Shares in Groupe Eurotunnel SA are traded under ISIN code FR0010533075, ticker GETS on the LSE (GET on Euronext Paris).
The shares listed under ISIN code FR0010612176 were issued as part of the rights issue in June 2008. The shares listed under ISIN code FR0010585513 were issued in redemption of the SDES issued in February 2008 and not exchanged.
Both these types of shares entitle their holders to free shares subject to holders continuing to hold them until 6 March 2011, such right being non-transferrable. These shares have the same value as those listed under ISIN code FR000533075. Their transfer to the trading ISIN (FR0010533075) leads to the loss of the right to receive free shares at the expiry of the 3-year period.
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).
The share capital of Groupe Eurotunnel SA is €190,649,732.01
It is divided into 476,624,330 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).
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.
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. As referred to in section 10.1 of the 2008 Reference Document, Groupe Eurotunnel SA has calculated the maximum exercise ratio to be 0.03378 share per exercised warrant with payment of the exercise price.
Each ordinary share in a société anonyme (limited liability company) 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 BNP Paribas Securities Services to manage them. BNP Paribas Securities Services 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 Company Nominee Services Limited acts as CREST participant in the management of CDIs, in particular CDIs issued to TNU shareholders who took part in the 2007 Exchange Offer.
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. They simply need to contact BNP Paribas Securities Services at the following address where one of their English-speaking agents will be available for further information.
BNP Paribas Securities Services
Grands Moulins de Pantin
Corporate Trust
11 rue Ella Fitzgerald
75019 PARIS - France
Tel: +33 1 55 77 41 02
Tel: 0810 139 570 (From France - local rate call)
Fax: +33 1 55 77 34 17
Email: Paris.bp2s.get.sa.shareholders@bnpparibas.com
Monday to Friday, between 8:45a.m. and 6p.m. (French time)
The advantages of holding shares in registered form:
- Information sent directly by the company, including shareholder newsletters
Automatic despatch of general meeting documentation
No charge for holding shares in this form
Easier access to general meetings
Possible eligibility to travel privileges.
See Travel privileges section for terms and conditions.
If you wish to transfer your Groupe Eurotunnel SA shares into a registered account