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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

This notification concerns the proposed acquisition by Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group B.V. (SMRP) from Reydel Automotive Coöperatie U.A. and management sellers of all of the shares in Reydel Automotive Holdings B.V. and Reydel Automotive Management B.V. (together Reydel) (the Proposed Transaction). Following the Proposed Transaction, SMRP will exercise sole control over Reydel.

SMRP is a company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands and belongs to the Samvardhana Motherson Group. The company develops, produces and distributes exterior mirrors, interior mirrors, blind spot detection systems, plastic components such as automotive exterior and interior modules as well as a wide range of other automotive components for the automotive industry. Amongst others, it is a supplier of instrument panels, cockpit modules, door panels, floor consoles and bumpers. SMRP supplies automotive components to customers across the globe.

Reydel is a designer and manufacturer of automotive interior products, including instrument panels, door panels, console modules, cockpit modules and decorative parts.

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