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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

This notification relates to the 25 June 2007 Merger Protocol between London Acquisition B.V., a holding company newly incorporated in the Netherlands and controlled by funds managed and advised by, or affiliated with, Candover Partners Limited ("Candover Partners") with Stork N.V. ("Stork") whereby Candover Partners (acting through London Acquisition B.V.) intends to acquire Stork by way of a recommended cash offer (the "Offer") for all of the issued and outstanding share capital of Stork (the "Transaction"). The Offer is intended to be made as soon as reasonably practical. The aggregate value of the proposed Transaction at the time of the announcement of the Merger Protocol was approximately EUR 1.6 billion, including net financial indebtedness.