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- 4th June 2004: Opening of the period wherein it is possible to issue revocable reservations (reservation period) Opening of the Global Placement and the Offer Reserved for employees and retired employees - 14th June 2004: End of the reservation period and last day for revoking reservations - 15th June 2004: Opening of the Open Price Offer - 16th June 2004: Closure of the Open Price Offer (5 p.m.) and Global Placement (5 p.m.) and the Offer Reserved for employees - 17th June 2004: Fixing the prices for Global Placement, Open Price Offer and the Offer Reserved for Employees, fixing the number of shares offered under the Open Price Offer and Global Placement Press release outlining the final operation conditions - 17th June 2004 (before 10 p.m.): Publication of the Open Price Offer results in an Euronext Paris notice - 18th June 2004: Start of trading of shares on the Premier Marché - 23rd June 2004: Settlement delivery of the shares falling under the Open Price Offer and Global Placement - 16th July 2004: Last date for exercising the Over-allocation option</p>