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- 9 November 2004: Opening of Underwritten Global Placement, Opening of the reservation period of the Open Price Offer Opening of Offer Reserved for Employees - 20 November 2004, 5 p.m.: Closure of the reservation period of the Open Price Offer for reservations deposited at the counters of authorised intermediaries - 21 November 2004, 11:59 p.m.: Closure of the reservation period of the Open Price Offer for reservations made on the Internet - 22 November 2004: Opening of the Open Price Offer - 23 November 2004, 5 p.m.: Closure of Underwritten Global Placement (which may be closed in advance, without prior information), Closure of the Open Price Offer, Closure of Offer Reserved for Employees - 24 November 2004: Fixing the prices for Underwritten Global Placement, Open Price Offer and the Offer Reserved for Employees Company distributes a press release announcing the final conditions of the introduction operation on the Premier Marché of Euronext Paris, mainly, the prices for Underwritten Global Placement, Open Price Offer and the Offer Reserved for Employees The Minister of State, Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry distributes a press release detailing the conditions for opening up the Company’s capital Publication of the Open Price Offer results in a Euronext Paris notice First trade of Existing Shares and New Shares on the Premier Marché of Euronext Paris - 25 November 2004: Start of trading of Existing Shares and New Shares on the Premier Marché of Euronext Paris - 30 November 2004: Settlement delivery of the Underwritten Global Placement and Open Price Offer - 23 December 2004: Last date for exercising the Over Allocation Option - 21 January 2005: Settlement delivery of the Offer Reserved for Employees</p>