Warning:
Since 12 November 2007, consolidated shares in Groupe Eurotunnel SA are traded under ISIN code FR0010533075, ticker GETS on LSE (GET on Euronext). Unconsolidated shares in Groupe Eurotunnel SA are traded under ISIN code FR0010452433, ticker GETNR on Euronext only. Unconsolidated shares were transferred to the delisted securities compartment of Euronext on 12 November 2007. They will remain listed for a further period of 6 months from that date, i.e. until 12 May 2008.
The warrants remain traded under ISIN code FR 0010452441, and ticker GETBS on Euronext only.
Groupe Eurotunnel SA is a company incorporated under French law whose shares are listed on Euronext Paris (Eurolist compartment B) and, as a secondary listing, on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Groupe Eurotunnel SA's share capital is sixty five million, seven hundred and sixty two thousand, five hundred and twenty euros and one cent (€65,762,520.01).
It is divided into 164,406,300 fully paid-up ordinary shares with a nominal value of €0.40 each (A shares), and 1 category B fully paid-up preference share with a nominal value of €0.01 (B share).
Until the expiry of a period of two years following the consolidation operation (12 November 2007), each unconsolidated A Share will give its holder one vote and each consolidated A Share 40 votes, so that the number of votes attaches to the Company’s A Shares is proportional to the part of the capital it represents.
In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, each fully paid A Share held in registered form for at least two years in the name of the same shareholder benefits from double the voting rights given to other A Shares (such two year period can only start from the date of admission to trading of the Shares on a regulated market).
With each share issued as part of the May 2007 Exchange Tender Offer (ETO), a free warrant to subscribe to shares was issued, such warrants being listed on Eurolist by Euronext™ under ISIN code FR0010452441 and ticker code GETBS. They will be exercisable in consolidated shares of €0.40 nominal value in accordance with a ratio which will be determined in 2011 and which has been adjusted following the consolidation.
Each ordinary share in a société anonyme (limited liability corporation) gives its holder a set of rights such as the right to regulated information, the right to take part in decisions affecting the company (in particular at general meetings), the right to take part in transactions affecting the company's capital and the right to receive, if applicable, a portion of the company's earnings and surplus upon winding-up.
Groupe Eurotunnel SA shares can be held in two forms:
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Bearer: Bearer shares are held in an account opened by a shareholder with a financial intermediary of his choice who manages the shares on his behalf. Bearer shareholders are not known to Groupe Eurotunnel SA, except where the company commissions a TPI (titre au porteur identifiable i.e. identifiable bearer security) enquiry to Euroclear, the French organisation in charge of executing financial market transactions, in order to get an overall or partial snapshot of its share ownership structure at a given moment in time.
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Registered: Registered shares are held directly with Groupe Eurotunnel SA, which has appointed BP2S (BNP Paribas Securities Services) to manage them in France. BP2S is therefore the shareholder's financial intermediary and contact.
To maintain Eurotunnel's listing in the UK, and given that it is not possible to trade dematerialised securities on the London Stock Exchange, persons who want to invest in the new Groupe Eurotunnel but still trade their securities in London can buy CREST Depository Interests (CDIs) through their usual financial intermediary. These CDIs represent a right to one share and/or warrant in the new Groupe Eurotunnel SA. Computershare Nominee Services Limited acts as CREST participant in the management of CDIs, in particular CDIs issued to TNU shareholders who took part in the Exchange Offer.
CDI holders are not shareholders as a matter of French law. However, Groupe Eurotunnel grants them certain rights, particularly regarding shareholders' meetings and travel privileges in some cases.
CDI holders can choose to hold directly the shares represented by their CDIs by registering with Groupe Eurotunnel SA’s Registrars, BNP Paribas Securities Services (BP2S). They simply need to contact BP2S at the following address where one of their English speaking agents will be available for any further information.
• Registre nominatif :
BNP Paribas Securities Services
Immeuble Tolbiac - 75450 Paris Cedex 09 - France
T: +33 1 55 77 41 02
T: 0 810 139 570 (From France - local rate call)
Fax: +33 1 55 77 34 17
E-mail: Paris.bp2s.get.sa.shareholders@bnpparibas.com
Monday to Friday, between 8.45 a.m. and 6 p.m. (French time)
The advantages of holding shares in registered form:
- Information sent directly by the company, including shareholder newsletter
Automatic despatch of general meeting documentation
No securities custody charges (for shares held in pure registered form)
Simplified procedures for attending shareholders meetings
Option to benefit from the single travel privilege scheme, for journeys on Shuttles.
See Travel privileges section for all terms and conditions.
If you wish to transfer your Groupe Eurotunnel SA shares in registered form