Paris, January 13, 2006, pdf file
BOURBON was admitted for listing on Euronext Paris, as from January 12, 2006, in capitalization compartment A of Eurolist Paris. With a market capitalization of 1,820,057,400 euros at December 30, 2005, BOURBON joins the group of corporations valued at more than 1 billion euros on the Paris Stock Exchange. This change of compartment results from the focusing of activities on marine services, particularly deep-sea offshore services. It will come into effect at the start of the trading session of January 17, 2006.
As a result of its increased liquidity, the BOURBON stock, which is listed on the SBF 120, will be eligible for the Deferred Settlement Service (SRD), as of the trading session of March 28, 2006.
In 2005, over 13.2 million BOURBON shares were traded.
With an offer of offshore oil and gas marine services, towage, assistance and salvage, and bulk shipping, BOURBON is a major international player in marine services. Classified by Euronext in the "Oil Services" sector, BOURBON is listed on Eurolist Paris and is included in the MID 100 and SBF 120 indices. Since December 19, 2005 BOURBON is also included in the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index which lists the top 600 European stocks.