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Castle Alternative Invest AG

On 12 September 2014 Castle Alternative Invest Ltd. announced a share buyback programme by issuing put options tradable on SIX Swiss Exchange. The put options have been traded from 17 September 2014 to and including 30 September 2014. Every 20 put options entitled shareholders to tender one registered share at the exercise price of CHF 16.50. In total, 11,580,460 put options have been declared for exercise. The 579,023 registered shares tendered correspond to 4.68% of the share capital and voting rights registered in the commercial register. The net purchase price (exercise price minus 35% withholding tax calculated on the difference between the exercise price and the nominal value) will be paid on 6 October 2014. It is intended that approval for the cancellation of all registered shares repurchased will be sought at the Annual General Meeting in 2015.