(AOF) – Atos announces that it has reached an agreement on the main terms of a financial restructuring plan with a group of banks and bondholders of the company. The Atos board of directors has concluded, under the aegis of the conciliator, that this agreement is in compliance with the financial parameters. It provides for the conclusion of a binding lock-up agreement between the company and a group of banks and bondholders and other financial creditors wishing to support the agreement.
As indicated in its previous communications, the company recalls that the implementation of the planned financial restructuring plan will result in massive dilution for the current shareholders of Atos, who should, in the absence of participation in the planned capital increases, hold less than 0 .1% of the share capital.
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