Atos sells shareholding in Worldline for €220 million

PARIS, FRANCE: Atos has completed the sale of its entire stake in Worldline of ca. 7.0 million shares representing ca. 2.5% of Worldline’s share capital. The sale was carried out by way of an accelerated book building to institutional investors.

Atos has concomitantly entered into a derivative transaction to hedge its residual exposure to Worldline’s shares related to the outstanding exchangeable bonds due 2024, which were issued in 2019.

As a result of the Placement and derivative transaction, Atos has raised net proceeds of ca. €220 million and will no longer be a shareholder of Worldline.

Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE acted as sole bookrunner for the Placement and counterparty for the derivative. Rothschild & Co acted as financial advisor.

Worldline is a French multinational payment and transactional services company founded in 1974. It is the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry and 4^th player worldwide with over 20,000 employees in more than 50 countries.

Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with 111,000 employees and annual revenue of c. € 11 billion. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high-performance computing, the Group provides tailored end-to-end solutions for all industries in 71 countries. A pioneer in decarbonization services and products, Atos is committed to a secure and decarbonized digital for its clients. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), listed on Euronext Paris and included in the CAC 40 ESG and Next 20 indexes.