DJ Amundi Index Solutions: NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS: Lyxor MSCI EMU ESG Leaders Extra (DR) UCITS ETF
Amundi Index Solutions (SHRE) Amundi Index Solutions: NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS: Lyxor MSCI EMU ESG Leaders Extra (DR) UCITS ETF 20-Oct-2022 / 12:20 CET/CEST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Paris, October 12, 2022
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are pleased to count you as a shareholder in Lyxor MSCI EMU ESG Leaders Extra (DR) UCITS ETF.
Your Lyxor MSCI EMU ESG Leaders Extra (DR) UCITS ETF will be absorbed on November 18, 2022 by Amundi Index MSCI EMU SRI PAB which is a sub-fund of the Amundi Index Solutions SICAV. In concrete terms, this means that you will now hold shares in Amundi Index MSCI EMU SRI PAB sub- fund to replace your shares in Lyxor MSCI EMU ESG Leaders Extra (DR) UCITS ETF.
The details of this operation are explained in the attached document entitled "Notice to Shareholders: Lyxor MSCI EMU ESG Leaders Extra (DR) UCITS ETF". This notice, which has been approved by the CSSF, provides all the information required for these operations by the regulations in force. This full and accurate document allows you to familiarize yourself with the potential implications of this operation for your investment. We therefore recommend that you read it carefully.
Your usual financial adviser will be glad to provide any additional information you may require.
Further information can also be found on www.amundietf.com or through our client services department at (+352) 26 86 80 80 or via e-mail at info@amundi.com.
Thank you for placing your confidence in us. Yours faithfully, AMUNDI ASSET MANAGEMENT
Arnaud Llinas
Director - ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta
Siège social: 91-93, boulevard Pasteur - 75015 Paris - France
Adresse postale: 91-93, boulevard Pasteur - CS 21564 - 75730 Paris Cedex 15 - France Tél.: +33 (0)1 76 33 30 30 - amundi.fr
Société par Actions Simplifiée - SAS au capital de 1 143 615 555 euros - 437 574 452 RCS Paris Société de Gestion de Portefeuille agréée par l'AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) n° GP 04000036 Multi Units Luxembourg
Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable Registered office: 9, rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
R.C.S. de Luxembourg B115129
Luxembourg, October 12, 2022
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS: Lyxor MSCI EMU ESG
Leaders Extra (DR) UCITS ETF
Proposed Merger of
"Lyxor MSCI EMU ESG Leaders Extra (DR) UCITS ETF" (the "Absorbed Sub- Fund") into "Amundi Index MSCI EMU SRI PAB" (the "Receiving Sub-Fund")
What this notice includes:
-- Explanatory letter of the proposed merger
-- Appendix I: Key differences and similarities between the Absorbed Sub-Fund and the Receiving Sub-Fund
-- Appendix II: Comparison of the features of the merging share class(es) of the Absorbed Sub-Fund and thecorresponding receiving share class(es) of the Receiving Sub-Fund
-- Appendix III: Timeline for the proposed merger
Dear Shareholder,
As part of the ongoing review of the product range competitiveness and client interest assessment, it has been decided to proceed with the merger between: 1. Lyxor MSCI EMU ESG Leaders Extra (DR) UCITS ETF, a sub-fund of the Luxembourg UCITS- SICAV Multi UnitsLuxembourg in which you own shares (the "Absorbed Sub-Fund");
and 2. Amundi Index MSCI EMU SRI PAB, a sub-fund of the Luxembourg UCITS-SICAV Amundi Index Solutions, havingits registered office at 5, allée Scheffer, L-2520 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade andCompanies Register under number B206810 (the "Receiving Sub- Fund");
(the "Merger").
This notice is issued and sent to you to provide appropriate and accurate information on the Merger to enable you to make an informed judgement of the impact of the Merger on your investment.
Please note that the Merger will be processed automatically on the date indicated in Appendix III (the "Merger Effective Date"). It is not subject to your prior approval, vote or consent.
