Bouygues successfully completes sale of Alstom shares
Press releaseParis, 10/03/2021
Bouygues successfully completes sale of Alstom
shares
Not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in Canada,
Australia or Japan
Bouygues S.A. (“Bouygues”)
announces the successful sale of 12,000,000 shares in Alstom S.A.
(“Alstom”), representing 3.23% of Alstom share capital, at a price
of 41.65 euros per share (i.e., a total amount of 499.8 million
euros) in an accelerated bookbuilt offering to qualified investors
(the “Offering”).
Following the Offering, Bouygues will retain
3.12% of Alstom share capital.
Bouygues has agreed to enter into a lock-up with
respect to its remaining Alstom shares for a period of 60 days from
the settlement date of the Offering, subject to customary
exceptions.
BNP PARIBAS and J.P. Morgan acted as Joint
Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners, and BofA Securities,
Crédit Agricole CIB and Société Générale, acted as Joint
Bookrunners of the Offering.
Rothschild & Co and Perella Weinberg
Partners acted as financial advisers to Bouygues.
Alstom shares are listed on the regulated market
of Euronext in Paris (ISIN code:
FR0010220475).
DISCLAIMER
- This transaction was considered by Bouygues SA, before its
disclosure, as inside information within the meaning of the
applicable regulations (article 7.1 of (EU) Regulation 596/2014,
April 16, 2014).
- Responsible for notification: Arnauld van Eeckhout, General
Counsel.
This press release is for information purposes
only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of
an offer to buy or subscribe any securities and does not constitute
a public offer other than the offering to qualified investors in
any jurisdiction, including France.
The sale of the Alstom shares does not
constitute a public offer other than the offering to qualified
investors only, including in France.
Not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in
Canada, Australia or Japan
No communication and no information in respect
of the sale by Bouygues of Alstom shares may be distributed to the
public in any jurisdiction where a registration or approval is
required. No steps have been or will be taken in any jurisdiction
where such steps would be required. The offer or sale of the Alstom
shares on behalf of Bouygues may be subject to specific legal or
regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. Bouygues, its
shareholders and its affiliates take no responsibility for any
violation of any such restrictions by any person.
This press release is an advertisement and not a
prospectus within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of June 14, 2017 (the
“Prospectus Regulation”).
This press release and the information contained
herein do not, and shall not, constitute an offer to sell or to
subscribe, nor a solicitation to offer to purchase or to subscribe
securities in any jurisdiction.
In France, the offer and sale of the Alstom
shares will be carried out through an offer to the benefit of
qualified investors, as defined in Article 2(1)(e) of the
Prospectus Regulation and in accordance with article L.411-2, 1° of
the French Monetary and Financial Code and other applicable laws
and regulations. The offering will not be open to the public in
France.
With respect to the member states of the
European Economic Area (the "Member States"), other than France, no
action has been or will be taken in order to permit a public offer
of the securities which would require the publication of a
prospectus in one of such Member States. In Member States, this
press release and any offer if made subsequently are directed
exclusively at persons who are “qualified investors” and acting for
their own account within the meaning of the Prospectus
Regulation.
In the United Kingdom, this press release is not
an invitation nor an inducement to engage in investment activity
for the purpose of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000, as amended (FSMA). This press release is directed only at
(i) persons outside the United Kingdom, (ii) investment
professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the
Order), (iii) persons referred to in Article 49(2) (a) to (d) of
the Order (high net worth entities, non-registered associations,
etc.) and (iv) other persons to whom this document may be lawfully
communicated (all persons listed in (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above
being referred to as Relevant Persons). The securities of Alstom
described herein are available only to, and any invitation, offer
or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such
securities will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. Any
person who is not a Relevant Person must not act or rely on this
document or any of its contents.
This press release does not constitute or form a
part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for
securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or
sold in the United States unless they are registered under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or
exempt from registration thereunder. The Alstom shares have not
been and are not being registered under the Securities Act and
neither Bouygues, nor any of its shareholders or its affiliates
intend to register any portion of the proposed offering in the
United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the
United States. This press release is being issued pursuant to and
in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.
Any investment decision to buy Alstom shares
must be made solely on the basis of publicly available information
regarding Alstom. Such information is not the responsibility of
Bouygues and has not been independently verified by Bouygues.
This press release may not be published,
forwarded or distributed, directly or indirectly, in Canada,
Australia or Japan.
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operating in over 80 countries with 129,000 employees all working
to make life better every day. Its business activities in
construction (Bouygues Construction, Bouygues
Immobilier, Colas); media (TF1) and
telecoms (Bouygues Telecom) are able to drive
growth since they all satisfy constantly changing and essential
needs.
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