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TOUAX SCA

Capital/Financing Update Jul 2, 2015

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Touax launches an offering of net share settled bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares (ORNANE) due 2020, with a priority subscription period, for an initial amount of approximately EUR 20 million, which may be increased up to a maximum amount of approximately EUR 23 million, in case of full exercise of the increase option

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Touax SCA (the « Company » or « Touax ») is launching today an offering of net share settled bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares (ORNANE) due 10 July 2020 (the « Bonds ») for an initial nominal amount of approximately EUR 20 million. Such amount may be increased up to a maximum nominal amount of approximately EUR 23 million in case of full exercise of the 15% increase option by the Issuer in agreement with the Global Coordinators and Joint Lead Managers.

The issue of the Bonds aims at lengthening the average debt maturity of the group. The net proceeds from the issue will be applied up to EUR 10 million to the partial refinancing of the revolving credit facility borne by the Company and the bilateral loan granted by Bank of China, the remainder being applied to the progressive amortization of the short-term portion of other operating debts of the group, mainly such as leasing contracts (the latter representing approximately EUR 20.3 million as of 30 April 2015).

These two financings will mature respectively on 14 April 2016 and 31 July 2015 and are currently being renegotiated with the respective lenders in the context of a new unique credit facility. The Company has already obtained tentative agreements from most of the respective lenders for the refinancing of these facilities, subject to certain conditions.

The shareholders of the Company registered in book-entry form on 1 July 2015 will benefit from a 3 trading day priority subscription period (délai de priorité) to subscribe by irrevocable entitlement (à titre irréductible) from 2 July 2015 to 6 July 2015 (5.00pm, Paris time) inclusive (subject to applicable selling restrictions). Such shareholder subscription order will be limited up to a maximum amount corresponding to each shareholder's stake in the Company's share capital applied to the maximum issue size, i.e. to approximately EUR 23 million. In case the increase option is not or partially exercised, priority subscriptions from shareholders will be reduced on a prorata basis. There will be no additional subscription entitlements subject to reduction (souscriptions à titre réductible).

The nominal value per Bond will represent an issue premium comprised between 25% and 30% over the Company's reference share price on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris (« Euronext Paris »).

The Bonds will bear interest at an annual nominal rate of 6% payable semi-annually in arrear on 10 January and 10 July of each year (or if such date is not a business day, the following business day), and for the first time on 10 January 2016.

The Bonds will be issued at par on 10 July 2015, being the expected settlement and delivery date of the Bonds, and will be redeemed at par on 10 July 2020 (or if such date is not a business day, the following business day).

Bondholders will be entitled to a conversion right which may be exercised at any time from 10 July 2015 until the eighteenth trading day (excluded) preceding the maturity date expected on 10 July 2020.

Upon exercise of their conversion right, bondholders will receive, at the option of the Company, an amount in cash and, as the case may be, new and/or existing Touax shares. The Company also retains full flexibility to deliver new and/or existing Touax shares only.

The number of shares to be delivered to bondholders, as the case may be, will in particular depend on the conversion ratio. Initially set at one share per Bond, this conversion ratio will be adjusted in certain usual cases for this type of financial instrument. In particular, the conversion ratio will be adjusted if the Company distributes dividends between the issue date and the maturity date.

Bondholders may request at their discretion the early redemption of the Bonds on 1 August 2019, at par plus accrued interest since the last interest payment date.

The Bonds will be offered by way of a private placement (in the meaning of article L.422-2-II of the French Code monétaire et financier) in France and outside France (excluding the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan) and by way of a public offering in France from 2 July 2015 to 6 July 2015 (5:00pm, Paris time).

The final terms of the Bonds are expected to be determined on 7 July 2015.

An application for the admission to trading of the Bonds on Euronext Paris will be made. The admission to trading of the Bonds is expected to take place on 10 July 2015.

In the context of the offering, the Company will agree to a lock-up undertaking ending 90 calendar days after the settlement and delivery date of the Bonds, subject to certain usual exceptions.

This offering is led by Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking acting as Global Coordinators, Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners and Octo Finances acting as Global Coordinator, Joint Lead Manager and Co-Bookrunner.

Availability of the prospectus

A French prospectus comprising (i) the Company's registration document filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers (the « AMF ») on 23 March 2015 under n° D.15-087 and (ii) a securities note (including a summary of the prospectus) which received visa n° 15-331 on 1 July 2015 (the « Prospectus »), is freely available at the registered office of Touax, Tour Franklin – 100-101 Terrasse Boieldieu – 92042 La Défense cedex, France, on Touax's website (www.touax.com) and on the AMF's website (www.amf-france.org).

The attention of investors is drawn to (i) the risk factors mentioned on pages 21 to 36 of Touax's registration document and in section 2 of the securities note and to (ii) the section 3 of the securities note.

TOUAX Group leases out tangible assets (shipping-containers, modular buildings, freight railcars and river barges) on a daily basis to more than 5,000 customers throughout the world, for its own account and on behalf of third party investors. With more than €1.7 billion under management, TOUAX is one of the European leaders in the operational leasing of this type of equipment.

TOUAX is listed in Paris on NYSE EURONEXT – Euronext Paris Compartment C (Code ISIN FR0000033003) and on the CAC® Small and CAC® Mid & Small indexes and in EnterNext PEA-PME.

For more information: www.touax.com

Contacts:

TOUAX ACTIFIN Fabrice & Raphaël WALEWSKI Ghislaine GASPARETTO Managing Partners [email protected] [email protected] www.touax.com Tel: +33 (0)1 56 88 11 11 Tel: +33 (0)1 46 96 18 00

