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Wendel: Management of the Exchangeable Bond maturing in 2026: accelerated placement of approximately 23 million Bureau Veritas shares
Management of the Exchangeable Bond maturing in 2026: accelerated placement of approximately 23 million Bureau Veritas shares Paris, 15 September 2025 - Wendel announces the launch of the disposal of the 23.3 million Bureau Veritas shares underlying the exchangeable bond into Bureau Veritas shares issued by Wendel in March 2023 and maturing in March 2026 (the "EB"), through an accelerated bookbuilding process reserved for qualified investors as defined by Article 2(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/112
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