Axens is increasing the price of its voluntary takeover bid proposal submitted to the AMF (French capital markets authority) on October 12th, 2016 to 25 euros per share (fixed price, without additional price) in order to strengthen the attractiveness of the bid offered to Heurtey Petrochem's shareholders (see Axens’ Press Release dated October 12th, 2016).

The increased price represents a 37.1% premium over the closing share price as at Monday, October 10 (18.24 euros) and a 44.1% premium over the per share volume-weighted average price over the last 3 months prior to October 10, 2016.

Accordingly, an updated draft information memorandum has been submitted this day to the AMF.

About Axens

Axens, an IFP Group affiliate, is an international provider of advanced technologies, catalysts, adsorbents and services, with a global reputation for basic engineering design excellence. The main scope of Axens' business is focused on the conversion of oil, coal, natural gas and biomass to clean fuels as well as production and purification of major petrochemical intermediates. Axens’ global offer is based on: highly trained human resources, modern production facilities and extensive commercial feedback from plants using our processes and catalysts all around the world.

About Heurtey Petrochem

Heurtey Petrochem is an international oil and gas engineering Group. It is present in two market segments:

process furnaces for refining, petrochemicals and the production of hydrogen, a domain in which Heurtey Petrochem is a global leader.
the processing of natural gas through its subsidiary Prosernat. In this sector, the Group operates in both EPC engineering and as a technology licensor.
Heurtey Petrochem performs its activities through a large network of subsidiaries around the world: Brazil, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Romania, Russia and the United Stated. The group generated a turnover of €420 million in 2015. Heurtey Petrochem is listed on Alternext, NYSE-Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0010343186, Mnemo : ALHPC).

About IFPEN

IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) is a major research and training player in the fields of energy, transport and the environment. From research to industry, technological innovation is central to all its activities, structured around three strategic priorities: sustainable mobility, new energies and responsible oil and gas. As part of the public-interest mission with which it has been tasked by the public authorities, IFPEN focuses on providing solutions to take up the challenges facing society in terms of energy and the climate, promoting the transition towards sustainable mobility and the emergence of a more diversified energy mix, and creating wealth and jobs by supporting French and European economic activity, and the competitiveness of related industrial sectors.