Successful completion of Public Exchange Offer on AREVA’s Investment certificates vs ordinary shares

AREVA and the CEA announce that they have successfully completed the Public Exchange Offer on  AREVA’s Investment Certificates (ICs) vs ordinary shares, opened from April 19^th to May 11^th 2011.

Following this operation, remaining outstanding ICs represent less than 1% of AREVA's capital, allowing the group to proceed with the automatic conversion of ICs into ordinary shares, in accordance with the provisions of article L.228-31 of the French Commercial Code. The end of the listing of ICs allows the group to launch the procedure of automatic conversion of non-voting preferred shares into ordinary shares, as provided by the AREVA by-laws. AREVA's capital will thus be composed of ordinary shares only.....