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EDF: EDF ANNONCE LE LANCEMENT DE LA CESSION DE SA PARTICIPATION DANS VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT 2013-11-26 16:57:30.958 GMT
EDF: EDF ANNONCE LE LANCEMENT DE LA CESSION DE SA PARTICIPATION DANS VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE 26 novembre 2013 Ne pas distribuer directement ou indirectement au Canada, en Australie ou au Japon
EDF ANNONCE LE LANCEMENT DE LA CESSION DE SA PARTICIPATION DANS VEOLIAENVIRONNEMENT
Electricité de France S.A. (EDF.PA) announces that it has initiated today the sale of a total of 22,024,918 Veolia Environnement S.A. (VIE.PA) shares, representing 4.01% of the share capital and 4.12% of the voting rights of Veolia Environnement as of June 30, 2013, by means of a private placement through an accelerated book building for institutional investors.
Upon completion of the offering, EDF will have sold all of its shares in Veolia Environnement.
The offering will commence immediately and will be managed by Morgan Stanley.
EDF intends to issue a press release upon the completion of the offering to disclose the results of the offering.
Disclairmer
No communication and no information in respect of the sale by EDF of Veolia Environnement 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 Veolia Environnement shares by EDF may be subject to specific legal or regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. EDF, its shareholders and their affiliates take no responsibility for any violation of any such restrictions by any person.
This announcement is not a prospectus within the meaning of Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of November 4, 2003, as implemented in each member State of the European Economic Area (the "Prospectus Directive").
This announcement does not, and shall not, in any circumstances constitute a public offering, nor an offer to sell or to subscribe, nor a solicitation to offer to purchase or to subscribe securities in any jurisdiction.
The offer and sale of the Veolia Environnement shares by EDF in France will be carried out through a private placement to qualified investors, in accordance with article L. 411-2 of the French Financial and Monetary Code and other applicable laws and regulations. There will be no public offering in France.
With respect to the member States of the European Economic Area, other than France, which have implemented the Prospectus Directive (each a "Relevant Member State"), no action has been undertaken or will be undertaken to make an offer to the public of the Veolia Environnement shares sold by EDF requiring a publication of a prospectus in any relevant member State. As a consequence, the Veolia Environnement shares may only be offered or sold in any Relevant Member State pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive.
In the United Kingdom, this press release is directed only at persons who (i) are investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Financial Promotion Order"), and (ii) "high net worth entities", "unincorporated associations" and other persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated under Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.
Any investment decision to buy shares in Veolia Environnement must be made solely on the basis of publicly available information regarding Veolia Environnement. Such information is not the responsibility of EDF or Morgan Stanley and has not been independently verified by EDF or Morgan Stanley.
Morgan Stanley est autorisée au Royaume Uni (autorité compétente : Prudential Regulatory Authority). Les détails sur l'étendue de l'autorisation et du contrôle de Morgan Stanley par la PRA sont disponibles sur demande.
Morgan Stanley agit pour le compte d'EDF et pour le compte de personne d'autre dans le cadre du placement et ne sera responsable à l'égard de personne autre qu'EDF pour assurer les protections accordées aux clients de Morgan Stanley, ni pour fournir des conseils dans le cadre du placement.
Le présent communiqué ne doit pas être publié, transmis ou distribué, directement ou indirectement, sur le territoire du Canada, de l'Australie ou du Japon.
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A propos d'EDF :
Le groupe EDF, un des leaders sur le marché de l'énergie en Europe, est un énergéticien intégré, présent sur l'ensemble des métiers : la production, le transport, la distribution, le négoce et la vente d'énergies. Premier producteur d'électricité en Europe, le Groupe dispose en France de moyens de production essentiellement nucléaires et hydrauliques fournissant à 95,9 % une électricité sans émission de CO[2]. En France, ses filiales de transport et de distribution d'électricité exploitent 1 285 000 km de lignes électriques aériennes et souterraines de moyenne et basse tension et de l'ordre de 100 000 km de réseaux à haute et très haute tension. Le Groupe participe à la fourniture d'énergies et de services à près de 28,6 millions de clients en France. Le Groupe a réalisé en 2012 un chiffre d'affaires consolidé de 72,7 milliards d'euros dont 46,2 % hors de France. EDF, cotée à la Bourse de Paris, est membre de l'indice CAC 40.
Contacts EDF :
Presse Carole Trivi & Alison Marquilly : +33(1) 40 42 46 37
Analystes et investisseurs Carine de Boissezon & Kader Hidra : +33(1) 40 42 45 53 David Newhouse (investisseurs US) : +33(1) 40 42 32 45
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