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Annex II COMPLETE FORM OF NOTIFICATION OF CONCENTRATIONS Section 1 Description of concentration 1.

Provide a short description of the parties participating to the transaction, the form of the transaction (merger, acquisition of control, or creation of a joint venture), the fields of activity of the parties, markets on which the concentration is expected to have an impact, (to include the affected markets), and the justification of the concentration from the strategic and economical standpoint. [B&A to insert the description of the parties, form of the transaction, fields of activity] [ACS/Xerox SpA to insert information on the markets where the transaction is expected to have an impact and a summary of the outcome of the transaction from the strategic and economical point of view (i.e. what is expected to result from the transaction, its purpose] Section 2 Information on the parties 2.1 Information regarding the notifying party/parties: Provide information on the following items: 2.1.1. Name and address of the enterprise; [ACS/Xerox SpA to provide] 2.1.2 Type of economic activity of the enterprise; [ACS/Xerox SpA to provide] 2.1.3 Name, address, telephone/fax number and email address of the designated contact person; [ACS/Xerox SpA to provide] 2.1.4. Postal address of the noyifying parties (or each of the notifying parties) where should be submitted the documentation. Provide the name,

telephone number and the e-mail address of the designated contact person (in Albania), who is authorized to receive the mail. [B&A to insert] 2.2. Information regarding the other parties participating in the concentration: Provide information on each party to the concentration (except for the notifying party/parties): 2.2.1 Name and address of the enterprise; [Seller to insert as for the Seller] [Seller to insert for the Albanian subsidiaries] 2.2.2 Type of economic activity of the enterprise; [Seller to insert as for the Seller] [B&A to insert for the Albanian subsidiaries]

2.2.3 Name, address, telephone/fax number and email address of the designated contact person; [Seller to insert as for the Seller] [Seller to insert for the Albanian subsidiaries]

2.2.4. Postal address of the participating parties (or each of the participating parties) where should be submitted the documentation. Provide the name, telephone number and the e-mail address of the designated contact person (in Albania), who is authorized to receive the mail. [B&A to insert] 2.3. Designation of representatives In the cases when the notifications are signed by the representatives of the enterprises, such representatives must hold a written authorization. If a joint notification has been made, it should be stated whether a common representative has been designated. Provide data on each of the representatives authorized to act on behalf of the participating enterprises, also indicating the name of the enterprise which they represent. 2.3.1. Name of the representative; 2.3.2. Address of the representative; 2.3.3. Name, address, telephone/fax number and email address of the designated contact person; 2.3.4. Postal address of the representative (in Albania), where should be submitted the correspondence and the documentation. [B&A to insert] Section 3 Detailed information on the concentration 3.1. Describe the form of the concentration related to the notification. In particular, provide clarification on the following: (a) whether the proposed concentration is a complete or partial merger, direct or indirect acquisition of one or more enterprises, or a part of the later, or a joint venture that performs all the functions of an independent economic entity. As regards the Albanian market, the proposed concentration is an indirect acquisition of control over the Targets. Xerox SpA will purchase the shares hold (b) whether the subject of the concentration are enterprises in total or parts thereof; (c) a short description on the economic and financial structure of the concentration; () whether there is any public offer on the bonds issued by one party, by another party is made with the support of the former supervisory boards, or the other organs that are legal representatives of that party; (d) the proposed or planned date of the main operations that aim at the realization of the concentration;

(e) the proposed ownership and control structure, after the completion of the concentration. (g) financial support, or any other form of support that is provided to the parties by any type of sources (to include the public authorities), the nature and the extent of such support; and (h) provide a list of the economic sectors involved with the realization of the concentration. 3.2 State the value of the transaction (purchase price or value of all property items included, as appropriate); 3.3 For each of the companies participating in the concentration submit the following data for the last financial year: 3.3.1 turnover in the international market; 3.3.2 turnover in the internal market; The data above should be accompanied by an audited balance sheet of the previous financial year. 3.4 Describe the economic reasons of the concentration. 3.5 Describe and argue what are the resulting benefits to the customers after the implementation of concentration, in particular: - Declining prices of products and / or services; - Enhancing the quality of products and / or services; - Technological innovations; - Increasing the possibility of choice among products and / or services for consumers. Section 4 Ownership and control 4.1 For each of the parties participating in the concentration submit a list of all enterprises belonging to the same group. This list should include: 4.1.1. All companies or individuals that control the parties participating in the concentration, directly or indirectly; 4.1.2. All companies, active in affected markets (if any), controlled directly or indirectly: a) by the parties participating in concentration; b) by any of the undertakings set out in section 4.1.1 of this form.

