transactions carried out as part of a share buyback program and outside of a liquidity contract
Paris, August 17, 2011
France Telecom announces having purchased treasury shares within the framework of its 2011 share buy back program. These shares have been acquired to honour obligations related to the Group employee compensation policy for the free shares award plan in relation to its industrial project, "conquests 2015".
Name of the issuer: France Télécom
References of the share buyback program: Share buyback program 2011, authorised by the ordinary and extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on June 7, 2011 (9th resolution). A description of the program can be found in France Telecom’s registration document
Type of securities: Ordinary shares / Euronext Paris / Eurolist A / ISIN: 0000133308
Start date of the program: The 9th resolution of the general meeting of shareholders held on June 7, 2011, was activated by the Board of Directors meeting on June 7, 2011
Cash purchases of shares from August 9 to August 16, 2011:
No such share has been purchased or sold pursuant to a share liquidity contract.
press contact: 01 44 44 93 93
Olivier Emberger, olivier.emberger@orange-ftgroup.com
Name of the issuer: France Télécom
References of the share buyback program: Share buyback program 2011, authorised by the ordinary and extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on June 7, 2011 (9th resolution). A description of the program can be found in France Telecom’s registration document
Type of securities: Ordinary shares / Euronext Paris / Eurolist A / ISIN: 0000133308
Start date of the program: The 9th resolution of the general meeting of shareholders held on June 7, 2011, was activated by the Board of Directors meeting on June 7, 2011
Cash purchases of shares from August 9 to August 16, 2011:
No such share has been purchased or sold pursuant to a share liquidity contract.
press contact: 01 44 44 93 93
Olivier Emberger, olivier.emberger@orange-ftgroup.com
About Orange
France Telecom-Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with 171,000 employees worldwide, including 105,000 employees in France, and sales of 10.9 billion euros in the first three months of 2012. Present in 33 countries, the Group had a customer base of 225 million customers at 31 March 2012, including 181 million customers under the Orange brand, the Group's single brand for internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company operates. At 31 March 2012, the Group had 166 million mobile customers and 15 million broadband internet (ADSL, fibre) customers worldwide. Orange is one of the main European operators for mobile and broadband internet services and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.
With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.orange-innovation.tv or to follow us on Twitter: @presseorange.
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.orange-innovation.tv or to follow us on Twitter: @presseorange.
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
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