2017
September 2017
Appointments
Philippe Dewost appointed director of Leonard, the VINCI innovation and foresight platform
09/04/2017 - Press releasePhilippe Dewost has been appointed director of Leonard, VINCI's new Group-wide innovation and foresight platform. He took up his duties on 1 September and reports to Pierre Coppey, Executive Vice-President of VINCI.
August 2017
New contracts
VINCI Construction selected to improve drinking water supply toHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
08/29/2017 - Press release - VietnamVINCI Construction subsidiaries, VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Bessac (Soletanche Bachy) have won the contract to design and build a 10 km treated water transmission pipeline to supply the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, the economic capital of Vietnam.
July 2017
Finances
2017 half-year financial report
07/28/2017 - Press releaseVINCI announces the publication today of its 2017 half-year financial report as well as its submission to the French financial markets regulator (l’Autorité des marchés financiers).
Acquisitions
The VINCI Airports-ORIX-Kansai Airports joint venture is named preferred bidder for the Kobe airport in Japan
07/25/2017 - Press release - JapanThe city of Kobe today named as preferred bidder for the 42-year Kobe airport concession contract the joint venture formed by VINCI Airports, 4ème the world’s fourth-largest airport operator; ORIX Corporation, the leading Japanese integrated financial services company; and Kansai Airports*, the concessionaire for two airports in Japan’s Kansai region, with VINCI Airports (40%) and ORIX Corporation (40%) as its two main shareholders.
Finances
VINCI Airports – 2017 Q2 traffic
07/12/2017 - Press release - FranceIn the second quarter of 2017, VINCI Airports reported sharp growth in passenger traffic in all managed airports, up 14.1%* on the second quarter of 2016, with 37.4 million passengers welcomed in the network's 35 airports.
Acquisitions
VINCI Airports bolsters its positions in airport retail with the acquisition of Lojas Francas Portugal (LFP)
07/11/2017 - Press release - PortugalOn 11 July 2017, VINCI Airports finalised the acquisition of 51% of the share capital of Lojas Francas Portugal (LFP), Portuguese airport retail leader, from TAG GER, subsidiary of the national airline company TAP.
Acquisitions
VINCI Energies acquires Acuntia, a leading Spanish information and communication technology company
07/05/2017 - Press release - SpainVINCI Energies, the VINCI subsidiary specialising in energy and information and communication technology services (ICT), has reached an agreement with the GPF Capital* investment fund to acquire the Acuntia company.
Events
VINCI launches Leonard, the new Group-wide platform dedicated to innovation, foresight and inventing the Group's future businesses
07/04/2017 - Press releaseAgainst the backdrop of the many challenges facing today's world – the energy transition, the digital revolution and the accelerating pace of innovation – VINCI is today launching Leonard, its new platform dedicated to innovation and foresight, set up at the instigation of Pierre Coppey, Executive Vice-President of the VINCI Group.
New contracts
VINCI Construction wins a new contract for Line 15 South of the future Grand Paris Express transport network
07/03/2017 - Press release - FranceThe joint venture made up of lead company VINCI Construction and Spie Batignolles has won an important civil engineering contract for the Grand Paris Express project: the Société du Grand Paris selected the bid submitted by the joint venture covering construction of the iconic Noisy-Champs station, a carriage storage area, and a road bridge over the RER A regional express line tracks.
June 2017
New contracts
United Kingdom: Eurovia reinforces its position as a leading highway and motorway maintenance company
06/30/2017 - Press release - United KingdomHighways England has selected Eurovia, the VINCI subsidiary specialising in transport infrastructure and urban development, to take responsibility for managing routine maintenance and delivering capital renewal and improvement for highways and motorways in South West England.
Finances
Implementation of the share buyback programme
06/27/2017 - Press releaseAs part of the implementation of its share buyback programme, VINCI signed a share purchase agreement with an investment services provider on 27 June 2017.
New contracts
VINCI Construction UK awarded contract to design and construct student accommodation at the University of Hull in the United Kingdom
06/01/2017 - Press release - United KingdomUniversity Partnerships Programme (UPP) has awarded VINCI Construction UK, VINCI’s subsidiary, a €111.35 million contract (£97 million) to design and build a new accommodation complex at the University of Hull.
May 2017
Finances
April 2017
Events
Annual shareholders’ meeting of 20 April 2017
04/20/2017 - Press releaseVINCI’s Combined Shareholders’ General Meeting chaired by Xavier Huillard, the Group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was held on 20 April 2017 at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. The quorum was 59.874 % and the shareholders’ meeting approved all the resolutions submitted.
New contracts
Eurovia awarded motorway contract in Slovakia
04/13/2017 - Press release - SlovakiaThe consortium led by Eurovia – the VINCI subsidiary specialised in transport infrastructure construction and urban development projects – and including Doprastav and Metrostav Slovakia has been awarded the contract to build a new 8 km section of the D1 motorway near Prešov, in eastern Slovakia.
New contracts
VINCI Highways completes the financial arrangements for the A7 motorway public-private partnership (A-Modell*) in Germany
04/12/2017 - Press release - GermanyVINCI Concessions subsidiary VINCI Highways recently completed the financial arrangements for the A7 motorway public-private partnership (A-Modell*) covering a 60 km section between the Bockenem and Göttingen interchanges in Germany.
Events
Two large VINCI Concessions motorway projects open to traffic in Greece
04/11/2017 - Press release - GreeceGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras inaugurated the new section between Corinth and Patras today, extending the east-west corridor Athens-Corinth. This inauguration follows the commissioning of the new motorway between the Malian Gulf and Kleidi on the eastern coast, on 6 April.
Finances
ASF successfully issues a €500 million 9-year bond
04/05/2017 - Press releaseASF (Autoroutes du Sud de la France) has successfully issued a €500 million bond due to mature in April 2026 and carrying an annual coupon of 1.125 %.
March 2017
Acquisitions
VINCI Airports wins the concession for Salvador’s airport in Brazil
03/16/2017 - Press release - BrazilOn completion of a call for tenders initiated by ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil), VINCI Airports was this Thursday awarded the concession for Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes airport, for a 30-year term. Located in the city of Salvador, this airport is currently managed by the public operator Infraero.
Other
English version of the 2016 Annual Report
03/10/2017 - Press releaseThe 2016 Annual Report is now available in English on the Group’s website at www.vinci.com under Investors / Reports / Annual and half-year reports.
February 2017
Finances
2016 Annual Report
02/24/2017 - Press releaseVINCI announces the publication of its 2016 annual report as well as its registration with the French financial markets regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
Finances
Determination of the share reference price of VINCI’s shares and of the initial conversion price of the US$450 million cash-settled synthetic convertible bonds due February 2022
02/23/2017 - Press releaseIn connection with the placement of US$450 millions non-dilutive cash-settled convertible bonds with a maturity of 5 years due February 2022 (the "Bonds"), VINCI hereby notifies the holders of the Bonds of the following determinations and calculations.
New contracts
The joint venture made up of VINCI Construction, lead company, associated with Spie batignolles, wins a major contract on Line 15 South of the future Grand Paris Express transport network
02/22/2017 - Press release - FranceThe joint venture made up of VINCI Construction, associated with Spie batignolles has won a major Grand Paris Express contract. Société du Grand Paris selected the bid submitted by this joint venture to build the T3C section of Line 15 South between the Fort d’Issy-Vanves-Clamart and Villejuif Louis Aragon stations.
Finances
Publication of audited consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2016
02/10/2017 - Press releaseVINCI announces the publication of its consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2016 (summary statements and detailed notes) accompanied by the report of the statutory auditors on the consolidated financial statements.
Finances
VINCI launches an offering of US$450 million cash-settled synthetic convertible bonds
02/09/2017 - Press releaseVINCI announces the launch of a US$450 million offering of non-dilutive cash-settled convertible bonds with a maturity of 5 years due 2022 (the "Bonds") to institutional investors.
Finances
VINCI successfully places US$450 million cash-settled synthetic convertible bonds
02/09/2017 - Press release
January 2017
New contracts
Comol5 JV will realize the first part of the Rijnland Route in Netherlands
01/30/2017 - Press release - The NetherlandsThe Province of South Holland has awarded the contract for building the Rijnland Route to Comol5. This international joint venture consists of TBI companies Mobilis and Croonwolter&dros (25% each), DIMCO (DEME Infra Marine Contractors) (25%) and VINCI Construction Grands Projets (25%). The value of the contract is 492 million euros.
New contracts
Soletanche Bachy playing key role in construction of Three-runway System at Hong Kong International Airport
01/19/2017 - Press release - Hong KongAs part of the extension of Hong Kong International Airport, Soletanche Bachy, a subsidiary of VINCI specialising in foundations and soil technologies, has entered a 50-50 joint-venture with its South Korean partner Sambo E&C. Together, they are carrying out soil reinforcement using the Geomix® technique (or Cutter Soil Mixing - CSM) in height-restricted conditions near the airport’s existing north runway.
Finances
ASF successfully issues a €1 billion 10-year bond
01/05/2017 - Press releaseASF (Autoroutes du Sud de la France) has successfully issued a €1 billion bond due to mature in January 2027 and carrying an annual coupon of 1.25%.
Finances
Implementation of the share buyback programme
01/04/2017 - Press releaseAs part of its share buyback programme, VINCI signed a share purchase agreement with an investment services provider on 3 January 2017.