Summary of the prospectus

Section A – Introduction and warnings
A.1 Introduction and notice This
summary
should
be
read
as
an
introduction
to
the
Prospectus.
Any decision to invest in the financial instruments offered in the
transaction described herein should be based on a thorough
review of the Prospectus.
Where a claim relating to the information contained in the
Prospectus is brought before a court, the plaintiff investor may,
under the national legislation of the Member States or parties to
the European Economic Area Agreement have to bear the costs
of translating the Prospectus before the legal proceedings are
initiated.
Civil liability attaches only to those persons who have prepared
the summary including any translation thereof, but only if the
summary is misleading, inaccurate or inconsistent when read
together with the other parts of the Prospectus or it does not
provide,
when
read
together
with
the
other
parts
of
the
Prospectus, key information needed by investors when to make a
decision whether or not to invest in the securities.
A.2 Consent by the Issuer to the
use of Prospectus
Not Applicable.
Section B – Issuer
B.1 Legal and commercial name TOUAX SCA ("TOUAX SCA" or the "Company")
B.2 Registered office/Legal
form/Legislation/Country of
incorporation
Registered office: Tour Franklin – 23ème étage – 100-101 Terrasse
Boieldieu – 92042 La Défense cedex
Legal form: French law limited stock partnership (société en
commandite par actions).
Applicable legislation: French law.
Country of incorporation: France.
B.3 Key factors of the Issuer's
operations and its principal
activities
The TOUAX Group (as defined below) is a global service supplier
in operational leasing, selling and management of standardised
mobile
equipment
(shipping
container
equipment,
modular
buildings, freight railcars and river barges. The Group manages
its
own
equipment
as
well
as
equipment
for
third-party
investors).The
Group's
shipping
container
business
includes
leasing and hire-purchase, third-party asset management, and the
sale of new and used containers. The Group's modular building
business manufactures modular buildings, leases or sells them
and provides a certain number of services for customers,
including assembly and facility management in particular. The
Group's river barge business includes leasing and hire-purchase,
and the sale of new and used barges. The Group's freight railcar
business includes leasing and hire-purchase, third-party asset
management, and the sale of new and used railcars.
B.4a Recent trends affecting the
Issuer and its industry
Recent events :
Revenue for Q1 2015 at €68.2 million
The consolidated revenue for the 1st quarter of 2015 amounted to
€68.2 million compared with €72.8 million in the 1st quarter of
2014, down by 6.2%. With exchange rates and scope remaining
constant, revenue decreased by 14.9% mainly due to the variation
of the US dollar.
Increase in leasing revenue of 13.6%
Leasing revenue for the 1st quarter of 2015 amounted to €55.4
million, up by 13.6% (+3.2% with constant exchange rates),
marked by a rise in the value of the dollar in the Shipping
Containers business and a recovery of the Modular Buildings
business.
Recovery of the Modular Building business
Revenue in the Modular Buildings division for the 1st quarter of
2015 increased by 6.6% to €24.4 million compared to the 1st
quarter of 2014 (+5% with a constant exchange rate). The
increase in leasing revenue by 11.7% to €17.5 million results from
a recovery in the activity of all countries except France, with
marked growths in Poland, Germany, Benelux and the United
States. Sales are also rising in most countries, particularly
Poland, Germany, Czech Republic and Morocco but were down in
France due to the strategy to focus on the leasing activity. The
recovery of the leasing business generates re-leasing costs that
will continue to weigh on the EBITDA of the division in 2015.
B.5 Description of the Group The Issuer is the holding company of the TOUAX Group (the
"Group" or the "TOUAX Group" consists of the Issuer and its
consolidated subsidiaries).
The Issuer is the holding company of the Group:

As at 9 June 2015, to the knowledge of the Company, the shareholding of the Company was as follows:

B. 7 Selected financial
information
The following tables are excerpts from the consolidated financial
statements of the TOUAX Group for the financial years respectively
ended on December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as adopted by
the European Union:

Key figures of the consolidated income statement as at December 31, 2012, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014:

$(E$ thousands) 2014 2013 2012
Leasing revenue 206 189 206104 219034
Sales of equipment 172502 143158 138952
Revenue 378 691 349262 357986
EBITDAR (EBITDA before distribution to investors) (1) 94948 102 487 118 266
EBITDA (EBITDA after distribution to investors) (1) 40002 50861 61777
Current operating income 4123 7349 29 04 2
Consolidated net profit/(loss), Group's share (12.896) (15.303) 9 1 4 6
Net earnings per share $(\epsilon)$ $-2,19$ $-2.63$ 1,60

Key figures of the consolidated balance sheet as at December 31, 2012, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014:

(Éthous and s) 2014 2013 2012
Total assets 724 560 744 568 776135
Gross tangible assets (1) 683882 681 675 649708
ROI(2)
AND AND
5,85% 7,46% 9,51%
Total non-current assets 542 007 562 836 563769
Shareholders' equity - Group's share 162 646 156 856 148978
Consolidated shareholder's equity 184 555 184 405 173013
Mnority interests 21 909 27549 24035
Gross debt 439 106 453 589 491783
Net debt (3) 358020 399 565 432639
Dividend paid per share $(\epsilon)$ 0.5 0.5

Except as indicated in Element B.4.a, there has been no significant change in the financial or commercial condition of the Company and there has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the Company since December 31, 2014.

B.8 Pro forma information Not applicable. The Company has not prepared pro forma
information.
B.9 Profit forecasts Not applicable. The Company has not communicated any
profit forecasts.
B.10 Qualifications in the
audit reports on the
historical financial
information
Not
applicable. The
audit reports
on consolidated and
statutory accounts relating to financial years ended 31
December
2012,
2013,
and
2014
do
not
contain
any
qualifications.
B.11 Consolidated working
capital statement
At the date of this Securities Note, the Group believes its net
consolidated working capital is not sufficient to face its
current obligations during the following twelve months due to
existing financings maturing during this period.
Two significant existing financings, the Bank of China Credit
Facility of a €10 million principal amount and the Revolving
Credit Facility of a €67.5 million principal amount, will mature
during the twelve month period as of the date of the
Securities Note, respectively on July 31, 2015 and April 14,
2016. Discussions are ongoing with all relevant banking
institutions in order to renew these financings in the context
of a new unique credit facility for an amount of approximately
€67.5 million, it being specified that approximately €10 million
of the net proceeds resulting from the issue of the Bonds
subject of this Securities Note will be allocated to the partial
refinancing of the existing financings and that Bank of China
would be part of the new unique credit facility. At the date of
this Securities Notes, the Company has obtained from most of
the
relevant
banking
institutions
tentative
agreements
corresponding to more tha 93% of the total amount of this
new credit facility. Those tentative agreements are subject to
certain conditions (including the issue of the Bonds subject of
this Securities Note in respect of a minimum principal amount
of €20 million, the approval of the credit committees of all the
relevant banking institutions and the finalization of a complete
and satisfactory documentation). If the relevant banking
institutions give a definitive agreement, this refinancing may
occur during the summer of 2015 (please also refer to Section
4.4.1 ("Liquidity risk") of the Reference Document and notes
18.2.3 and 26 of the notes to the consolidated financial
statements in respect of the fiscal year ended December 31,
2014).
Following the issue of the Bonds subject of this Securities
Note and the renewal of the credit line as mentioned above,
the Group believes its net consolidated working capital will be
sufficient regarding its obligations during this period.
"Bank of China Credit Facility"
refers to the revolving
credit facility entitled "Revolving and term loan agreement" of
up to €10 million, entered into on January 31, 2013, between,
among others, the Company and Touax Container Services,
as borrower, and Bank of China Ltd., as lender.
"Revolving Credit Facility" refers to the agreement entitled
"Revolving Credit Facility", of up to €67.5 million, entered into
on April 14, 2011, between among others, the Company, as
borrower, and Société Générale, as agent, and Société
Générale,
Crédit
Lyonnais,
BRED

