Identification

Symbol
VIA
ISIN code
FR0010340406
Trading location
Paris
ICB
Building Materials&Fixtures

Operation

IPO date
Tue 12/12/2006
IPO type

Global Placement and Open Price Offer

IPO price
23.90 euros
IPO type
Initial Public offering
Catégorie
IPO
Operation procedure

Global Placement procedure - Number of shares: 2 568 202 shares representing 90% of the Offer - Book runner(s): ARKEON FINANCE Open Price Offer procedure - Subscription open for: Retail investors, legal entities and certain UCITS - Number of shares: 285 356 shares representing 10% of the Offer The number of shares offered within the OPO may be increased with shares offered in the Global Placement with limit of 20 % of the offer.

Operation description

Admission on Eurolist by Euronext:
- 8 007 400 existing shares representing the outstanding capital of GROUPE VIAL, and,
- a maximum of 1 426 779 new shares by way of public offering.

A maximum of 2 853 558 shares, before extension option exercise, will be offered to public by the way of a Global Placement and an Open-Price Offer (OPO).

Extension option: up to 285 356 existing shares.

Operation calendar

- Period of the Placement: from November 28, 2006 to December 11, 2006 (18:00) - Period of the Offer: from November 28, 2006 to December 11, 2006 (18:00) - First quotation: December 12, 2006 - Beginning of trading: December 18, 2006

Price range
21.86 euros - 23.90 euros
Broker to issue

ARKEON FINANCE