Voluntary Public Takeover Offer to the shareholders of the aleo solar Aktiengesellschaft

Disclaimer - Legal Notice

You have accessed the website which contains documents and information in connection with the voluntary public takeover offer (the "Takeover Offer") by Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, (the "Offeror") to the shareholders of aleo solar Aktiengesellschaft, with registered office in Prenzlau, Germany, (the "aleo Shareholders").

aleo Shareholders are kindly requested to confirm that they have read the following legal information in order to access the website regarding the Takeover Offer.

Important Legal Information

The Takeover Offer by the Offeror that is published on this website is addressed to the aleo Shareholders and is for the acquisition of all shares in aleo solar Aktiengesellschaft (the "Aleo Shares") that are not already held by the Offeror.

The Takeover Offer is a voluntary public takeover offer pursuant to section 29 para. 1 of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz - "WpÜG") and is made in compliance with the provisions of the WpÜG in conjunction with the German "regulation on the contents of offer documents, consideration related to takeover offers and mandatory offers, and exemptions from the obligation to publish and submit an offer" (together the "German Takeover Law"), and with certain applicable provisions of the securities laws and regulations of the United States of America (the "Applicable US Provisions") only.

The Takeover Offer is implemented solely pursuant to German law, in particular pursuant to the German Takeover Law, and in compliance with the Applicable US Provisions. The Takeover Offer is not made, or intended to be made, pursuant to the provisions of any other jurisdiction. Accordingly, the Offeror and the persons acting in concert with the Offeror pursuant to section 2 para. 5 WpÜG have not applied for and will not procure any further registrations, authorizations or approvals of the offer document (the "Offer Document") or the Takeover Offer by any securities regulatory authority or similar institution outside the Federal Republic of Germany. The Offeror and the persons acting in concert with the Offeror pursuant to section 2 para. 5 WpÜG therefore do not assume any responsibility for compliance with any laws other than those of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America (the "USA"), and aleo Shareholders cannot rely on the application of any other laws protecting investors.

No other documents form part of the Takeover Offer. Although the Offeror has published a non-binding English translation of the German Offer Document, the German Offer Document alone is binding. The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht - "BaFin") has only examined and approved the publication of the German Offer Document.

The Offeror has published the Offer Document (in German and in the form of a non-binding English translation, which has not been reviewed by the BaFin) in accordance with Sections 34, 14 (2) and (3) WpÜG on 31 August 2009 by (i) announcement on the Internet at http://angebot.bosch.de and (ii) making copies of it available (in German and in the form of a non-binding English translation) at Deutsche Bank AG, Junghofstraße 5-9, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany for distribution free of charge (orders by fax to +49(0)69 910 38794 or e-mail to dct.tender-offers@db.com).

The publication, dispatch, dissemination or distribution of the Offer Document or any other documents related to the Takeover Offer outside the Federal Republic of Germany and the USA may fall within the applicable scope of provisions of legal systems other than those of the Federal Republic of Germany and the USA in which the publication, dispatch, dissemination or distribution of the Offer Document is subject to statutory restrictions. The Offer Document and any other documents related to the Takeover Offer therefore may not be dispatched to, published, distributed or disseminated in, countries, by third parties, if and to the extent that such dispatch, publication, dissemination or distribution would violate applicable laws or is dependent on official proceedings or official approval or the fulfilment of additional conditions and such approval is not obtained or such conditions are not fulfilled.

The Offeror has not authorised any publication, dispatch, dissemination or distribution of the Offer Document or any other documents related to the Takeover Offer outside the Federal Republic of Germany and the USA by third parties. Neither the Offeror nor the persons acting in concert with the Offeror within the meaning of Section 2 (5) WpÜG bear any responsibility whatsoever for whether the publication, dispatch, dissemination or distribution of the Offer Document outside the Federal Republic of Germany and the USA complies with the provisions of legal systems other than those of the Federal Republic of Germany and the USA.

The Takeover Offer may be accepted by all domestic and foreign aleo Shareholders in accordance with the Offer Document and any applicable legal provisions. The Offeror, however, would like to point out that accepting the Takeover Offer outside the Federal Republic of Germany and the USA may be subject to legal restrictions. It is recommended that aleo Shareholders who wish to accept the Takeover Offer outside the Federal Republic of Germany and the USA and/or are subject to the provisions of legal systems other than those of the Federal Republic of Germany or the USA, inform themselves on the relevant applicable legal provisions and restrictions and comply with them. The Offeror and the persons acting in concert with the Offeror within the meaning of Section 2 (5) WpÜG do not assume any responsibility for whether the acceptance of the Takeover Offer outside the Federal Republic of Germany and the USA is permitted under the relevant applicable legal provisions.

If the Offer Document and any announcements or information on this website contain forward-looking statements, such statements do not represent facts and are characterised by words such as "expect", "believe", "estimate", "intend", "aim", "assume" or similar expressions. Such statements express the intentions, opinions or current expectations and assumptions of the Offeror and the persons acting in concert with the Offeror pursuant to section 2 para. 5 WpÜG, for example with regard to the potential consequences of the Takeover Offer for aleo solar Aktiengesellschaft, for those aleo Shareholders who choose not to accept the Takeover Offer or for future financial results, as at the date of the publication of the Offer Document or the announcement or information, as the case may be. Such forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and forecasts which the Offeror and the persons acting in concert with the Offeror pursuant to section 2 para. 5 WpÜG have made to the best of their knowledge, but which do not claim to be correct in the future. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and usually cannot be influenced by the Offeror or the persons acting in concert with the Offeror pursuant to section 2 para. 5 WpÜG. It should be kept in mind that actual events or consequences may differ materially from those contained in or expressed by such forward-looking statements.

The Offeror will only update the Offer Document as required by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany or the applicable legal capital market regulations of the USA.