PSA - 2019 Universal Registration Document

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

IMPORTANT NOTICE

By reading the followingcommunication, you agree to be boundby thefollowinglimitations andqualifications: This communication is for informationalpurposesonly and is not intendedto and does not constitutean offer or invitationto exchangeor sell or solicitationof an offer to subscribefor or buy, or an invitationto exchange,purchaseor subscribefor, any securities,any part of the businessor assetsdescribedherein,or anyotherinterestsor the solicitationof any voteor approvalin any jurisdiction in connectionwiththe proposedtransactionor otherwise,nor shall there be any sale, issuanceor transfer of securitiesin any jurisdictionin contraventionof applicable law.This communication should not be construed in any manner as a recommendation to any readerof this document. This communication is not a prospectus,productdisclosurestatementor other offeringdocumentfor the purposesof Regulation(EU) 2017/1129of theEuropean Parliament and of theCouncil ofJune 14th 2017. An offer of securitiesin the UnitedStatespursuantto a businesscombinationtransactionwill only be made,as may be required,througha prospectus which is part of an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Shareholdersof PeugeotS.A. (“PSA”)and Fiat ChryslerAutomobilesN.V. (“FCA”)who are U.S. personsor are locatedin the UnitedStates are advisedto read the registrationstatementwhenand if it is declaredeffectiveby the SEC becauseit will containimportantinformation relating to the proposedtransaction. You may obtain copies of all documentsfiled with the SEC regardingthe proposedtransaction, documentsincorporatedby reference, and FCA’s SEC filings at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the effective registration statement will be made available for f ee toshareholders in the UnitedStates. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This communicationcontains forward-lookingstatements.In particular,these forward-lookingstatementsinclude statementsregarding futurefinancialperformanceand the expectationsof FCAand PSA (the “Parties”)as to the achievementof certaintargetedmetricsat any future date or for any future period are forward-lookingstatements.These statementsmay includeterms such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “could”, “should”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “remain”, “on track”, “design”, “target”, “objective”, “goal”, “forecast”, “projection”,“outlook”,“prospects”,“plan”,or similarterms.Forward-looking statementsare not guaranteesof futureperformance.Rather, they are basedon the Parties’currentstateof knowledge,futureexpectationsand projectionsaboutfutureeventsand are by their nature, subjectto inherentrisks and uncertainties.They relate to eventsand dependon circumstancesthat may or may not occur or exist in the futureand, assuch, undue reliance should not be placed on them. Actual resultsmay differ materiallyfrom those expressedin forward-lookingstatementsas a result of a variety of factors, including:the abilityof PSAandFCAand/orthe combinedgroupresultingfromthe proposedtransaction(togetherwith the Parties,the “Companies”) to launch new productssuccessfullyand to maintainvehicle shipmentvolumes;changes in the global financialmarkets,general economic environmentand changes in demand for automotiveproducts, which is subject to cyclicality;changes in local economicand political conditions, changes in trade policy and the imposition of global and regional tariffs or tariffs targeted to the automotive industry, the enactmentof tax reformsor otherchangesin tax lawsand regulations;the Companies’abilityto expandcertainof theirbrandsglobally; the Companies’ability to offer innovative,attractive products; the Companies’ability to develop, manufactureand sell vehicles with advancedfeaturesincludingenhancedelectrification,connectivityand autonomous-driving characteristics;varioustypesof claims,lawsuits, governmental investigations and other contingencies, including product liability and warranty claims and environmental claims, investigationsand lawsuits;material operatingexpendituresin relation to compliancewith environmental,health and safety regulations; the intense levelof competition in the automotive industry,whichmay increasedue to consolidation;exposureto shortfallsin the fundingof the Parties’definedbenefitpensionplans;the abilityto provideor arrangefor accessto adequatefinancingfor dealersand retailcustomers andassociatedrisksrelatedto the establishmentandoperationsof financialservicescompanies;the abilityto accessfundingto executethe Companies’businessplansand improvetheirbusinesses,financialconditionandresultsof operations;a significantmalfunction,disruptionor security breach compromisinginformationtechnologysystems or the electroniccontrol systems containedin the Companies’vehicles; the Companies’ abilityto realizeanticipatedbenefitsfromjointventurearrangements;disruptionsarisingfrompolitical,socialand economic instability;risksassociatedwithour relationshipswithemployees,dealersandsuppliers;increasesin costs,disruptionsof supplyor shortages of raw materials;developmentsin labor and industrialrelations and developmentsin applicablelabor laws; exchangerate fluctuations, interestrate changes,creditrisk and othermarketrisks;politicaland civil unrest;earthquakesor otherdisasters;uncertaintiesas to whether the proposed business combinationdiscussed in this document will be consummatedor as to the timing thereof; the risk that the announcementof the proposedbusinesscombinationmay make it more difficultfor the Partiesto establishor maintainrelationshipswith their employees,suppliersand otherbusinesspartnersor governmentalentities;the risk that the businessesof the Partieswill be adversely impacted during the pendency of the proposed business combination;risks related to the regulatory approvals necessary for the combination; the risk that theoperationsof PSA andFCAwill notbe integratedsuccessfullyandotherrisks anduncertainties. Any forward-looking statementscontainedin this communicationspeakonly as of the date of this documentand the Partiesdisclaimany obligation to update or revise publicly forward-lookingstatements.Further informationconcerning the Parties and their businesses, includingotherrisk factorsassociatedwith the businesscombination,will be morefully discussedin the prospectusthat will be includedin the registration statement on Form F-4that willbe filed with theSEC.

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