PR Newswire/Les Echos/
Opening of the public tender offer for Geodis shares launched by SNCF
Participations.
Appointment of Pierre Blayau as Chief Operating Officer of the Transportation
and Logistics branch at SNCF.
Clichy, 28 May 2008
Opening of the offer
On 27 May, the French securities regulator (AMF) announced that the public
tender offer for Geodis shares launched by SNCF Participations, a SNCF
subsidiary, will be open from 28 May 2008 to 1st July 2008 included.
By the way, Geodis filed yesterday with the AMF an updated document relative to
its legal, financial and accounting information presented in the registration
document filed with the AMF on 31 March 2008 on number D.08-0173. This document
may be viewed on the AMF website (www.amf-france.org) and on the Geodis website
(www.geodis.fr).
Appointment of Pierre Blayau
Within the framework of the project announced by SNCF on 6 April of creation of
a widened branch for its activities of transportation of goods and logistics
combining the activities of Geodis, Freight SNCF and of TLP (Transport et
Logistique Partenaires, a wholly-owned subsidiary by SNCF Participations),
SNCF's Chairman appointed this day Pierre Blayau as Chief Operating Officer of
the Transportation and Logistics branch at SNCF.
Pierre Blayau remains Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Geodis.
Geodis, one of Europe's leading logistics companies. ISIN: FR0000038283
2007 revenue: €4.8 billion. Reuters: GEOD.PA
25,500 employees. Bloomberg: GEO.FP
A network spanning 120 countries.
Contact : Véronique PIEGTS
7/9 allées de l'Europe - 92615 Clichy cedex
Phone: + 33 (0)1 56 76 27 05 - Fax : + 33(0) 1 56 76 26 34
Email:veronique.piegts@geodis.com
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