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Prospectus Jun 28, 2013

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SUMMARY DOCUMENT

This document comprises a summary document (the "Summary Document") relating to Norbert Dentressangle (the "Company"). This Summary Document has been prepared by the Company pursuant to Rule 1.2.3(8) of the Prospectus Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") in connection with the application for admission of all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of €2 each in the Company (the "Shares"), currently admitted to the regulated market of NYSE Euronext Paris ("NYSE Euronext Paris") under ISIN code FR0000052870 and the symbol "GND", to the standard listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on NYSE Euronext London, the regulated market operated by LIFFE Administration and Management ("NYSE Euronext London") (together the "Admission").

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the Shares to be admitted to the standard listing segment of the Official List and to LIFFE Administration and Management for the Shares to be admitted to trading on NYSE Euronext London, which together will constitute official listing on a stock exchange under the Listing Rules. No application has been or is currently intended to be made for the Shares to be admitted to listing elsewhere or to be traded on any other exchange. It is expected that the Admission will become effective, and that dealings in the Shares will commence on NYSE Euronext London, at 8.00 am (London time) on 4 July 2013 under ISIN code FR0000052870 and the symbol "GND". Following the Admission, the Shares will remain admitted to listing on NYSE Euronext Paris and will be traded on both NYSE Euronext Paris and NYSE Euronext London.

The Company is not offering any new Shares nor any other securities in connection with the Admission. This Summary Document does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or to buy, any Shares nor any other securities of the Company in any jurisdiction. The Shares will not be generally made available or marketed to the public in the United Kingdom or in any other jurisdiction in connection with the Admission.

Further information on the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group") may be found in (i) the 2012 annual report of the Company filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers, the French financial markets authority (the "AMF") on 16 April 2013 under number D.13-0368 (the "Annual Report"), and (ii) any announcements made by the Company in compliance with applicable law or regulations (the "Announcements" and the Annual Report, the "Disclosed Information"). The Disclosed Information may be found on the Group's website at www.norbert-dentressangle.com.

(a société anonyme incorporated under the laws of France registered with the Romans Trade and Companies Register under number 309 645 539)

Admission to the standard listing segment of the Official List and to trading on NYSE Euronext London

This Summary Document does not constitute a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Rules, nor is it a comprehensive update of the Disclosed Information, and neither the Company, the Executive Board nor any other person makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the continued accuracy of the Disclosed Information.

This Summary Document should be read in conjunction with the Disclosed Information and any decision to invest in the Shares should be based on consideration of this Summary Document and the Disclosed Information, all of which are available on the Group's website www.norbert-dentressangle.com. An investment in the Shares is subject to a number of risks in addition to the information under section D "Risks" of this Summary Document, for further information, investors' attention is drawn to chapter 2.11 of the Annual Report "Risk factors" and to note 3.6.3 (w) of the notes to the Company's consolidated financial statements contained in the Annual Report. Investors and prospective investors should consider these risks and uncertainties together with all the other information set out in the Summary Document and the Disclosed Information prior to making any investment decision. If any of the risks actually materialises, the Company's business, financial condition or operating or financial results could be materially adversely affected and the value of the Shares could decline. The risks and uncertainties described in these documents are not the only ones the Company faces. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Executive Board or that the Executive Board currently deem immaterial may also have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition or operating or financial results and could negatively affect the price of the Shares and investors could lose all or part of their investment. Prospective investors should carefully consider whether an investment in the Shares is suitable for them in light of the information in this document and their personal circumstances.

The distribution of this Summary Document may be restricted by law. No action has been or will be taken by the Company to permit the possession or distribution of this Summary Document in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose may be required. Accordingly, neither this Summary Document nor any advertisement or any other material relating to it may be distributed or published in any jurisdiction except in circumstances that will result in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations. Persons into whose possession this Summary Document comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities law of any such jurisdictions. No person has been authorised to give any information or make any representations other than those contained in this Summary Document and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied on as having been authorised by the Company, the Executive Board or any other person. Any delivery of this Summary Document shall not, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Group since, or that the information contained herein is correct at any time subsequent to, the date of this Summary Document.

This Summary Document, the Disclosed Information and other documents or information referred to herein, may contain certain forward-looking statements based on beliefs, assumptions, targets and expectations of future performance, taking into account information available to the Company at the time they were made. These beliefs, assumptions, targets and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, in which case the Company's investment objective, business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may vary materially from those expressed in the forwardlooking statements. Save as required by the Prospectus Rules, the Listing Rules, the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, or any other applicable law or regulation, the Company is under no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to any such forward-looking statements that may occur or have occurred due to any change in its expectations or to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement was made.

This Summary Document does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation to an offer to subscribe for or buy, any Shares or any other securities of the Company in any jurisdiction. The Shares have not been, nor will be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) or under the securities laws of any state of the United States or qualify for distribution under any of the relevant securities laws of Canada, Australia or Japan. Accordingly, subject to certain exceptions, the Shares may not, directly or indirectly, be offered, sold, taken up, delivered or transferred in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.

The Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission in the United States or any other United States regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the accuracy or adequacy of this Summary Document. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.

The contents of this Summary Document are not to be construed as legal, financial, business or tax advice. Each prospective investor should consult his, her or its own legal adviser, financial adviser or tax adviser for legal, financial, business or tax advice.

Capitalised terms have the meanings ascribed to them in the definitions set out at the end of this Summary Document.

28 June 2013

SUMMARY DOCUMENT

Pursuant to Prospectus Rule 1.2.4G (1) a summary document should at least contain the information that would be required in a prospectus summary if the prospectus summary were being produced at the date of the summary document.

Prospectus summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as 'Elements'. These elements are numbered in Sections A – E (A.1 – E.7).

This summary document contains all the Elements required to be included in a prospectus summary for this type of security and issuer. Because some elements are not required to be addressed, there may be gaps in the numbering sequence of the Elements.

Even though an Element may be required to be inserted in a prospectus summary because of the type of security and issuer, it is possible that no relevant information can be given regarding the Element. In this case a short description of the Element is included in the summary with the mention of "not applicable".

SECTION A – INTRODUCTION AND WARNINGS
A.1 Warning to
investors
Not applicable.
A.2 Resale or final
placement of
securities
through financial
intermediaries
Not applicable. No consent is given by the Company for the subsequent
resale or final placement of the Shares by financial intermediaries.
SECTION B – ISSUER
B.1 Legal and
commercial
name
The legal name of the Company is Norbert Dentressangle.
B.2 Domicile, legal
form, legislation
and country of
Incorporation
The Company is a French limited liability company (société anonyme) with an
executive
board
(directoire)
and
a
supervisory
board
(conseil
de
surveillance), whose registered office is located at 192, avenue Thiers,
69006, Lyon, France. The Company was incorporated in France on 6 April
1977 and is registered with the Romans Trade and Companies Register
under number 309 645 539. The Company operates under the French
Commercial Code.
B.3 Current operations and principal activities
General
The Company is active in three sectors, namely:

goods transport;

logistics; and

freight forwarding.
The transport activity involves the delivery of goods from a loading point
(factory, warehouse) to a delivery point (another factory, warehouse, store,
etc.). The volumes carried vary based on customer requirements and the
goods come in all different kinds of packaging.
The logistics activity consists of managing stocks of goods for the account of
customers and, as the case may be, providing services in relation to the
distribution and marketing of products, which can involve finishing and
packaging products. The logistics services also include all services relating to
Group's divisions
The Transport Division
The Transport Division operates the transport activity of the Group.
The Transport Division is organised into nine business units (BU) which
report directly to the Transport Division's management. The business units
are based on the nature of the business line, the type of vehicle operated
and/or the operating procedures.

Four business units (North, Paris area and International BU; West
BU; South East Europe BU; and Central Europe BU) are focused on
transporting packed goods.

Three business units (France Distribution BU, UK Distribution BU and
Iberian Peninsula Distribution BU) are focused on pallet distribution
services.

One business unit (Volumes BU) is focused on transporting high
volume goods (such as insulation, hygiene products and car body
parts).

One business unit (Bulk BU) is focused on transporting bulk liquid
and/or powder products in tankers, tippers and containers.
In 2012, the revenues of the Transport Division amounted to €1,960 million,
compared to €1,901 million in 2011 and €1,593 million in 2010 and were
geographically distributed (by revenue at place of origin) as follows: France
(56.75%), UK (21.52%), Spain (13.98%) and others (7.75%). EBIT amounted
to €53.2 million in 2012, compared to €46 million in 2011 and €43.6 million in
2010.
The Logistics Division
The Logistics Division operates the logistics activity of the Group.
The Logistics Division is organised by country. Larger countries are also
subdivided into management regions.
In 2012, the revenues of the Logistics Division amounted to €1,772 million,
compared to €1,582 million in 2011 and €1,234 million in 2010 and were
geographically distributed (by revenue at place of origin) as follows: UK
(44.37%),
France (26.76%), Netherlands (7.52%),
Italy
(6.87%),
Spain
(5.99%), Belgium (4.11%) and others (4.38%). EBIT amounted to €72.8
million in 2012, compared to €75.9 million in 2011 and €59.8 million in 2010.
The Freight Forwarding Division
The Freight Forwarding Division operates the freight forwarding activity of
the Group.
The Freight Forwarding Division is structured by country. Each country has
its own operating entity which reports to the division's parent company.
In 2012, the revenues of the Freight Forwarding Division amounted to €139
million, compared to €85 million in 2011 and €12 million in 2010 and were
geographically distributed (by revenue at place of origin) as follows: China
(33.76%), USA (17.42%), UK (14.24%), Ireland (10.19%), Spain (7.04%),
France (6.16%), Chile (6.02%) and others (5.17%). EBIT amounted to €1.2
million in 2012, compared to €0.3 million in 2011 and -€0.8 million in 2010.
B.4.a Significant
recent trends
affecting the
Group and its
During the 2012 fiscal year, there was a noticeable gradual decline in orders
from large transport customers. However, logistics revenues managed to
hold up well, boosted by new contracts, which resulted in satisfactory like-for
like growth for the Logistics Division.
industry Despite a major lack of visibility over future developments in the overall
economy, particularly in Europe, which represents the bulk of the Group's
business, the Company does not currently anticipate a significant downturn
in business in 2013.
Backed by the powerful Group brand and its long-standing relations with
major customers, the Company is optimistic as to the Group's performance in
2013 and does not think that the European market will change significantly
during this period.
Furthermore,
the Company
expects
that the freight
forwarding business will continue to benefit from its geographical expansion
policy by integrating its recently acquired subsidiaries and by developing
business between the subsidiaries.
Based on the currently known economic and regulatory situation (even
though the Group presently has to cope with frequent and occasionally
significant changes in taxation and regulations), and in view of start-up costs
on new contracts (sometimes in new countries) and changing accounting
principles (e.g. IAS 19), the Company believes that business may slightly
grow in 2013 and that EBIT may be similar to 2012.
In general terms, the Group will remain extremely rigorous in managing costs
and its balance sheet. It intends to react swiftly, should the economic context
deteriorate during the year.
Under any such circumstances, the Group's strengths will continue to be:

