ATO Atos SE

Atos SE launches an employee shareholding plan for 2021

Atos SE launches an employee shareholding plan for 2021

ATOS SE

European company with a share capital of € 109,993,166

registered offices located at River Ouest – 80 quai Voltaire, 95870 Bezons

323 623 603 RCS Pontoise

Atos SE launches an employee shareholding plan for 2021

Paris, August 31, 2021. Atos SE announces the launch of the employee shareholding plan entitled « Share 2021 » under the framework of article L. 225-138-1 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) and articles L. 3332-18 et seq. of the French Labor Code (Code du travail). The objective of this plan is to strengthen the Group’s relationship with its employees by offering them the possibility of being more closely associated with the Group’s future performance.

This offering of shares will be made to all employees of the Group located in France, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong-Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United State of America and Uruguay, who will be eligible for the Group savings plan (Plan d’Epargne Groupe « PEG »), subject to obtaining the required authorization from local authorities.

The subscription period will take place from September 1, 2021 to September 20, 2021 (inclusive).

The settlement-delivery of the shares shall occur as of October 28, 2021.

The terms and conditions of the transaction are described hereafter.

DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTION

ISSUER

ATOS SE

Euronext Paris (France) – compartment A

Common Share ISIN code: FR0000051732  

Security registered with the Service de Règlement Différé (SRD)

PURPOSE OF THE OFFERING – REASONS FOR THE OFFERING

Pursuant to the authorization granted by the Combined General Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 12, 2021 under the 18th resolution, the Board of Directors of Atos SE decided on July 27, 2021 to issue shares reserved for employees under the framework of article L. 225-138-1 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) and articles L. 3332-18 et seq. of the French Labor Code (Code du travail).

OFFERED SECURITIES

Pursuant to the authorization granted by the Combined General Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 12, 2021 under the 18th resolution, the Board of Directors of Atos SE decided on July 27, 2021 on the principle of a capital increase of the Company, up to 2% of the share capital on the day of this Combined General Shareholders’ Meeting, for the benefit of employees of Atos SE and of the group companies affiliated with Atos SE pursuant to Article L. 225-180 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) and Article L. 3344-1 of the French Labor Code (Code du travail) who are members of the Atos Group savings plan (« PEG »), and delegated to the Chief Executive Officer the power to set the subscription price by applying a 25% discount to the reference price.

On August 30, 2021, the Chief Executive Officer set the subscription price to € 31.74. This subscription price is equal to 75% of the reference price (the average of the opening share price of Atos SE on Euronext Paris during the twenty trading days preceding this date), or in other terms, the reference price with a discount of 25%.

The newly created Atos SE shares will carry entitlement as from January 1st, 2021.

CONDITIONS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION

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