4.2 Regarding the requirements set forth in paragraphs a) and b) above, must be specified the type and means of control. 4.3 The required information in this section may be illustrated by the use of the organization charts, graphs or diagrams to show structure and control of enterprises. 4.2. In connection with the parties to the concentration and each undertaking or person identified in response to Section 4.1, provide: 4.2.1. A list of all other companies that are active in affected markets (affected markets are defined in Section 6) in which group companies or persons individually or jointly have 10% or more voting rights, shareholders capital or other securities; in each case, identify the holder and state the percentage owned; 4.2.2. A list of each company, the members of management or supervisory boards, who are also members of management or supervisory boards of a company that is active in other affected markets; in each case, identify the name of another company and positions held by members in these bodies. 4.2.3. Give details on the purchases made during the last three years by groups identified in Section 4.1, of the companies active in markets affected by definition in Section 6. 4.3 The required information in this section may be illustrated by the use of the organization charts, graphs or diagrams to enable better explanations. Section 5 Enclosed documentation The notifying parties must provide the following documentation: 5.1. Copies of the final, or latest versions of all documents about concentration, carried out through an agreement between parties in concentration, acquisition of control or through a public offer; and, 5.2 In the case of a public offer, a copy of the bid documents, if it is unavailable at the time of notification, should be sent as soon as possible and no later than when it was sent to shareholders; 5.3 Copies of reports and the latest annual accounts for all parties to the concentration; 5.4. Copies of all analysis, reports, studies, observations and any documents comparable to, or designed by a member (s) of the board of directors, supervisory board, other person (s) exercising similar functions which have been delegated or assigned, or meeting of shareholders, in order to make an evaluation and analysis of the concentration. This documentation includes assessments in

relation to parts of the market, effective competition conditions, competitors (actual or potential), the reasons for concentration, ability to increase sales or expand into other products, expansion into other geographical markets, and / or overall conditions in the market. 5.5 For each of these documents, indicate (if not shown the document itself) the date of preparation, the name and position of each individual, who has prepared each of these documents. Section 6 Definitions of the market2 Relevant product markets and geographic market determine the area within which is to be assessed the market power of the new entity resulting from the concentration. The notifying party or parties must provide the data required, by taking into consideration the following definitions: 6.1. Relevant product markets: A relevant product market comprises all those products (goods and / or services), which are seen as negotiable or substitutable by the customer, because of its characteristics, price and purpose of their use. A relevant product market may, in some cases, consist of a number of special products, which have echnical or physical characteristics very similar and are exchangeable between them. Factors for assessing the relevant product market include the analysis of why some products are included in these markets and why others are excluded, using the above definition and considering, for example, substitutability, conditions of competition, price, cross price elasticity of demand or other factors necessary for the definition of product markets. 6.2. Relevant geographic markets: Relevant geographic market consists of areas where companies participating in the concentration are included in the offer and demand of products (goods / services) concerned, where conditions of competition are sufficiently homogeneous and can be distinguished from neighboring geographic areas, because the conditions of competition are very different from those areas.
2 For more details see the Guideline On the definition of relevant market, adopted through Decision
No. 76 of the Competition Commission, published in www. caa.gov.al.

Factors taken into account for assessing the relevant geographic market include: the nature and characteristics of the products concerned, the presence of entry barriers, consumer preferences, significant changes in market shares of the enterprises operating in neighboring geographical areas or significant price changes. 6.3. Affected markets For the purposes of the information requested in this Form, affected markets consist of relevant product markets and geographic markets, as well as alternative definitions of the relevant products and geographic markets possible on the basis of which: (a) two or more of the parties in the concentration are engaged in economic activities in the same product market and where the concentration would lead to a combined market share of 15% or more. These are horizontal relationships; (b) one or more of the parties in concentration are involved in economic activities in a product market, which is at the upper or lower level of that product market, which is also engaged another party which is part of the concentration, and where any part of market, be that individual or combined at any level, is 25% or more, whether or not there are existing relations provider / purchaser between parties in concentration. These are vertical relationships. 6.4. Markets related to affected markets within the meaning of paragraph 6.3 On the basis of the above definitions, describe the relevant product and geographic markets affected by the announced transaction, which are linked closely with the affected markets (markets of the upper, lower level, and horizontal, neighboring markets), in which the notified transaction could have a significant impact, for example, where: (a) one of the parties in the concentration has a market share greater than 15% and each of the other parties in the concentration is a potential competitor in that market. A party can be considered as a potential competitor, particularly if has plans to enter a market or has developed or pursued such plans in the course of the last two years; (Based on Section III, letter (a)). (b) one of the parties in the concentration has a market share greater than 25% and each of the other parties in the concentration has important intellectual property rights over the market; (Based on Section III, letter (b)).