Banque
Populaire,
BanqueEuropéenne du Crédit Mutuel, Crédit du Nord, BNP
Paribas,
KBC
Bank,
Succursale
Française,
and
Crédit
Industriel et Commercial as original lenders and maturing on
April 14, 2016.
B.12 Credit rating The issue will not be rated. The Company is not rated.
Section C – Securities
C.1 Description of the
type and class of
Net share
settled
bonds
convertible
into
new
shares
and/or
exchangeable for existing shares (ORNANE) (the "Bonds").
the securities and
identification
number of
securities
A request for admission of the Bonds to trading on Euronext Paris,
under ISIN code FR0012833077 will be made.
C.2 Currency Euro.
C.3 Number of Bonds
issued and Par
The number of Bonds to be issued shall equal the issue amount
divided by the nominal par value of the Bonds.
value The nominal par value per Bond is expected to be set at an issue
premium between 25% and 30% over the volume-weighted average
price of the Company's share on Euronext Paris on the whole
trading day on July 7, 2015.
C.5 Restrictions on Not applicable: the Bonds are freely transferable.
free
transferability of
the Bonds
C.7 Dividend policy The Company has a policy of regular distribution of an annual
dividend. The dividend varies according to the results. It has no set
share price. distribution rule such as a fixed percentage of net income or the
On January 2, 2015, the Company paid an interim dividend of €0.50
per share. The managing partners won't ask the general meeting of
the shareholders of June 11, 2015 to approve an additional dividend.
following table: Dividend's distributed for the past three years are provided in the
Amount per share
(in euros)
Amount
distributed
(in
euros)
2012 1.00 5,713,504
2013 0.50 2,867,517
2014 0.50 2,938,888
C.8 Rights attached
to the Bonds
Rank of the
Bonds
unconditional, unsubordinated
present or future, of the Company.
The Bonds and the interest thereon constitute direct, general,
and,
subject
to
paragraph ("Negative Pledge") unsecured debt securities of the
Company, and rank pari passu without any preference amongst
themselves (subject to mandatory exceptions imposed by French
law) with all other unsubordinated and unsecured debt securities,
the
following
Negative pledge or
permit
to
subsist,
any
securities and status to the Bondholders.
As long as any of the Bonds remain outstanding, the Company will
not, and will ensure that none of its Material Subsidiaries will, grant
mortgage
(nantissement), lien (gage) or other security interest on all or part of
their respective assets or income, present or future, for the benefit of
holders of other bonds or other negociable financial instruments
representing debt instruments issued or guaranteed by the Company
or any of its Material Subsidiaries without granting the same
(hypothèque),
pledge
Such commitment is given only with respect to the issuances of
bonds or other negociable financial instruments representing debt
instruments issued or guaranteed by the Company and does not in
any way affect the right of the Company or any of its Material
Subsidiaries to dispose of their respective assets or to grant any
security in respect of such assets in any other circumstances.
financial statements of the Company. "EBITDA" refers to the current operating income (operating result
after distribution to investors) restated to include depreciation and
provisions for fixed assets, being calculated on the consolidated
"Subsidiary" refers to a company controlled, directly or indirectly, as
provided for in article L. 233-1 of the French Code de commerce.
EBITDA
of
such
Subsidiaries
"Material Subsidiaries" means, at any time, any Subsidiary of the
Company (i) whose turnover is equal or higher than 10% of the
annual consolidated turnover of the Group; and/or (ii) whose annual
EBITDA is equal or higher than 10% of the annual consolidated
EBITDA of the Group, it being understood that, if the annual
cumulated turnover of such Subsidiaries is below 80% of the annual
consolidated turnover of the Group or if the annual cumulated
is
below
80%
consolidated EBITDA of the Group, the Company shall designate
other Subsidiaries as Material Subsidiaries so that the cumulated
annual turnover of each Material Subsidiary will be equal or higher
of
the
annual
than 80% of the annual consolidated turnover of the Group and the
annual cumulated EBITDA of each Material Subsidiary will be equal
or higher than 80% of the annual consolidated EBITDA of the Group.
C.9 Rights attached
to Bonds
Nominal rate -
interest
Annual nominal rate of 6.0%, payable semi-annually in arrears on
July 10 and January 10 of each year (each being, an "Interest
Payment Date"). It being specified that if the Interest Payment Date
is not a business day, the Interest will be paid on the first following
business day.
Issue Date and
Settlement Date
of the Bonds
July 10, 2015 (the "Issue Date")
Term 5 years.
Maturity Date July 10, 2020 (the "Maturity Date").
Redemption at
maturity
In full, on July 10, 2020 (or on the following business day if such date
is not a business day) by redemption at par.
Early redemption
at the Company's
option

at any time, from August 9, 2018 until the maturity date of
the Bonds, for all, but not part, of the outstanding Bonds, subject
at least to fourty-five (45) calendar days' prior notice, by
redemption at par plus accrued interest, if the arithmetic mean,
calculated over a period of twenty (20) consecutive trading days
during the forty (40) trading days that precede the publication of
the early redemption notice, of the products of the volume
weighted average price of the Company's shares on Euronext
Paris on each date and the Conversion Ratio (1 share per Bond
subject to adjustment) (as defined hereafter) in effect at the same
date exceeds 130% of the par value of the Bonds;

at any time, for all, but not some only, of the outstanding
Bonds, subject to at least fourty-five (45) calendar days' prior
notice, by redemption at par plus accrued interest, if less than
15% of the Bonds originally issued remain outstanding;
at any time, for all or part of the Bonds without limitation

