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General Comments
This Reference Document contains information on AREVA’s objectives, prospects
and development strategies. This information should not be interpreted as a
guarantee that events and data set forth herein are assured or that the planned
objectives will be met. Forward-looking statements made in this Reference
Document also address a certain number of risks, whether proven or unproven,
known or unknown, which remain subject to unforeseen events. Were they to
translate into fact, these risks could cause AREVA’s future financial results, operating
performance and production to differ significantly from the objectives presented or
suggested herein. In particular, these risk factors include trends in the international
economic and commercial situation.
This Reference Document contains estimates of the markets, market shares
and competitive position of AREVA. which are provided solely for purposes of
information and are likely to vary as a function of circumstances.
In this document, the company is referred to as
“
AREVA
”
. The “group” designates
AREVA and its subsidiaries. A glossary defining technical terms may be found at
the end of this Reference Document. NewCo is the temporary name of the entity
which combines all of the operations of AREVA related to the nuclear fuel cycle,
whose legal name is New AREVA Holding.
Pursuant to article 28 of the European Community regulation no. 809/2004 of
April 29, 2004, the directive 2004/109/CE, as amended, and article 212-11 of the
General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the following items
have been included for reference:
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AREVA’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2014 and the statutory auditors’ report on the consolidated financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2014, presented in pages 172 to 181 and
pages 170 to 171 respectively of the Reference Document filed with the Autorité
des marchés financiers on March 31, 2015 under number D. 15-0263; and
p
AREVA’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2915 and the statutory auditors’ report on the consolidated financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 15, presented in pages 170 to 179 and
pages 168 to 169 respectively of the Reference Document filed with the Autorité
des marchés financiers on April 12, 2016 under number D. 16-0322.
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