(c) one of the parties to the concentration is operating in a product market, which is a neighboring market closely linked to the product market, in which is operating another party involved in concentration, and where individual or combined market shares of the parties in one of these markets is 25% or more. Product markets are closely linked neighboring markets where either products are complementary to each other, or they belong to a range of products that is generally purchased from the same category of customers for the same final use. 6.5. Unaffected Markets In the case when there are no affected markets in the meaning of section 6, paragraph III, describe what products and in what geographic market space would have an impact the notified concentration. Section 7 Information on affected markets For each of the relevant, affected product markets, and for each of the last three financial years: a) in the territory of Albania, and; b) upon the judgment of the notifying parties, when the relevant geographic market is different; submit the following information: 7.1 An estimate of the total market size in terms of sales value and volume (units). Indicate the basis for calculations and sources as appropriate and submit documents to confirm these calculations; 7.2 Sales in value and volume, as well as an assessment of market share for each of the parties to the concentration; 7.3 An assessment of market share in value (and where possible, the volume) of all competitors (including importers) who have at least a share of 5% in the geographic market. Identify the resources used for the calculations, as appropriate, and documents to confirm the calculations; 7.4. Provide the name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail the designated contact person for competitors identified in 7.3;

7.5. Provide an estimate of the overall value and volume and source of imports from outside the territory of Albania and identify the following: (a) the ratio of these imports that come from groups who belong to the parties in the concentration; (b) an assessment of the measure of any quota, tariff or non-tariff barriers to trade affecting these imports and (c) an assessment of the extent to which transportation and other expenses that influence on these imports; 7.6. The extent of the influence that the following cost items exerted over trade between Albania and other countries: (a) transportation and other expenses, and; (b) other non-tariff barriers on trade; 7.7. The way in which the parties to the concentration produce, set prices and sell products and / or services, for example, if they produce in-country, or just sell through local distribution facilities; 7.8 The nature and extent of vertical integration for each of the parties to the concentration compared with their largest competitors; Section 8 General conditions in the affected markets 8.1. Identify the five largest providers of the parties in the concentration and the individual parts purchases from each of these providers (of raw materials or goods used for production purposes of the relevant products). Give name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail the designated contact person and in cases where no such person has been designated, provide the contacts of the executive director) for each of these providers. Structure of supply in affected markets 8.2. Explain which are the distribution channels and service networks that exist in the affected markets. To do this, consider, where possible, as follows: (a) describe the distribution systems prevailing in the market and their importance. To what extent distribution was conducted by third parties and / or companies belonging to the same group as the parties identified in Section 4? (b) describe service networks (for example, maintenance and repair) prevailing and their importance in these markets. To

what extent these services were performed by third parties and / or companies belonging to the same group as the parties identified in Section 4? 8.3. Give an assessment of the production capacity or of service provision capacity in the national market and / or relevant geographic market, if this was different during the last three years. During that period, what proportion of that capacity belongs to each of the parties in the concentration and what are their respective rates of capacity utilization. As appropriate, identify the location and capacity of production facilities of each of the parties in the concentration on the affected markets. 8.4. Determine if one of the parties in the concentration, or one of the competitors have products that can enter the market in the near future, or have plans to expand (or contract) production or sales capacity. If yes, give a forecast of projected sales and market share of parties in the concentration during the three to five years ahead. 8.5. If you think that there is another important factor on the supply side, please specify. Structure of demand in affected markets 8.6. Identify the five biggest independent customers of parties in each affected market and their individual share of total sales for these products, which belong to each of these customers. Provide name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail of the contact person for each of these customers. 8.7. Explain the structure of demand in terms of: (a) phases of markets in terms of, for example, early, expansion, maturity and decline, and forecast growth rate of demand; (b) the importance of customer preferences, for example, in the sense of loyalty to the brand, provide pre and after sales services, ensuring a wide range of products, or network effects; (c) the role and product differentiation in terms of attributes or quality and the measure in which the products of the parties to the concentration are close substitutes; (d) role of the transition costs (in terms of time and spending) to consumers if passed from one supplier to another; (e) degree of concentration or distribution of customers; (f) segmentation of customers into different groups with a description of "typical customer" for each group; (g) the importance of exclusive distribution contracts and other types of long-term contracts, and;

