Announcement • Apr 08
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. signed a a non-binding proposal to acquire remaining 90% stake in Universal Music Group N.V. (ENXTAM:UMG) from Bolloré SE (ENXTPA:BOL), Vivendi SE (ENXTPA:VIV) and other shareholders for €50.2 billion. Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. signed a non-binding proposal to acquire remaining 90% stake in Universal Music Group N.V. (ENXTAM:UMG) from Bolloré SE (ENXTPA:BOL), Vivendi SE (ENXTPA:VIV) and other shareholders for €50.2 billion on April 7, 2026. A cash consideration valued at €5.05 per share will be paid by Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. As part of consideration, Universal Music Group N.V.'s shareholders will receive a total of €9.4 billion in cash and 0.77 shares of New UMG stock for each share of UMG held estimated to be worth €30.40 per share. Alternatively, shareholders may elect to receive all cash, all stock, or a mix of stock and cash consideration, subject to proration. Upon completion, Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. will own 100% stake in Universal Music Group N.V. UMG will merge with Pershing Square and the newly merged company will become a Nevada corporation (“New UMG”), listed on the New York Stock Exchange. New UMG will publish financial statements under U.S. GAAP and be eligible for S&P 500 and other index inclusion. The Transaction will enable the cancellation of 17% of UMG outstanding shares while preserving the company’s investment grade balance sheet and its long-term financial and strategic flexibility. New UMG will have 1.541 billion shares outstanding. The cash portion of the consideration will be funded with €2.5 billion from Pershing Square including €1.05 billion from SPARC’s rights holders, €5.4 billion in additional investment grade debt financing at New UMG (resulting in total debt of no more than 2.5 times Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA) and €1.5 billion of net proceeds from the monetization of the company’s stake in Spotify, after taxes and net of the artists’ share of Spotify proceeds. All Transaction equity financing will be backstopped by Pershing Square and affiliates, and all debt financing will be committed at signing. As part of the Transaction, UMG’s board will be refreshed to include Michael Ovitz as Chairman and two representatives from Pershing Square in addition to members from the current UMG board.
The Transaction will be subject to only a limited number of customary closing conditions, which include: (1) approval of UMG’s and SPARC’s boards of directors, (2) a two-thirds vote in favor of the Transaction by UMG shareholders in attendance at a meeting, and (3) required regulatory approvals. SPARC common stock is currently 100% owned by Pershing Square who will vote to support the Transaction. The Transaction will also be subject to a new employment contract and compensation arrangement for Lucian Grainge and the creation of a new board of directors for New UMG that will include Michael Ovitz as Chairman and two Pershing Square affiliates in addition to members from the current UMG board. The transaction is expected to close by year-end 2026.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP acted as legal advisor for Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. White & Case LLP acted as legal advisor for Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. Stibbe N.V. acted as legal advisor for Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. Jefferies LLC acted as financial advisor for Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. Announcement • Mar 20
Bolloré SE, Annual General Meeting, May 27, 2026 Bolloré SE, Annual General Meeting, May 27, 2026. Announcement • Feb 13
Bolloré SE to Report First Half, 2026 Results on Sep 17, 2026 Bolloré SE announced that they will report first half, 2026 results on Sep 17, 2026 Announcement • Feb 05
Bolloré SE to Report Fiscal Year 2025 Results on Mar 17, 2026 Bolloré SE announced that they will report fiscal year 2025 results at 5:40 PM, Central European Standard Time on Mar 17, 2026 Announcement • Sep 20
Bolloré SE Decides to Pay Interim Cash Dividend, Payable on September 30, 2025 Bolloré SE’s Board of Directors has decided to pay an interim dividend of EUR 0.02 per share, the same as last year, payable in cash only. The ex-interim dividend date will be September 26, 2025, with payment on September 30, 2025. Announcement • Jul 03
Bolloré SE to Report First Half, 2025 Results on Sep 17, 2025 Bolloré SE announced that they will report first half, 2025 results on Sep 17, 2025 Announcement • Mar 26
Bolloré SE, Annual General Meeting, May 21, 2025 Bolloré SE, Annual General Meeting, May 21, 2025. Location: tour bollore, 31 32 quai de dion bouton, puteaux France Announcement • Mar 19
Bolloré Se Proposes Dividend, Payable on June 27, 2024 Bolloré SE announced the General Shareholders’ Meeting will be asked to approve the distribution of a dividend of 0.08 euro per share (including 0.02 euro in interim dividend already paid in September 2024), a 14% increase. The ex-dividend date will be June 10, 2025, with payment in cash only on June 12, 2025. Announcement • Mar 12
Bolloré SE to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Mar 17, 2025 Bolloré SE announced that they will report fiscal year 2024 results on Mar 17, 2025 Announcement • Jul 31
Bolloré SE Announces Interim Dividend, Payable on September 03, 2024 Bolloré SE has decided to pay an interim dividend of 0.02 euro per share, the same as last year, payable in cash only. The ex-interim dividend date will be September 03, 2024, with payment on September 05, 2024. Announcement • Jul 11
Financière Moncey Société anonyme (ENXTPA:FMONC) proposed to acquire Compagnie des Tramways de Rouen (ENXTPA:MLTRA) from Bolloré SE (ENXTPA:BOL) and others for €4.67 billion. Financière Moncey Société anonyme (ENXTPA:FMONC) proposed to acquire Compagnie des Tramways de Rouen (ENXTPA:MLTRA) from Bolloré SE (ENXTPA:BOL) and others for €4.67 billion on July 10, 2024. The proposed parity for the proposed merger, following the division of the nominal value, would be 75 Financière Moncey shares for 1 Compagnie des Tramways de Rouen share. This merger would constitute a measure to rationalize and simplify the structures of the Bolloré group. On June 30, 2024, the Bolloré group held 94.04% of the capital and voting rights of Compagnie des Tramways de Rouen. The boards of directors of Financière Moncey and Compagnie des Tramways de Rouen approved the principle of a merger by way of absorption of the company Compagnie des Tramways de Rouen by Financière Moncey.
