Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

Sastre SA; Schlumberger AG - BWB/Z-2395 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

Sastre SA; Schlumberger AG

BWB/Z-2395

29.07.2014

On the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

​Acquisition of about 81.63% of the capital eligible to vote as well as a total of about 51.13% of the preference shares of the Schlumberger AG (Vienna) by Sastre SA (Lausanne, Switzerland). The merger plan concerns the production by sparkling wines and liqueurs as well as the drink wholesale.

Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 25.08.2014.

Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.

Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.

Non-prohibition of the merger

The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have waived their right to apply for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court before the deadline. The standstill obligation (§ 17(1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 18.08.2014 .

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