Accor Increases Stake in Groupe Lucien Barriere
APRIL 1, 2009 - Under the agreements signed in January 2004 between Colony Capital, the Desseigne Barriere family and Accor, Colony Capital had an option to sell Accor its 15% stake in Groupe Lucien Barriere SAS, at a price determined by five independent banks.
In November 2008, Colony Capital announced its intention to start the valuation process.
The resulting valuation of EUR 153 million is the average of the valuations made by the independent experts, excluding the highest and the lowest valuations, in accordance with the agreements signed in 2004.
Following this valuation process, Colony Capital decided to exercise the put option at a price of EUR 153 million.
The impact on Accor's net debt should be EUR 270 million based on the proportional consolidation of 49% of Groupe Lucien Barriere debt in the second half of 2009.
Accor, a major global group and the European leader in hotels, as well as the global leader in services to corporate clients and public institutions, operates in nearly 100 countries with 150,000 employees.
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