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Holding(s) in Company - Amendment
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
FR0010221234
Issuer Name
EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS
UK or Non-UK Issuer
Non-UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
The French State
City of registered office (if applicable)
Paris
Country of registered office (if applicable)
France
4. Details of the shareholder
Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the
notification obligation, above
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
03-Jul-2025
6. Date on which Issuer notified
09-Jul-2025
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
. % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights held in issuer
2)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 13.590000 0.000000 13.590000 64586426
Position of previous notification (if applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) Number of direct voting rights Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
(DTR5.1)
ISIN FR0010221234 64586426 0 13.590000 0.000000
Sub Total 8.A 64586426 13.590000%
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/conversion period Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
exercised/converted
Sub Total 8.B1
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/conversion period Physical or cash settlement Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation
1. Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s)
holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.
Ultimate controlling person Name of controlled undertaking % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
threshold than the notifiable threshold
10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
The crossing of the threshold follows the off-market acquisition of 64,586,426
shares of Eutelsat Communications S.A. by the French State, acting through the
Agence des participations de l'Etat, from Bpifrance Participations S.A.,
carried out on 3 July 2025. This acquisition was carried out as part of the
Company's contemplated equity raising, as described in the press release
published on the Company's website on 19 June 2025, through two capital
increases, the first for an amount of €716 million, reserved for the Agence
des participations de l'Etat and the Eutelsat Communications S.A.'s reference
shareholders and the second for an amount of €634 million, with preferential
subscription rights.
12. Date of Completion
09-Jul-2025
13. Place Of Completion
Paris, France
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