Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited
a closed-ended investment company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of Guernsey with registration number 45582
Dual listing
Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited ("B&G Holding" or the "Company") today announces that the admission to listing and trading of the sterling shares of the Company (the "Sterling Shares") on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext took place on an "as-if-and-when-issued" basis on 28 July 2008 ("Amsterdam Admission"). The Company also announces that the admission of the Sterling Shares and Company's euro shares ("Euro Shares") to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc's main market for listed securities occurred on 28 July 2008 ("London Admission", together with the Amsterdam Admission, "Admission").
Sterling Shares
The starting net asset value per share of the Sterling Shares was £10, as at the conversion calculation date on 30 June 2008.
The conversion ratio of 0.831452 for the Euro Shares to Sterling Shares was calculated as at 30 June 2008 based on:
- a net asset value per share of the Sterling Shares of £10
- a net asset value per share of the Euro Shares of €10.5114
- a spot currency conversion rate of €1 : £0.7910.
Other information on the shares
Euro Shares Sterling Shares
ISIN GG00B1FQG453 GG00B39VMM07
Amsterdam
SEDOL B1FQG45 B39VMN1
London
SEDOL B28ZZQ1 B39VMM0
Bloomberg
Amsterdam BGHL NA BGHS NA
Bloomberg
London BGHL LN BGHS LN
Reuters
Amsterdam BGHL.AS BGHS.AS
Reuters
London BGHSx.L BGHS.L
29 July 2008
B&G Asset Management +44 20 7514 0700
Emmanuel Gavaudan
This announcement is for information purposes only and is not an offer to invest. The Company is registered with the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets as a collective investment scheme pursuant to article 2:73 in conjunction with 2:66 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht). All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decision. The value of investments may fluctuate. Results achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results.