a diversified customer portfolio across all sectors of the economy,

its size, financial strength and durability, and

a decentralised organisation with autonomous and responsible
managers at the head of its business units and staff.
In this environment, the Group is not in a position to issue business
forecasts.
The qualitative objectives remain unchanged and are as follows:

"all Norbert Dentressangle in each country", focusing on organic
growth;

taking sustainable development into account on a daily basis, with 4
major Group commitments: reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
road safety, environmental management of its sites and internal
promotion;

boosting the Group's differentiating competitive strengths (i.e.
tailoring the offer, innovation and cost reductions); and

a human resources policy that encourages entrepreneurial spirit.
In the medium term, the Company believes that its growth will be driven by its
three businesses:

Transport
The Group has major resources for growth, in Central Europe for
example, and the Group's ambition is to achieve leadership notably
through its offers of transport organisation in Europe (KeyPL®), a
European pallet distribution network (Red Europe) and contract
distribution (Red Inside).

Logistics
The Group's size and market share are considerable in France and
the UK, but the Group must achieve comparably strong positions in
the countries of Southern, Central and Northern Europe.
The Executive Board expects that, in order to support the Group's
major customers, it will have to develop expertise outside Europe.

Freight forwarding
The Group's stronger position in this third business is a logical
extension of its range of services and the development of its business
lines on a worldwide scale.
The objective to double revenues over the medium terms is re
affirmed.
Lastly, the Group will continue to focus on profitable growth driven by
customers for whom the Group strives to become a global top class provider.
Specifically, in the next three years, the goal is to give renewed momentum

B.6 Relationship with major shareholders

As of 31 December 2012, the share capital and voting rights of the Company were as follows:

Name Number of
Shares
% of capital Number of
voting rights
% of voting
rights
Dentressangle Initiatives* 6,063,132 61.64% 12,108,532 72.76%
Dentressangle family 545,666 5.55% 1,091,312 6.56%
Total Dentressangle
family
6,608,798 67.19% 13,199,844 79.32%
Employees 54,360 0.55% 84,930 0.51%
Public 2,913,649 29.62% 3,356,936 20.17%
Treasury Shares 246,002 2.50% - -
Shares held under the
liquidity contract
13,432 0.14% - -
TOTAL 9,836,241 100% 16,641,710 100%

* The share capital of Dentressangle Initiatives (formerly Financière Norbert Dentressangle) is wholly-owned by the Dentressangle family

As of the date of this Summary Document, insofar as it is known to the Company, only Dentressangle Initiatives and the Dentressangle family hold a shareholding in the Company representing more than 5% of the share capital or voting rights of the Company (such threshold being the first threshold for notification of interests that applies in France pursuant to Article L. 233- 7, I of the French Commercial Code). Save as disclosed above, the Company is not aware of any person who, as of the date of this Summary Document, directly or indirectly, whether alone or in concert, holds a shareholding in the Company representing more than 5% of the share capital or voting rights of the Company.

As of the date of this Summary Document, the Company is controlled by the Dentressangle family which holds, directly and indirectly through Dentressangle Initiatives, 67.19% of the share capital and 79.32% of the voting rights of the Company.

None of the shareholders referred to above has different voting rights from any other holder of Shares in respect of any Shares held by them, excluding the double voting right pursuant to Article 9 of the Company's Articles of Association which provides for a double voting right attached to fully paid-up Shares with evidence of registration in the Company's records for at least four (4) years without interruption from the date on which they were fully paid up, in the name of the same shareholder.