If you do not wish to participate to the Merger however, you can request the redemption or the conversion of your shares in the Absorbed Sub-Fund in accordance with paragraph C. of this notice. Otherwise, your shares in the Absorbed Sub-Fund will automatically be converted into shares of the Receiving Sub-Fund of which you will become shareholder as from the Merger Effective Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this notice.
Please take a moment to review the important information below. Should you have any question with respect to this notice or the Merger, please contact the management company by mail sent at: Amundi Asset Management S.A.S.
91-93, boulevard Pasteur
75015 Paris, France
Yours faithfully, The Board A. Comparison between the Absorbed Sub-Fund and the Receiving Sub-Fund and impact on shareholders
The Absorbed Sub-Fund and the Receiving Sub-Fund both are compartments of Luxembourg undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) of Amundi that exist under the form of a public limited company qualifying as an investment company with variable capital. Accordingly, shareholders in the Absorbed Sub-Fund and the Receiving Sub-Fund should generally benefit from similar investor protection and shareholders rights.
The Absorbed Sub-Fund and the Receiving Sub-Fund share similar key features, including target asset class(es), geographic exposure and management process but differ in some respect notably regarding certain service providers. Although they do not seek to track the same index, the Absorbed Sub-Fund and the Receiving Sub-Fund both offer exposure to large and mid-cap companies, across developed European Economic and Monetary Union ("EMU") countries, issued by companies selected based on an ESG approach. Shareholders in the Absorbed Sub-Fund should benefit from the increased investment capacity in the Receiving Sub-Fund and the economies of scale this Merger should allow to achieve, while getting exposure to the same target asset class(es).
Absorbed Sub-Fund Receiving Sub-Fund
Index MSCI EMU Select ESG Rating and Trend Leaders Net MSCI EMU SRI Filtered PAB Index
Return EUR Index
Investment The investment objective of Absorbed The objective of the Receiving Sub-Fund is
Objective Sub-Fund is to track both the upward to track the performance of MSCI EMU SRI
and the downward evolution of the Filtered PAB Index (the "Index"), and to
MSCI EMU Select ESG Rating and minimize the tracking error between the net
Trend Leaders Net Return EUR Index asset value of the Receiving Sub-Fund and
(the "Benchmark Index") denominated the performance of the Index. The
in Euro, while minimizing the volatility Receiving Sub-Fund aims to achieve a
of the difference between the return of level of tracking error of the Sub-Fund and
the Absorbed Sub-Fund and the its Index that will not normally exceed 1%.
return of the Benchmark Index (the
"Tracking Error").
The anticipated level of the Tracking
Error under normal market conditions
is expected to be up to 0.50%.
The exposure to the Index will be achieved through a
direct replication, mainly by making direct
investments in transferable securities and/or other
eligible assets representing the Index constituents in
The Absorbed Sub-Fund seeks to achieve its a proportion extremely close to their proportion in
objective via a direct replication, by investing the index.
primarily in the securities comprising the
Benchmark Index. The Investment Manager will be able to use derivatives
Investment in order to deal with inflows and outflows and also if
Policy To optimize the Benchmark Index replication, the it allows a better exposition to an Index constituent.
Absorbed Sub-Fund may use a sampling In order to generate additional income to offset its
replication strategy and may also engaged in costs, the Receiving Sub-Fund may also enter into
securities lending. The potential use of these securities lending operations.
techniques is published on Amundi's website:
www.amundietf.com. The Receiving Sub-Fund integrates sustainability risks
as outlined in more
detail in section "Sustainable Investment" of the
prospectus.
Appendix I to this notice provides additional information on the key similarities and differences between the Absorbed Sub-Fund and the Receiving Sub-Fund. Shareholders are also invited to carefully read the description of the Receiving Sub-Fund in its prospectus and relevant key investors information document (KIID), which will be available on the following website: www.amundietf.com.
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