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Announcement for the Purposes of Rule 2.12 of the Irish Takeover Rules
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE
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[{"type":"text","content":"NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. BURLINGTON, Mass., March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Further to the announcement made by Progress Software Corp. (“Progress”) under Rule 2.4 of the Irish Takeover Rules on March 26, 2024, Progress confirms for the purposes of Rule 2.12 of the Irish Takeover Rules that any offer by Progress for MariaDB plc (“MariaDB”) is, or is likely to be, solely in cash. Accordingly, there are no disclosure requirements under Rule 8.1, Rule 8.2 and Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Rules in relation to relevant securities of Progress. There can be no certainty that an offer will be made, or as to the terms on which any offer might be made. A further announcement will be made as appropriate. Contacts: Progress Investor Contact:Press Contact:Michael MiccicheErica McShaneProgress SoftwareProgress Software+1 781-850-8450+1 [email protected]@progress.com Europa Partners (Financial Advisor to Progress) Jan Skarbek, Dominic King: +44 20 7451 4542 About Progress Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) provides software that enables organizations to develop and deploy their mission-critical applications and experiences, as well as effectively manage their data platforms, cloud and IT infrastructure. As an experienced, trusted provider, we make the lives of technology professionals easier. Over 4 million developers and technologists at hundreds of thousands of enterprises depend on Progress. Learn more at www.progress.com. Responsibility statement The Progress Responsible Persons (being the Progress Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer) accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Progress Responsible Persons (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. Important notice relating to financial advisor Europa Partners Limited (“Europa”), which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) and the PRA in th...