B.7 Selected historical key financial information

The financial data of the Company set out in this Summary Document have been prepared in accordance with IFRS and are presented in Euros. They are derived from the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
31/12/2012 31/12/2011 31/12/2010
Revenues in €000 3,880,268 3,576,195 2,838,733
Group share of net income in €000 74,728 63,329 57,175
Earnings per Share (based on average
number of Shares during the year)
7.80 6.57 5.96
Operating cash flow in €000 247,233 181,843 183,177
Net debt/Shareholders' equity 78% 114% 83%
Total workforce at year end 32,506 32,698 25,807
Goodwill in €000 549,447 551,863 366,238
Shareholders' equity (Group share) in
€000
571,463 509,452 457,979
Balance sheet total in €000 2,363,920 2,488,790 1,925,903
€000 31/12/2012 31/12/2011 31/12/2010
Revenues 3,880,268 3,576,195 2,838,733
Other purchases and external costs (2,375,849) (2,173,850) (1,665,630)
Staff costs (1,202,225) (1,102,554) (917,677)
Taxes, levies and similar payments (46,086 ) (42,490) (33,992)
Amortisation and depreciation charges (121,324) (120,690) (109,555)
Other operating expenses (income) 4,975 (3,193) 2,802
(Gains)/losses on sales of operating assets 3,000 2,911 (106)
Restructuring costs (2,748) (9,061) (9,119)
Fixed assets gains or losses 2,243 3,082 860
EBITA 142,254 130,350 106,316
Amortisation of allocated Customer Relations
Amortisation of goodwill
(6,667)
(5,500)
(5,794) (3,779)
EBIT 130,087 124,556 102,537
Financial income 7,781 6,688 3,246
Financial costs (34,095) (32,125) (30,029)
Group pre-tax income 103,774 99,119 75,754
Tax charge (28,276) (35,381) (19,116)
Group share of earnings of companies
treated under the equity method
8 240 537
Net income 75,507 63,978 57,175
Minority interests 778 649 0
Net income Group share 74,728 63,329 57,175
Earnings per Share
Basic EPS on net income for the year 7.80 6.57 5.96
Diluted EPS on net income for the year 7.71 6.45 5.81
ASSETS
€000 31/12/2012 31/12/2011 31/12/2010
Goodwill 549,447 551,863 366,238
Intangible fixed assets 110,840 114,608 63,054
Tangible fixed assets 583,676 643,987 550,955
Investments in associated companies 4,427 4,511 5,772
Other non-current financial assets 45,896 44,357 26,475
Deferred tax assets 35,475 46,448 48,821
Non-current assets 1,329,761 1,405,774 1,061,315
Inventories 14,688 15,808 12,674
Trade receivables 622,374 653,841 495,176
Current tax receivable 12,079 43,858 44,710
Other receivables 129,141 124,171 98,146
Other current financial assets 0 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents 255,877 245,338 213,882
Current assets 1,034,159 1,083,016 864,588
TOTAL ASSETS 2,363,920 2,488,790 1,925,903
LIABILITIES
€000 31/12/2012 31/12/2011 31/12/2010
Share capital 19,672 19,672 19,672
Share premium 18,888 18,888 18,537
Translation adjustments (18,097) (25,190) (26,532)
Consolidated reserves 476,272 432,753 389,127
Net income for the financial year 74,728 63,329 57,175
Shareholders' equity Group share 571,463 509,452 457,979
Minority interests 3,251 2,851 0
Shareholders' equity 574,714 512,303 457,979
Long-term provisions 95,133 108,674 85,484
Deferred tax liabilities 74,909 82,385 70,231
Long-term borrowings 581,068 640,229 453,422
Other non-current financial liabilities 20,506 0 0
Non-current liabilities 771,616 831,288 609,137
Short-term provisions 22,364 35,839 27,032
Short-term borrowings 154,534 141,497 125,210
Other current borrowings 16,726 21,137 13,210
Bank overdrafts 8,837 87,928 17,431
Trade payables 503,028 523,593 405,008
Current tax payable 11,032 10,536 11,974
Other debt 301,069 324,669 258,922
1,017,590 1,145,199 858,787
Current liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,363,920 2,488,790 1,925,903
€000 31/12/2012 31/12/2011 31/12/2010
Net income 74,728 63,329 57,175
Depreciation and provisions 112,673 124,366 115,777
Capital gains or losses on disposals of
fixed assets
(5,220) (5,244) (563)
Deferred taxes and taxes posted to
shareholders' equity
5,063 10,499 1,571
Net deferred tax income or expenditure 28,379 28,444 22,572
Net financial costs on financing
transactions
1,064 1,963 1,774
Operational cash flow 216,687 223,357 198,306
Change in inventories 986 356 981
Trade receivables 30,458 (32,334) (30,540)
Trade payables (13,905) 5,687 17,068
Operating working capital 17,539 (26,291) (12,491)
Social security receivables and payables 3,607 3,018 1,673
Tax receivables and payables 18,824 3,854 5,000
Other receivables and payables 1,750 (9,176) (1,671)
Non-operating working capital 24,181 (2,304) 5,002
Operational working capital 41,720 (28,595) (7,489)
Change in Pension Fund (11,174) (12,919) (7,640)
Net cash flow from operations 247,233 181,843 183,177
Sales of intangible and tangible fixed
assets
87,929 96,303 44,819
Receivables on sales of fixed assets 1,789 305 (3,983)
Sales of financial assets 13 (16) 0