(h) the extent to which public authorities, institutions of central and local administration, state enterprises or similar bodies are important participants, as a source of demand. Market entry 8.8. During the last five years, have there been any significant entries into any of the affected markets? If the answer is "Yes", identify the entry and give the name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail it to the designated contact person, and an assessment of actual market share for each of these entries. If one of the parties to the concentration has entered into an affected market in the last five years, give an analysis of market entry obstacles encountered. 8.9. According to the judgment of the notifying parties, are there companies (including those that currently operate only in markets outside the territory of Albania) that can enter the market? I f the answer is "Yes", identify this / these companies by giving name, address, phone number, fax number and designated contact person. Explain why this entry is possible and give an estimate of the time within which this entry can occur. 8:10 Describe the various factors affecting the affected markets, associated with the issue in question, making an assessment of entry from the geographical market standpoint, as well as from the product market standpoint. By doing this, consider, where possible, the following factors: (a) total entry costs (Research and Development, the establishment of distribution systems, promotion, advertising, services, etc.) on an equitable scale with a significant competitor, that is successful, showing the market share of such competitor ; (b) any legal or regulatory barrier to entry, such as government authorization or standard setting in a particular form, as well as barriers arising from product certification procedures, or the need to have a verifiable record; (c) any restrictions created by the existence of patents, know-how and any other intellectual property rights in these markets and any restrictions created by licensing of these rights; (d) the extent to which each of the parties to the concentration is dominant, licensed or licensor of patents, know-how and other rights in such markets; (e) the importance of economies of scale for production or distribution of products in the markets affected and (f) the right of access to sources of supply, such as availability of raw materials and necessary infrastructure.

Research and development 8:11. Give a description of the importance of research and development in the ability of a firm operating in market(s) to compete in the long term. Explain the nature of research and development in the affected markets where operate the parties to focus. To do this, consider, as appropriate, as follows: (a) trend and intensity of research and development in these markets and for the parties to the concentration; (b) the direction of technological development for these markets for a suitable period (including developments in products and / or services, production processes, distribution systems, etc.); (c) The main innovations that are made in these markets and companies responsible for these innovations, and; (d) the cycle of innovation in these markets and the positioning of the parties in this cycle of innovation. Cooperation Agreements 8:12. To what extent are cooperation agreements (horizontal, vertical) present in the affected markets? 8:13. Give details of the most important cooperation agreements where are involved the parties in the concentration in affected markets, such as research and development agreements, licensing, joint production, specialization, distribution, and long-term supply agreements, and agreements for the exchange of information . Give name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail and contact person assigned to all trade associations listed above. Trade Associations 8:14. Regarding trade associations (or groupings of enterprises) in the affected markets: (a) identify those in which members are parties to the concentration, and; (b) identify the most important trade associations, to which belong the customers and suppliers of the parties in the concentration. Give name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail and assigned contact person of all such trade associations as described above.

Section 9 General market information 9.1. Describe how the proposed concentration would affect the interests of intermediate and end-customers and the development of technical and economic progress. 9.3. If you want the Competition Authority to review especially if increased efficiency that can be obtained by the concentration can strengthen the ability and incentives of the unit after concentration, to act in favour of competition in the consumer interest, please submit a description and the accompanying documents regarding the resulting efficiencies (including fixed cost expenses, presentations of new products and improved products/services) that the parties anticipate will result from the proposed concentration in relation to any relevant product. For each alleged efficiency submit: (i) a detailed description on how the proposed concentration would allow the subject to achieve a new efficiency. Determine steps that the partiers plan to take in order to achieve the efficiencies, the associated risks, time needed and associated costs. (ii) If possible, assess the degree of efficiency and a detailed explanation of how this scale is calculated. If it is important, also submit an assessment of the importance of efficiency in relation to launching in the market of new products, or higher quality ones. For efficiencies that regard expenses, show separately the fixed costs, ongoing expenses and variable costs (in unit cost and total amount per year); (iii) the extent to which consumers can benefit from efficiency and a detailed explanation of how this conclusion has been reached; and, (iv) why the party or parties can not reach a level of efficiency in the same scale through a different way than the proposed concentration in order not to cause competition concerns. Section 8 Interactive effects of a joint venture 8. Having regard to Article 10, letter d of Law, please answer the following questions:

