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As the conditions to which the Offer was subject have been met, payment of the Offer price for the shares tendered during the initial acceptance period will take place on May 4.
At the end of the initial acceptance period, Orange SA directly and indirectly holds 44,820,408 shares of Orange Belgium (including treasury shares), representing 74.68% of the share capital of Orange Belgium.
At the end of the initial acceptance period, Orange SA holds 74.68% of the share capital of Orange Belgium (including treasury shares).
Furthermore, in accordance with chapter 6.3.3.1 of the prospectus relating to the Offer, Orange SA has decided to reopen the Offer from April 28 to May 4 inclusive. The price of €22 per share remains unchanged.
Payment of the Offer price for the shares tendered during the reopening will take place on May 17.
The documentation of the Offer is available on the following websites: www.bnpparibasfortis.be/sparenenbeleggen (in Dutch and including the summary of the prospectus in English) www.bnpparibasfortis.be/epargneretplacer (in French and presenting the summary of the Prospectus in English) and on the websites of Orange Belgium (corporate.orange.be/) and Orange (www.orange.com)
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