as to price or quantity, by repurchases either on the market or in
over-the-counter transactions or by means of public tender or
exchange offers.
Early redemption
of the Bonds
Possible, at par plus accrued interest and subject, where appropriate,
that the early redemption event has not been remedied or waived:
(a) in the event of default of payment of any amount, in principal
or interest, due by the Company in respect of any Bond,
lasting more than fifteen (15) calendar days from the due date
for payment;
(b) if the Company breaches any of the other provisions relating
to the Bonds and does not correct such breach within thirty
(30) calendar days from the date the Company receives
written notice of such breach from the Representative of the
Masse ;
(c) (i) in the event of a payment default in respect of any loan
debt, present or future, of the Company or any of its Material
Subsidiaries, other than the Bonds, exceeding, individually or
collectively,
an
amount
higher
than
€5
million
(or
its
equivalent in any other currency) when it is due and payable,
when applicable, at the expiry of any applicable grace period,
(ii) in the event of enforcement higher than €5 million of a
security on such loan debt, (iii) in the event of payement
default of any amount due in respect of a security granted by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for such third-party
loan debt or (iv) in the event of early redemption due to the
violation of contractual obligations in respect of any loan debt,
present or future, of the Company or any of its Material
Subsidiaries,
exceeding,
individually
or
cumulatively,
an
amount higher than €5 million (or its equivalent in any other
currency) when applicable, at the expiry of any applicable
grace period;
(d) in the event that the Company or any of its Material
Subsidiaries enters into a volountary agreement with its
creditors, is subject to a bankruptcy proceeding or is being
wound up voluntarily, to the extent permitted by law, is
subject to any other similar procedure, or a judgment is
delivered for the full divestiture of the business of the
Company or of any of its Material Subsidiaries;
(e) if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is liquidated,
dissolved,
merged,
split
or
absorbed
before
the
full
repayment of the Bonds, except in the event of a liquidation,
dissolution, merger, de-merger orabsorption following which
(i), with regard to the Company, all the undertakings of the
Company under the Bonds are transferred to the surviving
entity or (ii) with regard to any of its Material Subsidiaries, the
surviving entity remains controlled (under article L. 233-3 of
the French Code de commerce), directly or indirectly, by the
Company ; or
(f) in the event of delisting of the shares from Euronext Paris or
from a regulated market under the Directive 2004/39/EC of
April 21, 2004 with regard to the financial instruments
markets, within the European Economic Area or any other
similar market.
Early redemption
at the
Each holder of a Bond (a "Bondholder") might request the early
repayment of its Bonds at par plus accrued interest :
Bondholders'
option

In the event of a Change of Control (as defined below);
On August 1st, 2019.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(i) Société Holding de Gestion et de Location or the Société
Holding de Gestion et de Participation
ceases to be
general partner (associé commandité) of the Company ;
and or
(ii) Société Holding de Gestion et de Location or the Société
Holding de Gestion et de Participation ceases to be
controlled (under article L. 233-3 of the French Code de
commerce), directly or indirectly, by the Walewski Family.
"Walewski Family" means Raphaël Walewski, Fabrice Walewski and/or
Alexandre Walewski, their spouses and former spouses, their decendants
or relatives, and/or any entity of which at least 90% of the shares or voting
rights are held by one of these persons.
"Société Holding de Gestion et de Location" means the Luxembourg
société anonyme, with a share capital of €7,271,010, headquartered at
124, boulevard de la Pétrusse, L-2330 Luxembourg, Grand Duché de
Luxembourg, registered under number B185375 342.
"Société
Holding
de
Gestion
et
de
Participation"
means
the
Luxembourg société anonyme, with a share capital of €7,293,510,
headquartered at 23, route d'Arlon, L-8008 Strassen, Grand Duché de
Luxembourg, registered under number B185331.
Conversion Right Bondholders will have the right to receive for their Bonds, in the
circumstances
described
below
(the
"Conversion
Right"),
the
following, at the option of the Company:
1 – either:
if the Conversion Value (as defined below) is less than or
(a)
equal to the par value of the Bond: an amount in cash equal to
the product of (a) the Conversion Value and (b) the number of
Bonds for which the Conversion Right has been exercised; or
if the Conversion Value is greater than the par value of the Bond:
(i)
an amount in cash equal to the product of the par value
of the Bond and the number of Bonds for which the
Conversion Right has been exercised; and
(ii)
an amount payable in new and/or existing shares of the
Company, at the option of the Company, corresponding
to the product of (a) the difference between the
Conversion Value and the par value of the Bond and (b)
the number of Bonds for which the Conversion Right
has been exercised (the "Payment in Shares").
"Conversion Value" is equal to the Conversion Ratio multiplied by
the arithmetic mean of the daily volume-weighted average price of
the Company's shares over a period of ten (10) consecutive trading
days (reduced to five (5) consecutive trading days in the event of a
public offer) beginning from the trading day that follows the end of the
Notification Period (as defined below) (the "Average Share Price").
The number of new and/or existing shares of the Company to be
allocated shall be equal to the amount produced by dividing the
Payment in Shares by the Average Share Price (rounded down to the
nearest whole number, the remaining fraction of the shares being
paid in cash).
"Conversion Ratio" equals one (1) share per Bond on the Issue
Date, subject to adjustments.
"Notification Period" means the period not longer than four (4)
trading days following the exercise date during which the Company
will inform the centralising agent (who will in turn inform the financial
intermediaries responsible for servicing the Bonds, who will inform
the relevant Bondholders) if it intends to grant Bondholders having
exercised their Conversion Right either (i) an amount in cash and, if
applicable, new and/or existing shares of the Company or (ii) only
new and/or existing shares.
2 – or (whether the Conversion Value is lower, greater or equal to the
par value of the Bond), only new and/or existing shares of the
Company. The total number of new and/or existing shares to be
allocated (at the option of the Company) will then be equal to the
product of the Conversion Ratio by the number of Bonds for which
the Conversion Right has been exercised.
Exercise of the Conversion Right results in the cancellation of the
Bonds for which it was exercised.
Exercise of the
Conversion Right
Bondholders will be able to exercise their Conversion Right as from
the Issue Date and until the 18th trading day (exclusive) preceding
the Maturity Date.
Dividend New shares:
entitlement and
listing of the
shares issued or
allocated upon
exercise of the
- New shares will carry full rights. They will be immediately fungible
with the existing shares and will be the subject of applications for
listing on Euronext Paris, on the same listing line as the existing
shares.
Conversion Right Existing shares:
- The existing shares will carry full rights. They will be immediately
tradable on the stock exchange.
Applicable law French law
Representative of
the Bondholders
Pursuant to article L. 228-103 of the French Commercial Code,
Bondholders will be grouped together in a single Masse, which shall
have the status of a legal entity, to defend their shared interests.
Representative of the Masse of Bondholders
Association de Représentation des Masses de Titulaires de Valeurs
Mobilières (« ARM »)
Centre Jacques Ferronnière
32 rue du Champ de Tir
CS 30812
44308 Nantes CEDEX 3
France
C.10 Derivative
instruments
Not applicable. The payment of interests on the Bonds is not linked
to any financial instrument.
C.11 Application for
admission to
trading on a
regulated market
Application will be made for the Bonds to be listed on Euronext Paris
and to be admitted to the clearing systems of Euroclear France,
Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and/or Clearstream Banking S.A.
(Luxembourg). The admission to trading of the Bonds is expected to
occur on July 10, 2015 under ISIN code FR0012833077.
No application for admission to trading on another market is planned
at the date hereof.
C.22 Information
about the
underlying
shares
As of the date of the Prospectus, the Company's share capital
amounts to €47,070,184 divided into 5,883,773 shares with a €8
unitary
par
value,
all
fully
paid
up
and
divided
among
the
shareholders in proportion to their respective rights in the Company.
Description of the underlying shares:
The underlying shares are admitted to trading under "TOUP" on
Compartment
C
of
Euronext
Paris
market
(ISIN
code
FR0000033003). The Company's shares are classified under sector
2000 "Industry", 2700 "Industry – Goods and services", 2770
"Industrial Transport" and 2777 "Transport services" of the ICB
sectorial classification.
Currency
Euro
Rights attached to the underlying shares:
New shares issued, as the case may be, upon exercise of the
Conversion Right will be ordinary shares of the same category as
the existing ordinary shares, which will carry immediate dividend
rights and will be subject to all of the provisions of the Company's
by-laws.
Based on current French legislation and the Company's by-laws, the
principal rights attached to the new and/or existing shares are the
entitlement to dividends, the right to share the profits of the Issuer,
the voting right, the preferential subscription right, the right to share
in any surplus in the event of liquidation.
Restrictions on the free tradability of the shares:
No statutory provision limits the free tradability of the Shares
comprising the share capital of the Company or shares that will be
issued or delivered, if applicable, upon exercise of the Conversion
Right.
Listing of the underlying shares:
The new shares of the Company will be assimilated to other existing
ordinary shares and will be subject of applications for admission to
trading on Euronext Paris on the same listing line as the existing
shares.
New and/or existing shares issued or delivered upon the exercise of
the Conversion Right will be immediately tradable.
Section D – Risks
D.1 Key risks
specific to the
Issuer and its
Before making any investment decision of investing in the Bonds,
investors are invited to carefully examine main risks related to the
Company and the Group, summarized below:
industry
Legal and regulatory risks
-
Risk of violations of anti-corruption laws, sanctions or
other similar regulations applicable in the countries in
which the Group operate or intend to operate
-
Risk relating to zoning laws which may restrict the use
of temporary building and therefore may limit the
Company's ability to offer all of its modular building
products in all of its markets
-
The River Barges division is subject to the Jones Act
-
Proven risks which may or may not be due to non
compliance with contractual commitments-disputes
Risk relating to litigation to enforce leases and recover
-
equipments

