Mandatory Squeeze-out and Delisting of Meetic Shares

Regulatory News:

MEETIC (Paris:MEET) (FR0004063097), Europe’s premier online dating service, today announces the confirmation by Match.com France Limited of its intention to implement a mandatory squeeze-out procedure followed by the delisting of Meetic shares. This procedure, which follows in the wake of the simplified takeover bid initiated by Match.com France Limited on Meetic’s shares, complies with the intention expressed at the time. On completion of the operation, Match.com France Limited held 98.06% of Meetic’s capital and at least 97.36% of voting tights.”

The mandatory squeeze-out procedure will occur on 31 January 2014, at the same price as the takeover bid, i.e. €18.75 per Meetic share, and will involve 179,349 Meetic shares corresponding to the shares not presented to the takeover by Meetic minority shareholders, except for the currently unavailable 276,669 free shares, which will be automatically transferred to the Match.com group on expiry of their retention period pursuant to a liquidity agreement entered into with the Match group. On the same day, Meetic shares will be delisted from the Euronext exchange.

The mandatory squeeze-out was notified to the financial market Authority on 23 January 2014 (D&I 214C0138) and is available on its website (www.amf-france.org). The press release announcing the implementation of the mandatory squeeze-out, published by Match.com France Limited on 24 January 2014, is available on its dedicated website (ir.iac.com/meetic.cfm).”

About Meetic Group, European online dating leader (www.meetic-corp.com): Meetic manages online dating services, mainly under the meetic, meetic affinity, match and twoo brands, and markets two highly complementary economic models on the dating market, one based on internet use, the other on mobile phones. From inception, the group has pursued a clear leadership strategy focusing on quality, innovative marketing and perfect technological expertise. Meetic, whith more than 840,000 paying subscribers, works hard to optimise service quality and to satisfy every possible expectation of its European subscribers in 16 countries of Europe.