Financial Release
Saint-Cloud, France, March 25, 2015 - Dassault Aviation buys back 5% of its share capital.
Airbus Group completed today a placement of 1,612,407 shares of Dassault Aviation corresponding to 17.5% of the company's share capital.
In accordance with the agreement signed with Airbus Group and pursuant to the approval granted by its shareholders during its shareholders' meeting dated January 28, 2015, Dassault Aviation acquired through this placement 460,687 shares corresponding to 5% of its share capital at a price of 980 euros per share, i.e. for a total amount of 451 million euros. The remainder, i.e. 1,151,720 shares corresponding to 12.5% of its share capital, has been subscribed by institutional investors at a price of 1,030 euros per share.
After such placement by Airbus Group, the shareholding of Dassault Aviation results as follows:
| Before the placement | After the placement | |||||||
| Shares | % Capital | % of voting rights | Shares | % Capital | % of voting rights | |||
| GIMD | 5 118 240 | 55.55% | 55.79% | GIMD | 5 118 240 | 55.55% | 58.75% | |
| AIRBUS | 3 880 235 | 42.11% | 42.30% | AIRBUS | 2 267 828 | 24.61% | 26.03% | |
| FREE FLOAT | 174 779 | 1.90% | 1.91% | FREE FLOAT | 1 326 499 | 14.40% | 15.22% | |
| DASSAULT AVIATION | 40 500 | 0.44% | - | DASSAULT AVIATION | 501 187 | 5.44% | - | |
| TOTAL | 9 213 754 | 100.00% | 100.00% | TOTAL | 9 213 754 | 100.00% | 100.00% | |
The trading of the Dassault Aviation shares on Euronext Paris shall resume on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 9:00 am Paris time.
Dassault Aviation is proud of the success of this placement and of the corresponding increase of its free float.
Dassault Aviation thanks the new investors for their trust in the Company.
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About Dassault Aviation
With over 8,000 military and civil aircraft delivered to 90 countries over the last 60 years, logging some 28 million hours in flight, Dassault Aviation has built up expertise recognized worldwide in the design, development, sale and support of all types of aircraft, ranging from the Rafale fighter to the high-end Falcon family of business jets and military drones. Dassault Aviation posted sales of 3.68 billion euros in 2014, and has nearly 11,600 employees.
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