ESI Group

PRESS RELEASE OF NOVEMBER 30 2023

Regulatory News:

ESI Group (Paris:ESI)

This press release does not constitute an offer to acquire shares and is not intended for distribution in jurisdictions where the Offer is not authorized.

ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE OFFER DOCUMENT AND INFORMATION RELATING TO THE
LEGAL, FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING CHARACTERISTICS OF KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES
NETHERLANDS B.V.

IN CONNECTION WITH THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE SHARES OF
ESI

INITIATED BY
Keysight Technologies Netherlands B.V.

PRESENTED BY

J.P.Morgan		BNP PARIBAS
Bank presenting the Offer		Bank presenting the Offer and acting as guarantor

OFFER PRICE: 155 euros per ESI Group share. DURATION OF THE OFFER: 25 trading days. The timetable of the tender offer (the “Offer”) will be determined by the Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) in accordance with the provisions of its general regulation (the “AMF General Regulation”).

AUTORITÉ DES MARCHÉS FINANCIERS | AMF   This press release (the “Press Release”) was prepared and made available to the public on November 30, 2023 in accordance with the provisions of articles 23-27 2° and 231-28 of the AMF General Regulation.   Pursuant to Article L. 621-8 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and Article 231-23 of the AMF General Regulation, the AMF has, in accordance with its clearance decision dated November 28, 2023, affixed the visa n°23-492 on the offer document (the “Offer Document”). The Offer Document was prepared by Keysight Technologies Netherlands B.V. and renders its signatories liable. The visa, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 621-8-1, I of the French Monetary and Financial Code, has been granted after the AMF verified “whether the document is complete and comprehensible, and whether the information it contains is consistent”. It does not imply either the approval of the appropriateness of the transaction nor the authentication of the accounting and financial information presented.