(a) Have common activity two or more parent companies operating in the same market with the joint venture, or in a upstream or downstream market, in relation to the market of the joint venture, or a neighbouring market closely related to its market? If the answer is "Yes", please show the following for each of the markets mentioned here: - Turnover of each parent company in the preceding financial year; - Economic importance of joint venture activities in connection with the turnover; - Market share of each parent company. If the answer is No, please explain your response. (b) If the answer to the letter (a) is affirmative, and in your opinion, creating joint venture does not bring coordination of activities between independent enterprises, so as to restrict competition in the meaning of Article 4 of Law, give your reasons. (c) Regardless of the answer in letters (a) and (b) and in order to ensure the conduct of a full assessment of the issue by the Authority, please explain how to apply the criteria of sections 5, 6, and 7 of the Law. In accordance with article 5, paragraph 2 these criteria will not apply if the completed transaction has the following features: (i) contributes to improving production or distribution of goods or to promoting technical and economic progress; (ii) allows to consumers and users a right share in the benefits; (iii) does not place restrictions on relevant companies that are not necessary for achieving these objectives; and, (iv) does not offer these companies the possibility of eliminating competition in respect to a significant part of such products. Section 9 Declaration Notification must be completed with the following declaration to be signed by or on behalf of all parties notification: The notifying party or parties declare that, according to their full knowledge and confidence, the information provided in this report is true, correct and complete copies that have been submitted iven true and complete documents as required by the form. All assessments made are identified true and are their best estimates based upon the facts and all opinions expressed are sincere.

Place and date: Name Surname: Signature: Or On behalf of: Legal representative: Signature References and explanations: 1. Law Nr.9121, dated 28.7.2003 "On Protection of Competition. 2. The Regulation "On the implementation of procedures to control the concentration of enterprises" 3. Instruction "On the form of the notification of the concentration" 4. Guideline "On determining the relevant market , adopted through decision No. 76 of the Competition Commission; 5. Regulation "On the allocation of costs to follow the procedures at the Competition Authority" 6. The term "concentration" is defined in Article 10 and 12 of Law No.9121, dated 28.7.2003 "On Protection of Competition. 7. For the calculation of the turnover, see articles 15, 16, 17 of the Law No.9121, dated 28.7.2003 "On Protection of Competition". Special provisions are found in Article 17 of the Law of credit institutions, other financial institutions, insurance companies. 8. A market will be considered as affected market, where a party to the concentration has a market share greater than 15% in the upper or lower level in a market where the other party carries out activities, and when their concentration leads to a combined market share of more than 25%. 9. As explained in the Guidelines, in the context of prior notification, you can discuss with the Authority to which extent the exemption from the submission of information required will be appropriate for the affected markets. 10. The value and volume of a market should reflect production by subtracting exports and adding imports to geographical areas under review. If willing, please give information on imports and exports divided respectively by country of origin and destination.

11. b) 2, q sht e barabart me (a) me 2ab.

+ (b) 2 + 2ab. Rritja n HHI prfaqsohet

12. HHI (Herfindahl-Hirschman Index), is calculated by summing up the squares of individual market shares of all firms in the market. For example, a market that has five firms with market shares of respectively 40%, 20%, 15%, 15%, and 10%, has an HHI of 2550 (402 + 202 + 152 + 152 + 102 = 2550). HHI ranges from almost zero (in a market share) in 1000 (in the case of pure monopoly). HHI after concentration is calculated on the presumption that individual shares in market change. Although it is better to include all firms in the calculation, lack of information about very small firms may not be important because these companies do not significantly affect the HHI. 13. The increase of concentration by measuring through-the HHI can be calculated independently for all the market concentration, by doubling the product of market shares of firms participating in the concentration. For example, a merger or acquisition of control of two firms, with market shares of, respectively 30% and 15%, will increase in the HHI with 900 (30 x 15 x 2 = 900). The explanation for this technique is as follows: Prior to concentration, the market shares of the firms that join in the concentration contribute individually through their squared shares: (a)2 + (b)2. After the concentration, the contribution is the square of their amounts: (a + b)2, which is equal to (a)2 + (b)2 + 2ab. Increase in HHI is represented by 2ab. 14. Experience has shown that examination of complex issues usually requires more contact details for clients. In the context of contacts prior to the notification, the Authority may require more contact details for the clients in certain affected markets. 15. . Research and development intensity is defined as research development expenditure as a ratio of total turnover. 16. It should be noted that providing information is voluntary under Section 9.3. Parties are not required to provide any excuse for not filling this section, failure to give information on efficiency will not be interpreted in the sense that the proposed concentration does not create efficiency gains or that the reasons for the concentration are to increase market power. Failure to give information required on the efficiency in the notification phase does not prevent disclosure of information at a later stage. However, the earlier information is provided, the better the Authority is positioned to verify the claim of efficiency.

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