LONDON, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
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for informational purposes only and is not intended to and does not
constitute an offer or invitation to exchange or sell or
solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy, or an invitation
to exchange, purchase or subscribe for, any securities, any part of
the business or assets described herein, or any other interests or
the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction in
connection with the proposed transaction or otherwise, nor shall
there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any
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should not be construed in any manner as a recommendation to any
reader of this press release.
This press release is not a prospectus, product disclosure
statement or other offering document for the purposes of Directive
2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of
November 4th, 2003, as amended, in
particular, by Directive 2010/73/EC of the European Parliament and
the Council of November 24th, 2010,
as amended and as implemented in each member State of the European
Economic Area and under French and Dutch law.
An offer of securities in the
United States pursuant to a business combination transaction
will only be made, as may be required, through a prospectus which
is part of an effective registration statement filed with the US
Securities and Exchange Commission. You may obtain copies of
all documents filed with the SEC regarding the proposed
transaction, documents incorporated by reference, and FCA's SEC
filings at the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov.
The Board of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. ("FCA") (NYSE: FCAU
/ MTA: FCA), meeting this evening under the Chairmanship of John
Elkann, has resolved to withdraw with immediate effect its merger
proposal made to Groupe Renault.
FCA remains firmly convinced of the compelling, transformational
rationale of a proposal that has been widely appreciated since it
was submitted, the structure and terms of which were carefully
balanced to deliver substantial benefits to all parties. However it
has become clear that the political conditions in France do not currently exist for such a
combination to proceed successfully.
FCA expresses its sincere thanks to Groupe Renault, in
particular to its Chairman and its Chief Executive Officer, and
also to the Alliance partners at Nissan Motor Company and
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, for their constructive engagement on
all aspects of FCA's proposal.
FCA will continue to deliver on its commitments through the
implementation of its independent strategy.
Media:
FCA
Niel Golightly,
niel.golightly@fcagroup.com, +1 248 933-6285
Shawn Morgan,
shawn.morgan@fcagroup.com, +1 248 512-2692
Andrea Pallard,
andrea.pallard@fcagroup.com, +39 0110030675
Fernao Silveira,
fernao.silveira@fcagroup.com, +55 11 4949-3901
United Kingdom
Gelso Consulting
Richard Holloway + 44 7342 023 763
richard.holloway@gelso.co.uk
Laura Gilbert + 44 7799 413 351
laura.gilbert@gelso.co.uk
Andrew Garfield +44 7974982337
andrew.garfield@gelso.co.uk
United States
Sard Verbinnen & Co
Robert Rendine, Kelsey Markovich
+1 212 687 8080
fca@sardverb.com
Italy
Community, Strategic Communications Advisers
Auro Palomba, Marco Rubino
+39 02 89404231
fca@communitygroup.it
France
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Anne-France Malrieu, Simon Zaks
+33 1 53 70 74 95
fca@image7.fr
Japan
Ashton Consulting
Dan Underwood, Daniel Fath
+81 3 5425-7220
fca@ashton.jp
Investors:
FCA
Joe Veltri
Vice President, Investor Relations
Tel: +1 248 576 9257​
investor.relations@fcagroup.com
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These
statements are based on the FCA Group's current expectations and
projections about future events and, by their nature, are subject
to inherent risks and uncertainties. They relate to events and
depend on circumstances that may or may not occur or exist in the
future and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on them.
Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in such
statements as a result of a variety of factors, including:
volatility and deterioration of capital and financial markets,
changes in commodity prices, changes in general economic
conditions, economic growth and other changes in business
conditions, weather, floods, earthquakes or other natural
disasters, changes in government regulation, production
difficulties, including capacity and supply constraints,
uncertainties as to whether the proposed business combination will
be agreed or consummated or as to the timing thereof as well as the
realization of the anticipated synergies therefrom, and many other
risks and uncertainties, most of which are outside of the FCA
Group's control.
FCA and its affiliates, directors, advisors, employees and
representatives, expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for
such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are
made. FCA does not assume any obligation to update any public
information or forward-looking statement in this communication to
reflect new information, future events or circumstances or for any
other reason after the date of this communication, except as may be
required by applicable laws, and any opinion expressed in this
press release is subject to change without notice. FCA shall not
have any obligation to correct any inaccuracies therein or
omissions therefrom which may become apparent.
About FCA N.V.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is a global automaker that designs,
engineers, manufactures and sells vehicles in a portfolio of
exciting brands, including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge,
Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep®, Lancia, Ram and Maserati.
It also sells parts and services under the Mopar name and operates
in the components and production systems sectors under the Comau
and Teksid brands. FCA employs nearly 200,000 people around
the globe. For more information regarding FCA, please
visit www.fcagroup.com.
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