Geopolitical and global economic risks
-
Risk relating to a deceleration or reversal of the global
economic recovery
-
Risk
relating
to
the
international
nature
of
the
industries where the Company operates
Risk relating to the dynamic competitive landscapes
-
marked by intense competition from a variety of
competitors
-
Risk relating to terrorist attacks, the threat of such
attacks or the outbreak of war and hostilities

Business risks
Risk relating to the level of demand from customers to
-
lease or buy the Company's equipment
Risk relating to a misjudgement of demand for the
-
Company's rental equipment or a cancellation of a
customer contract
-
Risk relating to expenses incurred in connection with
underutilized equipment in stock
-
Risk relating to the disruption of the Company's supply
chain
Risk
relating
to
consolidation
among
equipment
-
manufacturers
Risk
relating
to
lease
prices
for
the
Company's
-
equipment
Risk related to the concentration of the Company's
-
customers
Risk relating to the fact that the Company's Shipping
-
Containers and Freight Railcar customers may choose
to own their equipment rather than lease it
-
Risk related to the fluctuation of gains and losses
associated with the disposition or trading of used
equipment
- Risk related to public sector contracts
- Risk related to disruptions ate one of the Company's
modular builfing factories
- Risk related to the dependence on subcontractors and
other third parties for the operations of certain of the
Company's businesses
- Risk
related
to
the
ownership
amount
of
the
Company's equipment in its fleet and to the ownership
risks of such equipment
- Risk related to the management of a substantial
portion of the Company's shipping container and
freight railcar fleets on behalf of third-party investors
- Risk
to
climate
change
or
market
or
regulatory
responses to climate change
- Risk related to the effective design of the Company's
modular building assets
- Risk related to the costs incurred to reposition the
Company's shipping containers, freight railcars, river
barges or modular buildings
- Risk
related
to
title
registries
to
evidence
the
ownership of the Company's assets
- Risk related to the senior executive and management
team and other key personnel of the Company
- Risk related to the liens that may arise on the
Company's
equipment
in
the
ordinary
course
of
business
- Risk related to the failure of the Company's business
strategies
- Risk related to unforeseen integration obstacles or
costs attached to acquisitions or joint ventures
- Risk related to the different tax regimes to which the
Company's operations are subject
- Risk related to the fair market value of the Company's
long-lived assets in comparison to the value of those
assets reflected in the Company's financial statements
- Risk related to the Company's proprietary information
technology systems
- Risk related to significant increases in raw material
costs
Financial risks
- Liquidity risk
- Interest rate and currency risks
- Risk related to equity and other financial instruments
- Counterparty risk
Liability and insurance risks
- Risk related to improper design, manufacture, repare
or maintain the Company's equipement
- Risk related to the liability for damages caused the
equipement the Company leases or sells
-
Risk related to the costs imposed by the Company's
businesses' general regulatory framework and
compliance thereto
-
Risk related to insurance.
D.3 Key risks specific
to the Securities
The Bonds are complex financial securities with a debt
component and an option component linked to the underlying
shares of the Company and are not necessarily suitable for all
investors. Investors must be able to understand in which
cases and under what conditions exercising the Conversion
Right could benefit them.
At the time when a Bondholder exercises its Conversion
Right, such Bondholder will not know if the Company will
distribute a cash amount and/or new shares and/or existing
shares, and in the event of an allocation partly in new and/or
existing shares, the Bondholder will not know the trading price
of the shares of the Company that will, as the case may be,
serve as the basis for calculating the number of shares that
could be allocated to such Bondholder. In the event where the
Conversion Value will be lower than the par value of a Bond,
the Bondholder who has exercised its Conversion Right for its
Bonds may receive an amount in cash lower than the par
value of its Bonds. It will therefore be in the interest of a
Bondholder to exercice its Conversion Right only if he
anticipates a Conversion Value higher than the par value of a
Bond.
The terms and conditions of the Bonds could be modified with
the consent of the Masse of Bondholders.
An active trading market for the Bonds may not develop. If
such a market were to develop, the market price of the Bonds
could be subject to considerable volatility.
The market price of the Bonds will depend on numerous
factors, such as the Company's share price, volatility, interest
rates, credit risks and dividends, etc.
Bondholders benefit from limited anti-dilution protection.
The Bonds' negative pledge clause allows the Company,
under certain circumstances, to freely dispose of its assets
and/or grant security interests in respect of such assets.
The Company will not be required to gross up its payments in
respect of the Bonds (interest, redemption, etc.) to offset any
imposed withholding tax.
The Bonds are subject to limited financial restrictions.
The Company may not be able to pay interest on the Bonds or
redeem the Bonds at their maturity.
Certain Bondholders may be exposed to exchange rate risk.
The provisions applicable to the Bonds may be discarded in
the event of the application of the French bankrupcy law.
Bondholders
may
be
required
to
pay
taxes,
or
other
documentary charges or duties according to the laws and
practices prevailing in the countris where the Bonds and/or
shares are purchased or sold or in other jurisdictions.
The Proposal on the European financial transaction tax could,
if it was adopted and implemented in the national legislation,
increase the costs of the Bonds transactions.

Bonds are not rated.

The underwritting agreement may not be executed or, after
execution, may be terminated, and the issue may not be
carried out.
Section E – Offer
E.2b Use of proceeds This issue aims at lenghtening the average debt maturity of the
Group.
The net proceeds from this issue will be applied up to approximately
€10 million to the partial refinancing of the Revolving Credit Facility
and the Bank of China Credit Facility, the balance being applied to the
progressive amortization of the short-term portion of other operating
debts of the Group, mainly such as leasing contracts (the latter
representing approximately €20.3 million as of April 30, 2015).
E.3 Terms and
conditions of the
offer/ Issue size
and gross
proceeds
Approximately €20 million, which may be increased up to a maximum
amount of approximately €23 million if the extension clause at the
option of the Issuer with the agreement of the Global Coordinators
and Joint Lead Managers, which allows for an increase of 15% of the
initial amount of the issue, is fully exercised.
Net proceeds Approximately €19 million (in the event of a gross proceeds of
approximately €20 million), which may be increased up to a maximum
amount of approximately €22 million (in the event of a gross proceeds
of approximately €23 million) in the event of the exercise in full of the
extension clause.
Number of Bonds The number of Bonds to be issued shall equal the issue amount
divided by the nominal par value of the Bonds.
Par value per
Bond
The nominal par value per Bond is expected to be set at an issue
premium between 25% and 30% over the volume-weighted average
price of the Company's share on Euronext Paris on the whole trading
day on July 7, 2015.
Preferential
subscription
rights
The shareholders of the Company have waived their preferential
subscription rights.
Priority From July 2, 2015 to July 6, 2015 inclusive.
subscription
period
The shareholders of the Issuer will benefit from a priority subscription
period to subscribe by irrevocable entitlement (à titre irréductible) for
the maximum amount of the issue, i.e. approximately €23 million.
There will be no additional subscription entitlements subject to
reduction (souscriptions à titre réductible) during the priority
subscription period.
In the event the extension clause is not exercised or is partly
exercised, the shareholders' priority subscription orders will be
reduced proportionately.
Only holders of the Issuer's shares registered as of July 1, 2015 will
benefit from the priority subscription period. Each shareholder will be
able to subscribe for the issue on a priority basis up to the entirety of
his participation in the Issuer's share capital.
Private placement In France (pursuant to article L. 411-2 II of the French Code
monétaire et financier) and outside of France, from July 2, 2015 to
July 6, 2015 inclusive, in accordance with a "book-building" process,
excluding the United States of America, Canada, Japan and Australia
(the "Private Placement").
Offer").
Intentions of the
principal
shareholders
The two main shareholders of the Company, namely Société Holding
de Gestion et de Location on the one hand and Société Holding de
Gestion et de Participation on the other hand, have indicated to the
Company their intention not to subscribe to this issue. The Company
is not aware of any other Shareholders' intention to subscribe to the
issue.
Issue price of the
Bonds
At par.
Gross yield to
maturity
6.0% (in the absence of exercise of the Conversion Right (as defined
below) and in the absence of early redemption of the Bonds).
Global
Coordinators and
Joint Lead
Managers
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Octo Finances and
Société Générale
Joint Bookrunners Crédit Agricole
Corporate
and
Investment
Bank
and
Société
Générale.
Co-Bookrunner Octo Finances.
Underwriting The Bonds will be placed by Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment
Bank, Société Générale and Octo Finances.
The present offering will also be underwritten, with respect to the
entire issue of the Bonds included in this Offering, by Crédit Agricole
Corporate and Investment Bank and Société Générale each, up to
50% of the amount of the issue, respectively.
The underwriting agreement is expected to be entered into on the day
on which the final terms and conditions of the Bond will be
determined, i.e. July 7, 2015 and will include a customary termination
clause for this type of contract and may be terminated, until the
definitive completion of the settlement and delivery of the Bonds
offered hereunder, by the Joint Bookrunners upon the occurrence of
certain events.
Lock-up
commitment
For the Company, as from the signing of the underwriting agreement
and for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the issue date of
the Bonds, subject to certain usual limited exceptions.
Impact of the
issuance on the
Dilution in the event of allocation of new and/or existing shares
only
consolidated
shareholders'
equity
For illustrative purposes should the Company decide to allocate only
new and/or existing shares in the event of exercise of the Conversion
Right, the impact of the issuance of new shares and/or the delivery of
existing shares upon exercise of the Conversion Right for all the
Bonds on the portion of consolidated shareholders' equity per share
attributable to the Group (calculated on the basis of consolidated
shareholders' equity attributable to the Group as of 31 December
2014 – as set out in the consolidated accounts of 31 December 2014,
the number of shares that make up the issued share capital on such
date (or 5,883,773 shares) after deduction of 6,865 treasury shares,
at a share price of €14.77 (volume-weighted average price on
Euronext Paris of the Company's shares during the trading day on
July 1, 2015) and an issue premium of 25%) would be as follows:
Assumption used for the purposes of the following table: Conversion
Ratio equals to 1.
Portion of consolidated
shareholders' equity per
share
(in euros)
Non
diluted
basis
Diluted
basis(1)
Before issuance of the Bonds 27.68 27.97
After issuance of the Bonds and
exercise of the Conversion Right - in the
absence of exercise of the extension
clause
26.24 26.56
After issuance of the Bonds and
exercise of the Conversion Right - in
case of exercise in full of the extension
clause
26.06 26.38
Impact of the
issuance on the
consolidated
consolidated
shareholders'
equity
(1) In the event of the exercise of all of the 1,278,910 redeemable equity
warrants giving right to subscribe shares (bons de souscriptions d'actions
remboursables) outstanding as at December 31, 2014, subject of the
prospectus which received visa from the AMF n°07-042 on February 6,
2007.
Dilution in the event of allocation of an amount in cash and new
and/or existing shares
For illustrative purposes should the Company decide to allocate an
amount in cash and new and/or existing shares in the event of
exercise of the Conversion Right, the impact of the issuance of new
shares and/or the delivery of existing shares upon exercise of the
Conversion Right for all the Bonds on the portion of consolidated
shareholders' equity per share attributable to the Group (calculated on
the basis of consolidated shareholders' equity attributable to the
Group as of 31 December 2014 – as set out in the consolidated
accounts of 31 December 2014, the number of shares that make up
the issued share capital on such date (or 5,883,773 shares) after
deduction of 6,865 treasury shares, at a share price of €14.77
(volume-weighted average price on Euronext Paris of the Company's
