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 4th 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.