HNA publishes offer prospectus for public tender offer for gategroup Holding AG

The Board of Directors of gategroup has unanimously resolved to support the public tender offer by HNA and to recommend the acceptance of HNA's public tender offer to gategroup's shareholders. Further information can be found in the Board of Directors’ report, which is part of the offer prospectus. The offer documentation together with the fairness opinion conducted by N+1 Swiss Capital AG is available at:

http://www.hnagroup.com/en/discl/HNA_Website/legal.html

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About HNA

HNA, a Fortune 500 Company and a leader in aviation and tourism, was founded in 1993. Over the past two decades, it has grown from a local aviation transportation operator into a multinational conglomerate encompassing aviation, airport management, financial services, real estate, retail, tourism, and logistics. In 2015, HNA had revenues of RMB190 billion (CHF28.5 billion), total assets of RMB600 billion (CHF90 billion) and employed more than 180,000 employees worldwide. As of December 2015, HNA has a fleet of over 820 aircrafts, serves nearly 700 domestic and international routes, flies to over 200 cities, and has served 77.4 million passengers annually. It operates and manages, among others, Hainan Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Deer Jet, Lucky Air, Capital Airlines, West Air, Fuzhou Airlines, Urumqi Air, Beibu Gulf Airlines, Yangtze River Airlines, Guilin Airlines, My CARGO, Africa World Airlines, and Aigle Azur. For further information: www.hnagroup.com/en/

About gategroup

gategroup is the leading independent global provider of products, services and solutions relating to a passenger’s onboard experience. It specializes in catering and hospitality; provisioning and logistics; and onboard products and services to companies that serve people on the move. In 2015, gategroup achieved a total revenue of CHF3.0 billion and an adjusted EBITDA of CHF169.4 million. The company currently employs more than 28,000 people worldwide. For further information: www.gategroup.com

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