Acquisitions of intangible and tangible
fixed assets
(133,360) (198,382) (136,232)
Acquisitions of financial assets 0 (128) (975)
Payables on acquisitions of fixed assets (26,793) 9,960 15,433
Net cash flow from company
acquisitions and sales
(3,086) (288,405) (4,998)
Net cash flow from investment
transactions
(73,508) (380,363) (85,936)
Net cash flow 173,725 (198,520) 97,241
Dividends paid to parent company (12,056) (10,688) (8,614)
shareholders
Net new loans 144,337 357,837 334,397
Capital increase/reduction 0 350 0
Treasury shares (3,181) 114 798
Other financial assets/liabilities 0 0 0
Repayment of loans (185,720) (159,617) (347,293)
Net financial costs on financing
transactions
(28,379) (28,444) (22,572)
Net cash flow from financing
transactions
(84,999) 159,552 (43,284)
Exchange differences on foreign
currency transactions
904 (73) 712
Change in cash 89,630 (39,041) 54,669
Opening cash and cash equivalents 157,410 196,451 141,782
Closing cash and cash equivalents 247,040 157,410 196,451
Change in cash (closing – opening) 89,630 (39,041) 54,669
FIRST QUARTER 2013 – REVENUES
Revenues (€ million)
(unaudited)
Q1 2013 Q1 2012 Change Change at like
for like
exchange rates
Transport Division 500 522 -4.1% -3.7%
Logistics Division 436 422 +3.4% +2.3%
Freight-Forwarding
Division
33 32 +1.4% -8.7%
Inter-divisions (20) (17)* NS NS
Consolidated total 949 958 -1.0% -1.3%
* Including revenues from the Dagenham site in the UK (sold early October 2012)
The Company's 2012 consolidated revenues amounted to €3,880 million, up 8.5% compared to
2011 consolidated revenues. Organic growth was flat throughout 2012. In 2012 the Company
earned 59% of its revenues outside France, compared to 55% in 2011. The UK, the second
largest country in terms of Group revenues, now accounts for nearly 32% of sales.
2012 EBITA came in at €142.3 million or 3.7% of revenues, up 9.1% over 2011 in line with
revenue growth. However, EBITDA amounted to €244.8 million or 6.3% of revenues, which is less
than the 7.1% EBITDA margin in 2011.
This reflects the fact that net movements on provisions for risks represented income in 2012, given
that some disputes and risks ceased during the year, which caused the accounting provisions to
be written back to a greater extent than in 2011.
The company significantly reduced (-22%) its net financial debt with a leverage ratio of less than
2x at the close of the financial year.
In the first quarter 2013, business held up well, with turnover of €949 million, compared to €958
million in the first quarter 2012, down 1.0% (-1.3% at like for like and exchange rates). Since the
end of the first quarter of 2013, the Company has opened a new office in Rio de Janeiro, and has
acquired Fiege's logistics operations in Italy, Spain and Portugal which strengthens its market
position in Southern Europe.
B.8 Selected key pro
forma financial
information
Not applicable.
B.9 Profit forecasts Not applicable.
B.10 historical
financial
information –
Audit report on
The auditors' reports on the Company's and consolidated financial statements
for the fiscal year ending 31 December 2012 contain no qualification.
The auditors'
reports
on the Company's
and
consolidated financial
statements for the fiscal
year ending 31 December 2011 contain no
Qualifications
qualification.
The auditors' reports on the Company's and consolidated financial statements
for the fiscal year ending 31 December 2010 contain no qualification.
B.11 Working capital
insufficiency
Not applicable.
SECTION C – SECURITIES
C.1 Description of
the class of the
securities
The Shares comprise the entire issued share capital of the Company. The
Shares are ordinary shares of the Company of the same category.
The Shares are admitted to trading on NYSE Euronext Paris under ISIN
Code FR0000052870 and the symbol "GND".
C.2 Currency of the
Shares
The Shares are denominated in Euros.
C.3 Number of
Shares in issue
and par value
On the date of this Summary Document, the Company has a share capital of
19,672,482 euros, divided into 9,836,241 fully paid-up Shares with a nominal
value of 2 euros each.
The share capital of the Company may be reduced or increased by decisions
of an extraordinary Shareholders' meeting under the conditions set by the
laws
and
regulations.
An
extraordinary
Shareholders'
meeting
may
nevertheless delegate to the Executive Board the necessary powers for the
purposes of deciding or implementing a capital increase or any other issue of
securities.
C.4 Rights attaching
to the Shares
Each Share confers a right to an equal share in the Company's profits and
corporate assets. Shareholders are not committed beyond the nominal value
of the Shares that they possess.
Ownership of a Share automatically entails adherence to the Articles of
Association and the decision of the Shareholders taken in general meeting.
