On 23 May 2023, the French Financial Markets Authority, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the "AMF") published the result of the simplified public tender offer (the "Offer") filed by the French State for the equity securities of EDF, following the reopening of the Offer from 4 May 2023 to 17 May 2023.
Upon completion of the reopened Offer, the French State will own 3,908,590,275 EDF shares, representing 97.69% of the share capital and at least 98.04% of the voting rights of EDF[1], and 130,829,543 OCEANEs, representing 99.97% of the outstanding OCEANEs.
The notice of result of the reopened Offer released by the AMF is available on the AMF’s website (www.amf-france.org).
The settlement-delivery of the reopened Offer will occur on 25 May 2023 in accordance with the timetable released by Euronext Paris.
It is recalled that the French State will request the implementation of a squeeze-out procedure for EDF shares and OCEANEs, since the legal and regulatory conditions for such implementation are now met[2].
Trading of EDF shares and OCEANEs has been suspended since 18 May 2023 pending the implementation of the squeeze-out.
Important information
This press release was prepared for information purposes only. It does not constitute an offer to the public and may not be deemed to constitute any form of soliciting for the purpose of buying or selling financial securities. The circulation of this press release, the Offer, and the acceptance of the Offer may be subject to a specific regulation or restrictions in some countries. The Offer is not directed at persons subject to such restrictions, either directly or indirectly, and it may not be accepted by anyone located in a jurisdiction where the Offer is subject to such restrictions. Consequently, persons in possession of this press release must familiarize themselves and comply with any restrictions that may apply to them.
EDF may not be held liable for the violation, by any person or entity, of any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions.