Transaction in Own Shares • Jul 27, 2017
Transaction in Own Shares
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Press Release
27 July 2017 - N° 18
The SCOR Group is launching a share buy-back program on the basis of robust underlying fundamentals:
SCOR will start buying back its own shares with effect from July 27 2017, with an amount up to EUR 200 million over the next 24 months, subject to market conditions. SCOR intends to cancel all repurchased shares. The buy-back will be conducted within the framework approved by the annual general meeting held on April 27th, 2017, which authorizes a share buy-back program capped at 10% of the Group's share capital, and if necessary, in the event of renewal, of the authorizations expected to be given by the 2018 annual combined general meeting.
To carry out the program, SCOR may grant partial or full mandates to an independent investment services provider.
Denis Kessler, Chairman and CEO of SCOR, comments: "This share buy-back program reflects the Group's confidence in the strength of its underlying fundamentals, excellent ratings and optimal debt leverage. This is another example of SCOR's value proposition for shareholder remuneration."
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Marie-Laurence Bouchon Group Head of Communications +33 (0)1 58 44 75 43 [email protected]
Ian Kelly Head of Investor Relations +44 203 207 8561 [email protected]
SCOR SE 5, Avenue Kléber 75795 Paris Cedex 16, France Tél + 33 (0) 1 58 44 70 00 RCS Paris B 562 033 357 Siret 562 033 357 00046 Société Européenne au capital de 1 512 224 741,93 euros
27 July 2017 - N° 18
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Please refer to the 2016 reference document filed on 3 March 2017 under number D.17-0123 with the French Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) posted on SCOR's website www.scor.com (the "Document de Référence"), for a description of certain important factors, risks and uncertainties that may affect the business of the SCOR Group. As a result of the extreme and unprecedented volatility and disruption of the current global financial crisis, SCOR is exposed to significant financial, capital market and other risks, including movements in interest rates, credit spreads, equity prices, and currency movements, changes in rating agency policies or practices, and the lowering or loss of financial strength or other ratings.
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