Based on current French law and the Articles of Association, the principle
rights attached to the Shares are described below.
Dividend rights
The Shares entitle their holders to all distributions of dividends, interim
dividends, reserves or similar amounts in proportion to their holding of
Shares. Dividends may be granted to all Shareholders at the Shareholders'
meeting of the Company called to approve the annual financial statements.
Voting Rights
Each Shareholder has as many votes as the number of Shares that he owns
or represents.
However, Article 9 of the Articles of Association provides for a double voting
right attached to fully paid-up Shares with evidence of registration in the
Company's records for at least four (4) years without interruption from the
date on which they were fully paid up, in the name of the same shareholder.
Furthermore, in the event of a capital increase through capitalisation of
reserves, profits or issue premiums, the double voting right is conferred –
immediately upon the issue of any registered Shares allocated free of charge
– to a shareholder who had existing Shares benefiting from this same
entitlement. Any Share converted into a bearer Share or the ownership of
which is transferred loses the double voting right. However, transfer as a
result of succession, liquidation of community property between spouses,
and inter vivos donation to a spouse or relative entitled to inherit does not
cause the right to be lost and does not interrupt the abovementioned four
year time period.
Preferential subscription right
In accordance with French law, any Shares issued by the Company for cash
must first be offered to existing Shareholders in proportion to their holding of
Shares. However, at the Shareholders' meeting held to make a decision on
the authorisation of a share capital increase, the Shareholders may decide to
cancel such preferential subscription right.
Right to a share of any surplus in the event of liquidation
All of the Shares, regardless of their class, carry the right to a fraction of the
Company's assets and any liquidation surplus that is equal to that of the
share capital they represent, taking into account, where applicable, of any
portions of the share capital that have or have not been redeemed or paid
up.
Redemption of the Shares
The Shares are not redeemable.
However, pursuant to the seventh
resolution adopted by the combined general Shareholders' meeting (ordinary
and extraordinary) of the Company dated 23 May 2013, the Executive Board
is authorised until 23 November 2014 to repurchase up to 10% of the
Company's existing share capital, under the following terms: maximum
purchase price per Share of €150 and maximum amount of funds that the
Company may dedicate to this repurchase programme of €110,643,315.
C.5 Restrictions on
the free
transferability of
the Shares
Not applicable. There are no restrictions on the free transferability of the
Shares.
C.6 Applications for
admission to
trading on
As of the date of this Summary Document, the Shares are admitted to trading
on NYSE Euronext Paris under ISIN Code FR0000052870 and the symbol
"GND".
regulated
markets
Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the Shares to be
admitted to the standard listing segment of the Official List and to LIFFE
Administration and Management for the Shares to be admitted to trading on
NYSE Euronext London. No application has been or is currently intended to
be made for the Shares to be admitted to listing elsewhere or to be traded on
any other exchange. It is expected that the Admission will become effective,
and that dealings in the Shares will commence on NYSE Euronext London,
at 8.00 a.m. (London time) on 4 July 2013 under ISIN code FR0000052870
and the symbol "GND".
The Company's admission to trading on NYSE Euronext Paris will continue
and will not be impacted by the Admission. Accordingly, during and following
the Admission, the Shares will remain admitted to trading on NYSE Euronext
Paris.
Settlement of any transactions on NYSE Euronext Paris and NYSE Euronext
London will occur through the book-entry facilities of Euroclear France.
C.7 Dividend policy The combined general Shareholders' meeting (ordinary and extraordinary) of
the Company of 23 May 2013 decided to distribute a dividend of €1.50 per
share for the fiscal year ended on 31 December 2012, payable on 3 June
2013, which represents a 20% increase compared to the dividend distributed
in respect of the fiscal year ended on 31 December 2011.
The dividends distributed to the Shareholders over the past five fiscal years
are as follows:
In € 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Net dividend 1.50 1.25 1.10 0.90 0.70
Total income 1.50 1.25 1.10 0.90 0.70
SECTION D – RISKS
D.1 Key information
on the key risks
that are specific
to the Group or
its industry
Legal risks

