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Lyxor International Asset Management (MEUG) Lyxor International Asset Management: Change of regulatory structure 14-Sep-2018 / 14:47 GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Paris, 14 August 2018 NOTICE TO THE UNIT-HOLDERS OF the FCP fund Lyxor MSCI Europe UCITS ETF UNIT CLASS ISIN code Lyxor MSCI Europe UCITS ETF - Dist FR0010261198 Dear unit-holder, According to our records you hold units in the FCP fund Lyxor MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (hereinafter the "Absorbed Fund". In order to provide investors with an investment vehicle that offers a corporate governance structure, it was decided, at the request of Lyxor International Asset Management (hereinafter "LIAM"), to merge the Absorbed Fund into Lyxor MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (hereinafter the "Absorbing Sub-fund"), which is a sub-fund of MULTI UNITS FRANCE (MUF), a French SICAV fund. As a result of this merger through absorption the Absorbing Sub-fund will receive all of the Absorbed Fund's assets. When this merger is completed, the Absorbed Fund's unit-holders will be shareholders of the MULTI UNITS FRANCE fund. 1) The merger This merger through absorption will not modify the investment strategy nor the ISIN code for unit-holders in the Absorbed Fund. The investment and benchmark replication methods of the Absorbed fund and the Absorbing Sub-fund are in effect identical, since the investment strategy for both is to achieve the highest possible correlation with the benchmark index's performance by implementing a direct replication method, which means that the Absorbing Sub-fund may enter into one or more over-the-counter swap agreements to enable it to achieve its investment objective. The tracking error objective between the Absorbed Fund's performance and that of its Benchmark Index under normal market conditions is 0. 10%. The tracking error objective between the Absorbing Sub-fund's performance and that of its Benchmark Index under normal market conditions is 0.50%. The other characteristics of the Absorbed Fund and of the Absorbing Sub-fund are also identical, i.e. the investment policy and strategy, the typical investor profile, the risk profile, the frequency of net asset value calculation, trading days, the accounting currency, the requirements for submitting subscription and redemption orders, share/unit category characteristics, fees and expenses and the method used to determine the overall risk exposure. This merger by absorption was approved by the French financial markets authority, l'Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), on 1 June 2018. The Absorbed Fund is an undertaking for the collective investment in transferable securities (hereinafter "UCITS") that is classified as a "European Union equities" fund. It was approved by the AMF on 13 December 2015 and was established on 10 January 2006. LIAM is the Absorbed Fund's management company and Société Générale is its depositary. The Absorbing Sub-fund is a UCITS that was approved by the AMF on 1 June 2018 and will be launched on the Merger Date, which is defined below. LIAM is the Absorbing Sub-fund's delegated asset manager and Société Générale is its depositary. Unless you decide otherwise, your units of the Absorbed Fund will be automatically merged into the Absorbing Sub-fund on 20 September 2018 (the "Merger Date"). During a period of 30 calendar days after the date this notice is posted, primary market investors (i.e. which subscribe for and redeem units directly from LIAM) may redeem their units from LIAM and/or from its depositary without having to pay a redemption fee, provided that they comply with the minimum redemption requirements specified in the Absorbed Fund's prospectus. As always, LIAM will of course charge no subscription or redemption fee on the purchase or sale of the Absorbed Fund's units on any exchange where they are listed (i.e. in the secondary market). To complete this merger through absorption as smoothly as possible, the subscription and redemption of the Absorbed Fund's units on the primary market will be suspended on 17 September 2018 after 5.00 pm (Paris time). However, it should be noted that the Absorbed Fund's units may be purchased and sold on the secondary market up until the Merger Date. Lastly, for operational reasons, subscriptions and redemptions of the Absorbing Sub-fund's shares on the primary market will not be processed on the first business day after the Merger. 2) Consequences This merger through absorption will not modify the investment strategy nor the risk profile for unit-holders in the Absorbed Fund. The risk-return profile is modified: NO The risk-return profile is increased: NO Expenses are increased: NO As indicated in section 1 above ("The merger"), the only impact the merger will have on unit/shareholders will be the fund's conversion from a contract-based entity (the FCP fund) to a corporate entity (the SICAV fund). It should be noted that the Absorbing Sub-fund will be eligible for inclusion in PEA equity savings plans. You will find the calendar for this merger in Schedule 1, information on the exchange of units in Schedule 2, and a comparison of the characteristics of the Absorbed Fund with those of the Absorbing Sub-fund in Schedule 3. 3) Key points for investors LIAM informs investors that all Absorbing Sub-fund share classes are or will be listed on the same exchange or exchanges as their corresponding Absorbed Fund unit class. Unlike an FCP common fund, whose unit-holders enjoy none of the rights of share-holders, a SICAV open-ended investment company can issue shares in response to investor demand. Upon completion of this merger you will therefore become a shareholder of the MULTI UNITS FRANCE SICAV and will be entitled to express your opinion at annual and extraordinary shareholder meetings. Investors should also note that the merger by absorption may affect their personal tax situation since the Absorbed Fund is an FCP common fund and was therefore formed under contract law (whereas the Absorbing Sub-fund is a SICAV open-ended investment company), and as a result of the merger itself. Investors are therefore invited to consult with their usual advisor as to the possible consequences the merger by absorption may have on their personal situation. LIAM recommends that investors carefully read the "Risk Profile" section of the Absorbing Sub-fund's prospectus and the "Risk and Return Profile" section of its Key Information for Investors Document (KIID). The KIID and the prospectus are both available in French and free of charge at www.lyxoretf.com [1]or from client-services-etf@lyxor.com. The management company will provide unit-holders, upon request, with (i) additional information on the merger, (ii) a copy of the statutory auditor's report, (iii) a copy of the depositary's report and (iv) a copy of the merger agreement. If you need any more information you should contact your advisor. We thank you for your trust and loyalty. Yours faithfully The Chairman Schedule 1: Merger calendar Absorbed Subscriptions & Effective Based on Shares to Fund redemptions are merger date the NAV be suspended of received from the Absorbing Sub-fund Lyxor MSCI 17 September 2018 20 September 20 MULTI Europe UCITS after 5.00 pm 2018 September UNITS ETF (Paris time) 2018 FRANCE -Lyxor MSCI Europe UCITS ETF Schedule 2: Information on the merger As shown on the merger calendar (see Schedule 1 above), the Absorbed Fund in which you hold units will be merged into the Absorbing Sub-fund on 20 September 2018 (the "Merger Date"). This merger through absorption was approved by the AMF on 1 June 2018. All of the Absorbed Fund's assets and liabilities will be transferred to the Absorbing Sub-fund. The Absorbed Fund will automatically be dissolved on the merger completion date. The Absorbing Sub-fund will be created by contributing all of the Absorbed Fund's assets at the merger completion date. In exchange for the assets contributed, the Absorbing Sub-fund will issue shares that will be attributed to the investors in the Absorbed Fund. For each unit class held in the Absorbed Fund there will be issued a corresponding share class in the Absorbing Sub-fund of equivalent value as at 20 September 2018. The Absorbing Sub-fund share class will be issued on 20 September 2018 at an initial net asset value that is equivalent to the net asset value of the Absorbed Fund's unit class at that date. There will therefore be no odd lots nor cash adjustments since the merger will involve the exchange of one Absorbed Fund unit for one Absorbing Sub-fund share of equal value. The statutory auditors will furthermore certify the accounts of the Absorbed
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