25 October 2007
Sonepar to purchase Hagemeyer assets from Rexel
Withdrawal of Sonepar’s proposed indicative public offer for Hagemeyer
This announcement of Sonepar S.A. ("Sonepar") shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale in securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, Italy and Japan.
With reference to our press release of October 9, 2007 and the press release of Rexel S.A. (“Rexel”) of today, Sonepar announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire from Rexel, following successful completion of Rexel’s intended public offer for Hagemeyer, the American, Asian-Pacific as well as selected European activities of Hagemeyer. In total, such activities represent additional sales to Sonepar of approximately € 2.7 billion on a 2006 pro forma basis.
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