Regulatory risks: logistics and transport
activities
are both highly
regulated businesses, whether at a domestic, European or international
level; these regulations impose increasingly strict restrictions, whether for
site operating permits issued by national public authorities (such as the
Competent Authority for the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH)
or the Directions Régionales de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement et
du Logement
(DREAL)), customs regulations, transport licences or
specific environmental regulations; moreover, due to its growing
international activities, the Group is subject to various regulations, in
particular tax regulations. Changes in such regulations may alter the
landscape in which the Group operates and may increase the costs
associated with the Group's activities. The impact of new regulations
cannot be predicted, and compliance with new regulations may increase
the Group's operating costs or require increased expenditure. Any failure
to comply with regulations to which the Group is subject could result in
fines or possible revocation of the Group's authority to conduct
operations,
which
could
adversely
affect
the
Group's
financial
performance.

Risks relating to logistics contracts: the execution of logistics contracts
may constitute a risk if the investments and/or leasing commitments
under a contract entered into with a client continue to apply following the
end of such client contract.

Litigation risks: the Group is exposed to the legal risks related to its role
as an employer, supplier of transport and logistical services and as a
buyer of goods and services. Any material litigation could have a material
adverse impact on the Group's business, financial position and results of
operations, and could also damage the Group's brand and reputation.
Industrial and environmental risks

The main risks for the logistics activities are fire, and any accidental
pollution arising from the water used to put out any fires spilling over into
the natural environment. Any such incident may require the Group to
respond effectively to mitigate any associated damage, and may require
the Group to incur significant costs. Any such incidents may also
adversely impact on the Group's reputation and expose the Group to
potential liability.

Road hazards, either caused by accidents or severe weather, pose the
main risk to the transport activity. Severe weather conditions may result
in decreased revenues, as the Group's customers reduce their
shipments, or increased costs to operate the Group's business, which
could have an adverse effect on the Group's financial performance.

The main risk associated with freight forwarding operations concerns the
quality of the agents used in countries in which the Group is not present
and the management of customs procedures. Inadequate performance
by such agents or mismanagement of customs procedures exposes the
Group to the potential loss of existing or potential customers, damage to
the Group's brand and reputation, and possible liability for the Group.
Operating risks

Economic risk: the Group is a major European player in transport and
logistics and, as such, its revenues are closely linked to changes in the
economy. The factors that trigger changes to the economy are beyond
the Group's control, and the Group may incur additional costs to adapt its
structural and production costs to mitigate the effect of these changes.
The Group's activities are particularly affected by levels of industrial
production, consumer spending and retail activity
and the Group's
financial position could be materially affected by adverse developments
in these elements of the economy.

Competition risks: transport, logistics and freight forwarding are highly
competitive businesses; at the international level, the Group competes
with many other major groups or local players of various sizes; the
Group's sales revenue and earnings from operations could be affected if
it is unable to distinguish itself through the quality of its offering, its
flexibility and its price.

Acquisition risks: failure by the Company to ensure the integration of the
companies acquired for the purposes of the Group's external growth may
have a negative effect on its earnings or its financial situation as such a
failure may have an impact on the level of synergies and savings
expected.

Risks relating to the Transport Development Group (TDG) and the
Christian Salvesen retirement plans; following
the acquisitions of
Christian Salvesen and TDG, the Group has to manage two defined
benefit retirement plans in the UK
which
cover some of the UK
employees; the solvency of defined benefit plans is affected by changes
in asset values, interest and inflation rates and actuarial assumptions
(e.g. life expectancy); an unfavourable change in these factors could lead
to an increase in the Group's contributions at future
three-yearly
valuations.

Risks relating to IT systems: the Group is increasingly dependent on its
IT systems particularly applications shared by the whole Group or at the
level of each division of the Group. These IT systems may be susceptible
to damage, disruptions or shutdowns due to failures during the process
of upgrades or replacements, power outages, hardware failures,
computer viruses, attacks by computer hackers, telecommunication
failures, user errors or other catastrophic events. Any of these
occurrences could result in disruptions in the Group's operations, the loss
of existing or potential customers, damage to the Group's brand and
reputation, and possible liability for the Group. In addition, the cost and
operational consequences of implementing further data or system
protection measures, or repairing the IT systems could be significant.
Market risks

Currency risk: the Group is principally exposed to the fluctuations of the
Pound Sterling; in particular; a 10% depreciation in the Pound Sterling
would lead approximately to a €14.5 million decrease in net assets
converted into euros and to a €2.3 million decrease in net income.

Interest rate risk: the Group's consolidated gross debt on 31 December
2012 was €735.6 million; 99% of loans granted by financial institutions
were subject to variable interest rates and 1% to fixed rates.

Risks relating to an increase in the oil price: the Group, in particular the
Transport Division, is exposed to fluctuations in the oil price; the impact
of a one euro centime increase in the fuel price at the pump would have
a €2.5 million per year impact on the Transport Division's expenses.
D.3 Key information
on the key risks
that are specific
to the Shares

The price of the Shares can be highly volatile, including for reasons
related
to
differences
between
expected
and
actual
operating
performance, corporate and strategic actions taken by the Company or
its competitors, speculation about the business and management of the
Company and general market conditions and regulatory changes.

Future substantial sales of Shares, or the perception that such sales
might occur, could depress the market price of the Shares.

Any future equity issues by the Company could have an adverse effect
on the market price of the Shares and could dilute ownership.

The Company's ability to pay dividends in future depends, among other
things, on the Group's financial performance and capital requirements
and is therefore not guaranteed.
SECTION E – OFFER
E.1 Net proceeds
and estimated
expenses
Not applicable. The Company is not offering any new Shares nor any other
securities in connection with the Admission. The Company will therefore not
receive any proceeds from the Admission.
The costs and expenses to be paid in connection with the Admission will be
borne by the Company and amount to approximately €125,000.
E.2a Reasons for the
offer
Not applicable. The Company is not offering any new Shares nor any other
securities in connection with the Admission. However, the Executive Board
believes that the Admission, which will result in the Shares being dual-listed
on NYSE Euronext Paris and NYSE Euronext London, will be beneficial to
the Company and its Shareholders for, among other things, the following
reasons.