shares during the trading day on July 1, 2015) and an issue premium
of 25%) would be as follows:
Assumption used for the purposes of the following table: Conversion
Ratio equals to 1.
Portion of consolidated shareholders' equity (in euro)
An average
An average
An average
share price
share price
equal to 110% of
equal to 150% of
the par value of
the par value of
the Bond, i.e.,
the Bond, i.e.,
€20.31
€27.69
share price
equal to 200% of
the par value of
the Bond, i.e.,
€36.92
Non
diluted
basis
Diluted
basis(1)
Non
diluted
basis
Diluted
basis(1)
Non
diluted
basis
Diluted
basis(1)
Before
issuance of
the Bonds
27.68 27.97 27.68 27.97 27.68 27.97
After 27.52 27.82 27.14 27.45 26.90 27.21
Impact of the
issuance on the
holding of a
shareholder
issuance of
the Bonds
and
exercise of
the
Conversion
Right - in
the absence
of exercise
of the
extension
clause
After
issuance of
the Bonds
and
exercise of
the
Conversion
Right - in
case of
exercise in
full of the
extension
clause
(1) In the event of the exercise of all of the 1,278,910 redeemable equity
warrants giving right to subscribe shares (bons de souscriptions d'actions
remboursables) outstanding as at December 31, 2014, subject of the
prospectus which received visa from the AMF n°07-042 on February 6,
2007.
Dilution in the event of allocation of new shares only
For illustrative purposes, should the Company decide to allocate only
new shares in the event of exercise of the Conversion Right, the
impact of the issuance of new shares delivered upon exercise of the
Conversion Right in respect of all of the Bonds on the equity interest
of a shareholder holding 1% of the Company's share capital prior to
the issuance and not subscribing to the issuance (calculated on the
basis of the issued share capital as of 31 December 2014 at a share
price of €14.77 (volume-weighted average price on Euronext Paris of
the Company's shares during the trading day on July 1, 2015) and an
issue premium of 25%) would be as follows:
27.50 27.80 27.07 27.38 26.79 27.11
Assumption used for the purposes of the following table: Conversion
Ratio equals to 1.
Shareholder's ownership interest
(in %)
Non
diluted
basis
Diluted
basis(1)
Before issuance of the Bonds 1 0.94
Impact of the
issuance on the
holding of a
shareholder
After issuance of the Bonds and
exercise of the Conversion Right - in the
absence of exercise of the extension
clause
0.84 0.80
clause After issuance of the Bonds and
exercise of the Conversion Right - in
case of exercise in full of the extension
0.83 0.79
(1) In the event of the exercise of all of the 1,278,910 redeemable equity
warrants giving right to subscribe shares (bons de souscriptions d'actions
remboursables) outstanding as at December 31, 2014, subject of the
prospectus which received visa from the AMF n°07-042 on February 6,
2007.
Dilution in the event of allocation of an amount in cash and new
shares
For illustrative purposes, should the Company decide to allocate an
amount in cash and new shares in the event of exercise of the
Conversion Right, the impact of the issuance and of the conversion
into new shares delivered upon exercise of the Conversion Right in
respect of all of the Bonds on the equity interest of a shareholder
holding 1% of the Company's share capital prior to the issuance and
not subscribing to the issuance (calculated on the basis of the issued
share capital as of 31 December 2014 at a share price of €14.77
(volume-weighted average price on Euronext Paris of the Company's
shares during the trading day on July 1, 2015) and an issue premium
of 25%) would be as follows:
Assumption used for the purposes of the following table: Conversion
Ratio equals to 1.
Shareholder's ownership interest
(in %)
An average
share price
equal to 110% of
the par value of
the Bond, i.e.,
€20.31
An average
share price
equal to 150% of
the par value of
the Bond, i.e.,
€27.69
An average
share price
equal to 200% of
the par value of
the Bond, i.e.,
€36.92
Non
diluted
basis
Diluted
basis(1)
Non
diluted
basis
Diluted
basis(1)
Non
diluted
basis
Diluted
basis(1)
Before
issuance
of the
Bonds
1 0.94 1 0.94 1 0.94
After
issuance
of the
Bonds and
exercise of
the
Conversion
Right - in
the
absence of
exercise of
the
extension
clause
0.98 0.93 0.94 0.89 0.92 0.87
After
issuance
of the
0.98 0.93 0.93 0.88 0.90 0.86
Bonds and
exercise of
the
Conversion
Right - in
case of
exercise in
full of the
extension
clause
2007.
(1) In the event of the exercise of all of the 1,278,910 redeemable equity
warrants giving right to subscribe shares (bons de souscriptions d'actions
remboursables) outstanding as at December 31, 2014, subject of the
prospectus which received visa from the AMF n°07-042 on February 6,
Summary
indicative
July
1,
2015
AMF
approval
(visa)
of
the
French
Prospectus.
timetable July
2,
2015
Publication by the Company of a press
release announcing the launch and the
indicative terms of the issuance.
Publication by Euronext of a notice relating
to the issuance of the Bonds.
Opening of the book-building for the Private
Placement.
Opening
of
the
shareholders'
priority
subscription period.
Opening of the Public Offer period.
July
6,
2015
End of the book-building for the Private
Placement.
End
of
the
shareholders'
priority
subscription period (17h00).
End of the Public Offer (17h00).
July
7,
2015
End
of
the
extension
clause
exercise
period.
Determination of the Final Terms.
Publication by the Issuer of a press release
announcing the final terms and conditions
of the Bonds.
Allotments.
Signing of the Underwriting Agreement.
July
8,
2015
Publication by Euronext of a notice relating
to the admission to trading of the Bonds.
July
10,
2015
Settlement and delivery of the Bonds.
Admission to trading of
the
Bonds
on
Euronext Paris.
Financial
intermediary
responsible for
financial services
Société Générale Securities Services
and for servicing
the Bonds
Calculation Agent Conv-Ex Advisors Limited
Investor contact Raphaël and Fabrice Walewski
Tour Franklin – 23e étage – 100-101, Terrasse Boieldieu – 92042 La
Défense cedex, France
Tél : +33 1 46 96 18 00
[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
E.4 Interests material
to the Offer
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Octo Finances,
Société Générale and/or certain companies that are part of their
groups have provided
and/or may in the future provide various
banking, financial, investment, commercial or other services to the
Company or to members of the Group, their shareholders or directors
in
exchange
for
which
they
have
received
or
may
receive
compensation.
Besides, Crédit Lyonnais and Société Générale are acting, in
particular, (i) as lenders and arrangers of short and medium-term
loans granted to the Company and/or to certain of its subsdiaries,
including the Revolving Credit Facility, as defined above, it being
specified that a portion of the net proceeds resulting from the issue of
the Bonds subject of this Securities Note will be allocated to the
partial refinancing of the Revolving Credit Facility. Moreover, it is
expected that Société Générale would act as agent in respect f the
new unique credit facility currently under discussion. Crédit Lyonnais
and Société Générale are also acting (ii) as interest rate and/or
foreign exchange hedging banks on behalf of the Company and/or
certain of its subsdiaries and/or (iii) as issuers of market commitments
and/or facilities guarantees for the benefit of the Company.
Such services are provided in the ordinary course of business.
E.7 Expenses
charged to the
investors
Not applicable; no expenses are charged to the investor by the
Company.

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DISCLAIMER

This press release does not constitute an offer to purchase or to subscribe the Bonds in the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan.

No communication or information relating to the issuance of the Bonds may be distributed to the public in a country where a registration obligation or an approval is required. No action has been or will be taken outside France in any country where such action would be required. The offering and the subscription of the Bonds may be subject to specific legal and regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions; Touax accepts no liability in connection with a breach by any person of such restrictions.

This press release constitutes an advertisement. It does not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive (as defined below).

This press release does not, and shall not, in any circumstances, constitute an offer to the public of Bonds by Touax nor an invitation to the public in connection with any offer in any jurisdiction other than France.

The offer and sale of the Bonds will be carried out through (i) a private placement in France and outside France (but not in the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan) to qualified investors in accordance with Article L; 411-2 II of the French Monetary and Financial Code and (ii) a public offer (offre au public) in France only after the granting of a "visa" by the French Autorité des marches financiers on the prospectus relating to the issuance and the admission to trading on Euronext Paris of the Bonds.

European Economic Area

In each of the various Member States of the European Economic Area other than France which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (the "Relevant Member States"), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the "Relevant Implementation Date"), no action has been undertaken or will be undertaken to make an offer to the public of the Bonds requiring the publication of a prospectus in any Relevant Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Relevant Member State may be made at any time with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive:

(a) to any legal entity which is a qualified investor, as defined in the Prospectus Directive;

(b) to fewer than 150 legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the relevant dealer or dealers nominated by the Issuer for any such offer ; or

(c) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive;

provided that no such offer of the Bonds shall require the Company or any institution responsible for the placement to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this paragraph, (i) the notion of an "offer to the public of the Bonds" in any Relevant Member State, means any communication, to individuals or legal entities, in any form and by any means, of sufficient information on the terms and conditions of the offering and on the Bonds to be offered, thereby enabling an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Bonds, as the same may be varied in the Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive, and (ii) the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 4 November 2003 (and amendments thereto, including by Directive 2010/73/EU of the European Parliament and Council dated 24 November 2010), and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

This selling restriction is in addition to any other selling restriction applicable in those Member States who have implemented the Prospectus Directive.

United Kingdom

This press release is being distributed and is addressed only to (i) persons located outside the United Kingdom, (ii) investment professionals as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or (iii) high net worth companies, and other persons designated by Article 49(2) (a) to (d) of the Order (the persons mentioned in paragraphs (i), (ii), and (iii) all deemed relevant persons ("Relevant Persons")). The Financial Instruments (as defined below) are intended only for Relevant Persons and any invitation, offer or contract related to the subscription, tender, or acquisition of the Financial Instruments may be addressed and/or concluded only with Relevant Persons. Any person other than a Relevant Person must abstain from using or relying on this press release and all information contained herein.

Each of the institutions responsible for the placement has acknowledged that:

(i) it has only communicated or distributed, caused to be communicated or distributed, will only communicate or distribute, and will only cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity within the United Kingdom within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA") received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Bonds or Shares delivered upon the exercise of the Conversion Right (the "Financial Instruments") in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Company; and (ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Financial Instruments in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

United States of America

This press release may not be published, distributed or transmitted in the United States of America (including their territories and dependencies, any state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia). This press release does not constitute any solicitation to purchase or an offer to purchase or to subscribe the Bonds in the United States of America. The Bonds and, if applicable, the new ordinary shares deliverable upon conversion and the existing ordinary shares deliverable upon exchange of the Bonds, have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States of America, and may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred in the United States of America, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with applicable state securities laws. The Bonds will be offered or sold only outside of the United States of America in "offshore transactions" in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. Touax does not intend to register all or any portion of the offering of the Bonds in the United States of America or to conduct a public offering of the Bonds in the United States of America.

In addition, until 40 days after date of the granting of a "visa" by the French Autorité des marchés financiers on the prospectus relating to the issuance and the admission to trading on Euronext Paris of the Bonds, an offer or sale of Bonds within the United States by a dealer (whether or not it is participating in the offering) may violate the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Canada, Australia and Japan

The Bonds have not been offered or sold and may not be offered, sold or purchased, in Canada, Australia and Japan.

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