6-K 1 lft6k_04092014.htm ORANGE - FORM 6-K ORANGE - Form 6-K

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


April 9, 2014

Commission File Number 1-14712


 

ORANGE

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

78, rue Olivier de Serres
75015 Paris, France

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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press release

Paris, 9 April 2014



Orange completes the sale of Orange Dominicana to Altice


In accordance with the agreement signed on 26 November 2013 between Orange and Altice, and following the approbation of the relevant authorities, Orange today completed the sale of 100% of Orange Dominicana to Altice.


As a result of this disposal, Orange received 1.42 billion US dollars (or approximately 1.05 billion euros).


This transaction represents a significant new milestone in the Group’s asset portfolio optimization strategy that was announced in 2011.



about Orange

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 41 billion euros in 2013 and has 165,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2013, including 102,000 employees in France. Present in 30 countries, the Group has a total customer base of more than 236 million customers at 31 December 2013, including 178 million mobile customers and 15 million fixed broadband customers worldwide. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services.


Orange is listed on the NYSE 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, www.orange-innovation.tv 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 contacts: +33 1 44 44 93 93

Sébastien Audra, [email protected]

Tom Wright, [email protected]


   

ORANGE
     

Date: April 9, 2014

By:

/S/ Patrice Lambert - de Diesbach
 

Name:

Patrice Lambert - de Diesbach
 

Title:

Senior VP, Head of Investor Relations