matters, UBS, its affiliates, and it’s or their respective directors,
officers, employees and agents will not regard any other person as its client, nor will it be responsible to any
other person for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the
Acquisition, this Document or any other matter referred to herein.
Banco Santander, S.A. (“Santander”) is a credit institution which is registered with the Bank of Spain with
number 0049. Banco Santander, S.A., London Branch is a branch of Santander with its principal place of
business located at 2 Triton Square, Regent’s Place, London NW1 3AN and is authorised by the Bank of Spain
and is subject to regulatory oversight on certain matters in the UK by the FCA and the PRA. Santander is
acting exclusively as co-financial adviser to the Consortium and no one else in connection with the Acquisition
and other matters referred to in this Document and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Consortium
for providing the protections afforded to clients of Santander or any of its affiliates, or for providing advice in
connection with the Acquisition, this Document or any other matter referred to herein. Neither Santander, nor
any of its affiliates, owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect,
whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Santander in
connection with this Document, any statement contained herein, the Acquisition or otherwise.
No person has been authorised to give any information or make any representations other than those contained
in this Document and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having
been authorised by Go-Ahead, the Go-Ahead Directors, Bidco, the Bidco Directors or by Rothschild & Co,
Investec, Peel Hunt LLP, UBS, Santander or any other person involved in the Acquisition. Neither the delivery
of this Document nor holding the Meetings, the Court Sanction Hearing, or filing the Court Order shall, under
any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Go-Ahead Group
or the Bidco Group since the date of this Document or that the information in, or incorporated into, this
Document is correct as at any time subsequent to its date.
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