Lagardère confirms its intention to dispose its EADS stake in 2013

Regulatory News:

Lagardère SCA (Paris:MMB), which owns 7.41% of EADS, confirms its will to dispose its stake as soon as market and operational conditions permit.

Lagardère SCA considers that the conditions of sale could be met in 2013.

This project, already announced on many occasions, is part of Lagardère’s strategy to dispose its minority stakes.

For the record, the Lagardère group already sold 7.5% of EADS share capital in 2006.

Lagardère is a world-class pure-play media group (Book and e-Publishing; Press, Audiovisual, Digital and Advertising Sales Brokerage; Travel Retail and Distribution; Sport Industry and Entertainment).

With a holding of around 7.5%, Lagardère jointly controls EADS.

Lagardère shares are listed on Euronext Paris.

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Please refer to the most recent Reference Document (Document de référence) filed by Lagardère SCA with the French Autorité des marchés financiers for additional information in relation to such factors, risks and uncertainties.

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