PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING FORMALITIES FOR GAINING ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION NOTE STAMPED BY THE AUTORITÉ DES MARCHÉS FINANCIERS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PUBLIC BUYBACK OFFER (THE « OFFER ») INITIATED BY
ASSYSTEM
REGARDING 6,000,000 OF ITS OWN SHARES IN VIEW OF THE REDUCTION OF ITS SHARE CAPITAL
presented by
CREDIT AGRICOLE CIB
PRESENTING BANK, GUARANTOR AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR
BNP PARIBAS SOCIETE GENERALE
PRESENTING BANK AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR PRESENTING BANK AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR
and advised by
NATIXIS PARTNERS
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
| O FFER P RICE : € 37.50 PER SHARE OFFER TERM : 21 CALENDAR DAYS |
| This press release, prepared by Assystem, is published pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs 1° and 2° of Article 231-27 of the general regulations of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the French financial markets authority, hereinafter the " AMF "). |
| Important notice In accordance with the provisions of Article 231-32 of the AMF's general regulations and Articles R. 225-153 and R. 225-154 of the French Commercial Code, the Offer will be open following, on the one hand, Assystem's publication of a press release specifying that the resolution necessary for the share capital reduction via a public buyback and cancellation of shares was validly adopted by Assystem's extraordinary shareholders' meeting dated November 22, 2017 and, on the other hand, Assystem's publication of the purchase notices in a legal notices journal and in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires (French mandatory legal notices bulletin). |
The AMF, pursuant to the terms of Article L. 621-8 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and to the terms of Article 231-23 of its general regulations, and in application of its statement of compliance concerning the tender offer dated October 31, 2017, granted visa n° 17-570 dated October 31, 2017 to the information note filed by Assystem.
The implementation of the Offer is subject to an extraordinary general meeting of Assystem's shareholders, to be held on November 22, 2017, passing a resolution for the reduction of the share capital by a maximum nominal amount of €6,000,000 through the buyback of a maximum of 6,000,000 Assystem shares of a nominal value of €1 each, purchased in the context of a public buyback offer, in view of their cancellation.
The information note stamped by the AMF is available on websites of the AMF ( www.amf-france.org ) and Assystem ( www.assystem.com ), and can be obtained free of charge from:
- Assystem: 70 Boulevard de Courcelles, 75017 Paris ; and
- Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank: 12 Place des États Unis, 92120 Montrouge;
- BNP Paribas: 4 rue d'Antin, 75002, Paris;
- Société Générale: CORI/COR/FRA, 75886 Paris Cedex 18.
Information of a legal, financial and accounting nature in particular relating to Assystem will be made available to the public, in accordance with the provisions of Article 231-28 of the AMF's general regulations, no later than the day preceding the Offer's opening day pursuant to the same terms and conditions.
| This press release does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell securities, nor may it be used in connection with any such offer or solicitation, either directly or indirectly, by anyone in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation would be illegal or unauthorised or would require the publication of a prospectus or the completion of any other type of formalities in order to comply with the local laws and regulations. The share buyback offer described above has not been and will not be registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and will not be open to shareholders domiciled in the United States. The release, publication or distribution of this press release in certain jurisdictions may constitute a breach of the applicable laws or regulations. Consequently, any persons in such jurisdictions in which this press release is released, published or distributed must be aware of and comply with any such laws or regulations. |
Contacts
Philippe Chevallier - Chief Financial Officer - Deputy Chief Executive Officer phchevallier@assystem.com Tél. : 01 55 65 03 10
Anne-Charlotte Dagorn - Head of Communication acdagorn@assystem.com Tel : 06 83 03 70 29
Agnès Villeret - Investor Relations - Komodo agnes.villeret@agence-komodo.com Tél. : 06 83 28 04 15
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