ATOS SE Bezons, June 23, 2016
The option for the payment of the dividend in share resulted in the exercise of 59.19% of the rights in favor of a payment in shares. This rate of dividend distribution in shares led to an increase by € 66.3 million in the equity of Atos SE.
This transaction resulted in the issuance of 892,830 new shares (representing an increase by approximately 0.86% of the share capital and of the effective voting rights), which will be delivered and admitted for trading on Euronext Paris on June 24, 2016.
The shares issued in this manner will carry dividend rights as from January 1, 2016 and will be subject of listing requests on Euronext Paris. The newly-issued shares will be of the same class and equivalent to the ordinary shares of the Company already listed on Euronext Paris (Compartment A - code ISIN FR0000051732).
Atos SE's Combined General Meeting held on May 26, 2016 determined that the amount of the dividend to be paid for the 2015 fiscal year would be € 1.10 per share and decided that shareholders could elect to receive the dividend either in cash or in shares. The issuance price of the newly-issued shares of the Company in consideration for the dividend was set at € 74.48, and was equal to 95% of the average opening prices on Euronext Paris regulated market over the twenty trading days preceding May 26, 2016, i.e. the date of the Combined General Meeting, reduced by the dividend amount and rounded up to the next highest euro cent.
The dividend resulting from the option for the payment in cash represented a total amount of € 47.1 million. It will also be paid on June 24, 2016.
About Atos
Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is a leader in digital services with pro forma annual revenue of circa € 12 billion and circa 100,000 employees in 72 countries. Serving a global client base, the Group provides Consulting & Systems Integration services, Managed Services & BPO, Cloud operations, Big Data & Cybersecurity solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, the Group works with clients across different business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications, and Transportation.
Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. The Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and is listed on the Euronext Paris market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy, Unify and Worldline.
For more information, visit: atos.net.
Contacts
Media:
Terence Zakka +37 1 73 26 40 76
terence.zakka@atos.net
Investor Relations:
Gilles Arditti +33 1 73 26 00 66
gilles.arditti@atos.net
Benoit d'Amécourt +33 1 73 26 02 27
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Source: ATOS via Globenewswire
