At the end of the session, Atos shares were down nearly 6%. The company is considering the sale of other assets (in addition to exclusive negotiations with EPEI on the sale of Tech Foundations) well in excess of 400 million euros in order to meet its financing deadlines.

Management and the Board of Directors consider that, among the various potential disposals, the sale of BDS would be a decisive factor, enabling the activities remaining in the company to retain a strategic interest.

In this respect, the company has received two letters indicating non-binding interest in its BDS business, one concerning only part of its perimeter.

The company will open a due diligence phase with Airbus, whose indicative offer of an enterprise value of 1.5 to 1.8 billion euros concerns the entire BDS perimeter. Currently at a preliminary stage, discussions with Airbus will progress, and the market will be informed of their outcome in due course.

Furthermore, the company does not rule out additional asset disposals, particularly if the transaction with EPEI does not go ahead.

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