Following confirmation of parity by the merger auditor, the boards of directors of Financière Moncey and Compagnie des Tramways de Rouen will meet again by the end of September 2024 to determine the final terms of the merger, approve the signing of the merger agreement and convene, before the end of 2024, the general meetings of shareholders of Financière Moncey and Compagnie des Tramways de Rouen to approve the merger. Announcement • May 23
Bolloré SE Approves Dividend, Payable on 27 June 2024 Bolloré SE at its Ordinary General Meeting held on May 22, 2024, approved the payment of a dividend of €0.07 per share, an increase of 17%, representing an additional dividend of €0.05 per share after the interim dividend of €0.02 per share paid in September 2023. This additional dividend is payable solely in cash and will be paid on 27 June 2024. Announcement • Mar 15
Bolloré Se Proposes Dividend, Payable on June 27, 2024 Bolloré SE announced General Shareholders Meeting will be asked to distribute a dividend of 0.07 eurosper share (including an interim dividend of 0.02 eurosalready paid in 2023),up 17%. The dividend will be detached on June 25, 2024 and the payment, exclusively in cash, will be made on June 27, 2024. Announcement • Mar 01
CMA CGM S.A. completed the acquisition of Bolloré Logistics GIE from Bolloré SE (ENXTPA:BOL) for €4.85 billion. CMA CGM S.A. signed an agreement to acquire Bolloré Logistics GIE from Bolloré SE (ENXTPA:BOL) in a transaction valued at €4.65 billion on July 11, 2023. The purchase price is prior to calculating debt and cash on the completion date. The Bolloré Group confirms the implementation of the contingent earn-out mechanism of €0.25 for each Bolloré SE share tendered to the simplified cash tender offer of Bolloré SE on its own shares, closed on May 30, 2023. This contingent earn-out will be paid if the sale of Bolloré Logistics is completed pursuant to agreed terms. As of February 9, 2024, the Polynesian Competition Authority will block the takeover deal unless CMA CGM cancels one of its liner services, the Panama Direct Line, or sells Bolloré’s subsidiary in the region and the body has also demanded CMA CGM agree to a no-compete clause in Polynesia for five years as the body identified high competitive risks of eviction of competitors to the detriment of competitive activity favourable to freight forwarders and ultimately to consumers. The final completion of the sale remains subject to obtaining authorizations under the control of concentrations and foreign investments in the jurisdictions. As on February 23, 2024, The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Bolloré Logistics SE (‘Bolloré Logistics') by CMA CGM S.A. (‘CMA CGM'). The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by the parties.Daniel Hurstel, Gabriel Flandin, Annette Péron, and Faustine Viala of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP acted as legal advisor to CMA CGM. SG Corporate & Investment Banking acted as financial advisor to Bolloré SE. Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. (BIT:MB) acted as Financial Advisor to CMA CGM S.A. Morgan Stanley International Limited acted as financial advisor to CMA CGM Group.CMA CGM S.A. completed the acquisition of Bolloré Logistics GIE from Bolloré SE (ENXTPA:BOL) for €4.85 billion on February 29, 2024. Bolloré Logistics achieved in 2022 a turnover of €7.1 billion. As a part of acquisition, 14,000 employees will be joining CMA CGM. Announcement • Jan 13
Bolloré SE to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Mar 14, 2024 Bolloré SE announced that they will report Q4, 2023 results on Mar 14, 2024 Announcement • Jul 29
Bolloré Decides to Pay Interim Cash Dividend, Payable on September 7, 2023 The Board of Directors of Bolloré decided to pay an interim dividend of €0.02 per share, the same as last year, payable in cash only. The ex-dividend date will be September 5, 2023 and payment will be made on September 7, 2023. Announcement • Jul 12
CMA CGM S.A. signed an agreement to acquire Bolloré Logistics GIE from Bolloré SE (ENXTPA:BOL) for an enterprise value of €4.65 billion. CMA CGM S.A. signed an agreement to acquire Bolloré Logistics GIE from Bolloré SE (ENXTPA:BOL) for an enterprise value of €4.65 billion on July 11, 2023. The purchase price would amount to €4.65 billion, prior to calculating debt and cash on the completion date. The Bolloré Group confirms the implementation of the contingent earn-out mechanism of €0.25 for each Bolloré SE share tendered to the simplified cash tender offer of Bolloré SE on its own shares, closed on May 30, 2023. This contingent earn-out will be paid if the sale of Bolloré Logistics is completed pursuant to agreed terms. The final completion of the sale remains subject to obtaining authorizations under the control of concentrations and foreign investments in the jurisdictions. Daniel Hurstel, Gabriel Flandin, Annette Péron, and Faustine Viala of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP acted as legal advisor to CMA CGM.