Sequana : Antalis IPO

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Press Release
Boulogne-Billancourt, on April 24, 2017
 

Sequana announces the distribution of Antalis International shares to its shareholders on the basis of one Antalis International share for five Sequana shares held, i.e. approximately 18.36% of Antalis International share capital

The Board of Directors of Sequana, held on April 21, 2017 decided to propose to the general meeting on June 6, 2017, to distribute Antalis International shares to its shareholders for approximately 18.36% of the Antalis International share capital. Subject to the approval (visa) of the French Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), this distribution will result in the admission to trading of the Antalis International shares on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris (“Euronext Paris”).

The listing of Antalis International forms part of the announcements made on February 15 and 16, 2017 and aims notably at ensuring the growth of Antalis International on its various markets, especially in the dynamic sectors of Packaging and Visual Communication. The listing will also provide Sequana with the financial means necessary to conduct its business and to meet its obligations.

Mr. Pascal Lebard, CEO of Sequana, declared: “The listing of Antalis will allow Antalis to bring out its value and associate our shareholders to the success of a group, which is a leader on its markets and which has successfully demonstrated its ability to deliver strong results and to implement a diversifying strategy in higher margin business sectors of Packaging and Visual Communication”.

Mr. Hervé Poncin, COO of Antalis, declared: “The listing of Antalis is a key milestone in our group history. This transaction will give a new momentum to our team to keep implementing our strategy. It will strengthen our relationships with our customers and our suppliers thanks to an increased visibility and an enhanced positioning”.

The transaction remains subject to the approval of the combined shareholders general meeting to be held on June 6, 2017 and to the AMF visa.

Sequana will distribute to its shareholders up to 13,036,670 Antalis International shares, representing approximately 18.36% of the company's share capital.

Main terms of the transaction

The Antalis International shares will be distributed to Sequana shareholders, whose shares are recorded (enregistrement comptable) in their names at the end of the day preceding the date of the detachment of the distribution of Antalis International shares (the “record date”), on the basis of one Antalis International share for five Sequana shares.

The detachment of the distribution should take place shortly after the combined shareholders general meeting and will be subject of a public communication by Sequana with a minimum of 4 days' notice.

The Antalis International shares will be listed on Euronext Paris.

A shareholder who holds at the record date a total number of Sequana shares forming an exact multiple of five will not need to fulfil any additional formality.

Until the record date (inclusive), a shareholder who does not hold a total number of Sequana shares forming an exact multiple of five will have the possibility, either to buy on the market Sequana shares to obtain a multiple of five, or to sell the shares which do not form a multiple of five.

If a shareholder does not hold at the record date a total number of Sequana shares forming an exact multiple of five, its financial intermediary will automatically deal with the sale on the market of the rights representing fractional shares, and will pay the corresponding indemnity within a 30-day period from the settlement date of the Antalis International shares.

Antalis International is advised by Natixis on this transaction.

Indicative timetable of the transaction (subject to the approval of the AMF)

May 1^st
- Publication in BALO of the notice of meeting (avis de réunion) to the Sequana combined general meeting on June 6, 2017

May 19
- Publication in BALO of the notice convening the meeting (avis de convocation) to the Sequana combined general meeting on June 6, 2017
- Approval (visa) of the AMF on the prospectus for the admission of the Antalis International shares to trading on Euronext Paris

June 6
- Combined general meeting of Sequana shareholders deciding, in particular, on the contemplated distribution of Antalis International shares

D – 1
- Euronext notice relating to the admission to trading of the Antalis International shares
- Record date of the Sequana shares conferring entitlement to the attribution of Antalis International shares

D
- Detachment of the distribution of Antalis International shares
- Admission of the Antalis International shares to trading on Euronext Paris

D + 2
- Settlement and delivery of the Antalis shares

From D + 2 to D + 32
Payment of the net proceeds of the sales of the rights representing fractional shares.

All information relating to the listing of Antalis International through the distribution of Antalis International shares to Sequana shareholders will be available in the Sequana website (www.sequana.com).

About Sequana
Sequana (Euronext Paris: SEQ) is a major player in the paper industry, boasting leading positions in each of its two businesses:
- Antalis: European leader in the distribution of paper and packaging products, with around 5,600 employees based in 43 countries.
Arjowiggins: Global manufacturer of recycled and specialty papers, with around 2,800 employees.
Sequana reported sales of €3 billion in 2016 and employed some 8,500 people worldwide.

Sequana
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