Factbox: Donors pledge over 700 mln euros to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral

Vincit Oyj

16/04/2019 15:54

PARIS, April 16 (Reuters) - Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral
went up in flames on Monday evening, a blaze that devastated the
Parisian landmark, destroying its wooden-beamed roof and
collapsing the iconic spire. It is a searing loss for Paris and
France.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N21X56Y
    President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to rebuild the gothic
masterpiece, and already within the first 24 hours since the
disaster, private companies and local authorities have stepped
forward with large donations. 
    Here are the main pledges made so far:
       
    LVMH  LVMH.PA 
    French billionaire businessman Bernard Arnault's family and
his LVMH luxury goods group said they would donate 200 million
euros to help repair the cathedral  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N21F059    
    
    KERING  PRTP.PA 
    Francois Henri Pinault, who heads the Kering luxury goods
company, pledged 100 million euros through his Artemis holding
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N21F059
    
    L'OREAL  OREP.PA 
    French luxury and cosmetics group L'Oreal, along with the
Bettencourt Meyer family and the Bettencourt Schueller
foundation, will donate 200 million euros in total  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N21F05D
    
    TOTAL  TOTF.PA :
    French oil company Total said it will donate 100 million
euros
    
    FIMALAC 
    Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere, head of the group that runs
ratings agency Fitch, pledged 10 million euros    
    
    VINCI  SGEF.PA 
    Construction group Vinci called on all building companies in
France to join forces to repair the cathedral in an
"industry-wide skills sponsorship drive"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N21Y2Q5
        
    BOUYGUES  BOUY.PA 
    Martin Bouygues and his brother Olivier, who oversee a
telecoms to construction conglomerate, pledged to donate 10
million euros. Bouygues group separately said it was ready to
join the "skills sponsorship" drive  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N21Y2Q5
    
    JCDECAUX  JCDX.PA 
    French outdoor advertising group pledged 20 million euros
    
    SOCIETE GENERALE  SOGN.PA 
    Societe Generate bank pledged 10 million euros    
    
    CASINO  CASPPA  
    The French retailer said its Franprix and Monoprix stores
would implement price-rounding operations to support foundations
helping with repairs     
    
    APPLE  APPL.O 
    CEO Tim Cook said on Twitter Apple would donate an
unspecified sum to rebuilding efforts   
    
    CITY OF PARIS 
    Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said the city would donate 50
million euros
        
    ILE-DE-FRANCE AUTHORITY
    Valerie Pecresse, head of the Ile de France regional
authority that includes Paris, pledged 10 million euros
    
    AUVERGNE-RHONE ALPES REGION
    Local government to donate 2 million euros
        
    EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
    The bank said it would donate 9 million euros
           
    CAP GEMINI  CAPP.PA 
    IT services group to donate 1 million euros

 (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Luke Baker and
Peter Graff)
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