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TomTom NV recommended cash offer for Tele Atlas NV - US competition waiting period terminated without second request

Oct 16, 2007
TomTom NV recommended cash offer for Tele Atlas NV - US competition waiting period terminated without second request

TomTom and Tele Atlas were advised on October 15, 2007 that the initial 15-day waiting period pursuant to the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (as amended) for TomTom's proposed acquisition of Tele Atlas was terminated early without the issuance of a request for additional information or documentary material.

Following referral by the national competition authorities in the relevant EU member states to the European Commission as announced on 24 September 2007, the parties are currently preparing the official filing with the European Commission which they anticipate will be formally made in the near future in accordance with the anticipated time table.

Restrictions
The Offer is not being made, and the Shares will not be accepted for purchase from or on behalf of any Shareholder, in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities or other laws or regulations of such jurisdiction or would require any registration, approval or filing with any regulatory authority not expressly contemplated by the terms of this Offer Memorandum. Persons obtaining the Offer Memorandum are required to take due note and observe all such restrictions and obtain any necessary authorisations, approvals or consents. Neither the Offeror, nor Tele Atlas, nor any of their advisers accepts any liability for any violation by any person of any such restriction. Any person (including, without limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) who would or otherwise intend to forward the Offer Memorandum or any related document to any jurisdiction outside The Netherlands should carefully read Section 1 (Restrictions and Important Information) of the Offer Memorandum before taking any action. The distribution of the Offer Memorandum in jurisdictions other than The Netherlands may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession the Offer Memorandum comes should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions. Any failure to comply with any such restrictions may constitute a violation of the law of any such jurisdiction.

Purchases outside the Offer
To the extent permitted by applicable law, in accordance with normal Dutch practice and pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Staff of the Division of Market Regulation of the SEC (the "Staff") from Rule 14e-5 of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Rule 14e-5"), the Offeror or its nominees or brokers (acting as agents) may from time to time make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Shares otherwise than under the Offer, such as in open market or privately negotiated purchases outside the United States during the period in which the Offer remains open for acceptance.  In addition, in accordance with Dutch law and with exemptive relief granted by the Staff from Rule 14e-5, Goldman Sachs, serving as financial advisor to the Offeror, or its affiliates and separately identifiable departments may make purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Shares outside of the Offer or engage in trading activities involving Shares and various related derivative transactions in the normal and ordinary course of their business. In accordance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 and exemptive relief granted by the SEC, any such transactions outside of the Offer must comply with Dutch law. Any information about purchases by the Offeror will be notified forthwith (onverwijld) to the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets. In accordance with applicable Dutch law, only in certain instances will purchases, or arrangements to purchase, of Shares outside the Offer be publicly disclosed and such public disclosure will be available on the website of The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten) (
www.afm.nl <http://www.afm.nl/ > ). Information regarding transactions in the Shares will also be publicly disclosed in the United States to the extent that such information is made public in The Netherlands.