Eutelsat Group Exercises Its Put Option and Signs Share Purchase Agreement With EQT Infrastructure for the Sale of a Majority Stake in a New Entity That Will Hold Its Passive Ground Infrastructure Assets
02 Dezembro 2024 - 3:30AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London
Stock Exchange: ETL) has exercised the put option signed with EQT
Infrastructure VI fund (“EQT”) on 9th August 2024 regarding a
majority stake in a newly created entity that will hold Eutelsat’s
passive ground infrastructure assets. This decision follows the
completion of the consultation processes with relevant employee
representative bodies of Eutelsat.
The exercise of the put option led to the signing of a binding
Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) between Eutelsat and EQT.
As announced on 9 August 2024 upon signing of the Put Option
Agreement, the transaction consists in the carve-out of the
Eutelsat’s passive ground infrastructure assets (land, buildings,
support infrastructure, antennas and connectivity circuits for the
combined portfolio of teleports and SNPs) to form a new company to
be incorporated as a standalone legal entity. Under the terms of
the agreement, EQT will acquire an 80% stake in this new entity,
while Eutelsat Group will remain committed as long-term
shareholder, anchor tenant and partner of the new company with a
20% holding alongside EQT.
The transaction values the new entity at an enterprise value of
€790m. It remains subject to customary conditions precedent, and
closing of the deal is expected in the first quarter of calendar
year 2026.
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Group is a global leader in satellite communications,
delivering connectivity and broadcast services worldwide. The Group
was formed through the combination of the Company and OneWeb in
2023, becoming the first fully integrated GEO-LEO satellite
operator with a fleet of 35 Geostationary (GEO) satellites and a
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of more than 600 satellites.
The Group addresses the needs of customers in four key verticals of
Video, where it distributes more than 6,500 television channels,
and the high-growth connectivity markets of Mobile Connectivity,
Fixed Connectivity, and Government Services. Eutelsat Group’s
unique suite of in-orbit assets and ground infrastructure enables
it to deliver integrated solutions to meet the needs of global
customers. The Company is headquartered in Paris and Eutelsat Group
employs more than 1,500 people across more than 50 countries. The
Group is committed to delivering safe, resilient, and
environmentally sustainable connectivity to help bridge the digital
divide. The Company is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange
(ticker: ETL) and the London Stock Exchange (ticker: ETL).
Find out more at www.eutelsat.com
Disclaimer
The forward-looking statements included herein are for
illustrative purposes only and are based on management’s views and
assumptions as of the date of this document.
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks.
For illustrative purposes only, such risks include but are not
limited to: risks related to the health crisis; operational risks
related to satellite failures or impaired satellite performance, or
failure to roll out the deployment plan as planned and within the
expected timeframe; risks related to the trend in the satellite
telecommunications market resulting from increased competition or
technological changes affecting the market; risks related to the
international dimension of the Group's customers and activities;
risks related to the adoption of international rules on frequency
coordination and financial risks related, inter alia, to the
financial guarantee granted to the Intergovernmental Organization's
closed pension fund, and foreign exchange risk.
Eutelsat Communications expressly disclaims any obligation or
undertaking to update or revise any projections, forecasts or
estimates contained in this document to reflect any change in
events, conditions, assumptions, or circumstances on which any such
statements are based, unless so required by applicable law.
The information contained in this document is not based on
historical fact and should not be construed as a guarantee that the
facts or data mentioned will occur. This information is based on
data, assumptions and estimates that the Group considers as
reasonable.
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Media enquiries Joanna Darlington Tel. +33 674 521 531
jdarlington@eutelsat.com
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Investors Joanna Darlington Tel. +33 674 521 531
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Hugo Laurens-Berge Tel. +33 670 809 558
hlaurensberge@eutelsat.com
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