UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549


FORM 6-K


REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


June 02, 2023

Commission File Number 1-14712


 

ORANGE

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

111 quai du Président Roosevelt
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Press Release

Paris, June 2nd, 2023

 

Orange Belgium completes the acquisition of a 75% stake minus 1 share in telco operator VOO SA

 

Orange announces today that Orange Belgium has completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in telco operator, VOO SA. The closing of this deal will give Orange Belgium a 75% stake minus 1 share in VOO SA, with the remaining 25% plus one share retained by Nethys.

 

This transaction values VOO at an enterprise value of €1.8 billion for 100% of the capital. Orange Belgium will finance this transaction through an intra-Group loan.

 

Xavier Pichon, CEO of Orange Belgium, comments: "For decades, we developed our telecom skills and pioneering spirit to challenge the market, but as from today, we have the industrial power, tech means and commercial scale to accelerate and Lead the Future of the Belgian telco market in the interest of all consumers, employees and society in general."

 

Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière, CEO Orange Europe, commented: ‘Today’s closing of our acquisition of Voo marks two important milestones - consolidating one of our key markets in Europe, and emboldening our convergence ambitions in Belgium as a result of this consolidation. Convergence in Europe has proven to be key to our leadership in Europe and demonstrates how Orange’s new strategy, Lead the Future, will continue to meet the digital needs that our customers in Europe demand."

About Orange

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with revenues of 43.5 billion euros in 2022 and 136,000 employees worldwide at 31 March 2023, including 74,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 288 million customers worldwide at 31 March 2023, including 243 million mobile customers and 24 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business. In February 2023, the Group presented its strategic plan "Lead the Future", built on a new business model and guided by responsibility and efficiency. "Lead the Future" capitalizes on network excellence to reinforce Orange's leadership in service quality.

Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).

For more information on the internet and on your mobile: www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com and the Orange News app or to follow us on Twitter: @orangegrouppr.

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange or Orange Brand Services Limited.

 

Press contact

Tom Wright - tom.wright@orange.com +33 6 78 91 35 11

Vanessa Clarke - vanessa.clarke@orange.com +44 7818 848 848

(Belgium) Annelore Marynissen - annelore.marynissen@orange.com +32 (0)479 016 058

(Belgium) Sven Adams - sven.adams@orange.com - +32 (0)486 36 47 22

   

ORANGE

     

Date: June 02, 2023

By:

/S/ Patrice Lambert - de Diesbach

 

Name:

Patrice Lambert - de Diesbach

 

Title:

Senior VP, Head of Investor Relations



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