Investor access: the Admission is intended
to maximise the
Company's target investor base and to provide greater access to the
Shares among London-based financial intermediaries and investors.

Liquidity: the Admission is expected to consolidate and enhance
liquidity of the Shares, lower costs, and facilitate access to capital
markets by delivering harmonised cross-border trading, clearing and
settlement in Europe.

Visibility: the Admission will reinforce the Company's presence in
London and is expected to increase the Company's visibility both on
the UK financial markets and globally.
E.3 Terms and
conditions of the
offer
Not applicable. The Company is not offering any new Shares nor any other
securities in connection with the Admission.
E.4 Material interests Not applicable. There are no such interests.
E.5 Selling
shareholders
and locks-up
Not applicable. There are no selling shareholders or lock-up arrangements in
connection with the Admission.
E.6 Resulting
dilution
Not applicable. Since the Company is not offering any new Shares nor any
other securities in connection with the Admission, no dilution will result from
the Admission.
E.7 Estimated
expenses
charged to the
investor
Not applicable. There are no such expenses.

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions apply throughout this Summary Document unless the context otherwise requires:

"Admission" means the admission of the Shares to the standard listing segment of the
Official List of the UK Listing Authority and the admission of such shares to
trading on NYSE Euronext London;
"AMF" means the Autorité des marchés financiers, the French financial markets
authority;
"Announcements" means any announcements made by the Company in compliance with
applicable law or regulations;
"Annual Report" means the 2012 annual report of the Company, filed with the AMF on 16 April
2013 under number D.13-0368 and containing all the information relating to the
annual financial report as required by paragraph I of Article L. 451-1-2 of the
French Monetary and Financial Code;
"Articles of Association" means the articles of association of the Company in force as of the Admission;
"Company" means Norbert Dentressangle;
"Disclosed Information" means the Annual Report and the Announcements;
"Disclosure and
Transparency Rules"
means the disclosure and transparency rules made by the FCA pursuant to
section 73A of the FSMA;
"EBIT" means earnings before Group share of associated companies' profits, interest
and tax;
"EBITA" Means Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Amortisation of purchase accounting
intangibles. Earnings before amortisation and impairment of intangible assets
from acquisitions, goodwill impairment and recognition of negative goodwill;
"EBITDA" means Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation;
"Euro" or "€" means the single currency of the member states of the European Union that
adopt or have adopted the Euro as their lawful currency under the legislation of
the European Union or European Monetary Union;
"Executive Board" means the executive board (directoire) of the Company as constituted from time
to time;
"FCA" means the Financial Conduct Authority of the UK;
"Freight Forwarding
Division"
means the freight forwarding division of the Group;
"FSMA" means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended;
"Group" means the Company and its subsidiaries;
"IAS" means the International Accounting Standards;
"IFRS" means the International Financial Reporting Standards, as adopted by the
European Union;
"ISIN" means an International Security Identification Number;
"Listing Rules" means the listing rules made by the FCA pursuant to section 73A of the FSMA;
"Logistics Division" means the logistics division of the Group;
"NDLI" means Norbert Dentressangle Logistics International;
"NDO" means Norbert Dentressangle Overseas;
"NDT" means Norbert Dentressangle Transport;
"NYSE Euronext London" means NYSE Euronext London, the regulated market operated by LIFFE
Administration and Management;
"NYSE Euronext Paris" means NYSE Euronext Paris, the regulated market operated by Euronext Paris
S.A.;
"Official List" means the official list of the UK Listing Authority;
"Pounds Sterling" means the lawful currency of the UK;
"Prospectus Directive" means the Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are
offered to the public or admitted to trading (and amendments thereto);
"Prospectus Rules" means the prospectus rules made by the FCA pursuant to section 73A of the
FSMA;
"Romans Trade and
Companies Register"
means the register held by the registry of the Romans Commercial Court
(Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés de Paris) in which every company
whose registered office is located within the jurisdiction of Romans must be
registered;
"RIS" means any channel recognised as a channel for the dissemination of regulatory
information by listed companies as defined in the Listing Rules;
"Shareholders" means the shareholders of the Company;
"Shares" means all of the fully paid-up, issued and outstanding ordinary shares of €2
each in the Company (and each a "Share");
"Summary Document" means this summary document;
"Supervisory Board" means the supervisory board (conseil de surveillance) of the Company as
constituted from time to time;
"Transport Division" means the transport division of the Group;
"United Kingdom" or
"UK"
means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
"UK Listing Authority" means the FCA acting in its capacity as the competent authority for the
purposes of Part VI of FSMA; and
"United States" or "US" means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of
the United States and the District of Columbia.

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