FCA withdraws merger proposal to Groupe Renault

June 5, 2019 , London -  IMPORTANT NOTICE
 
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The Board of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (“FCA”) (NYSE: FCAU / MTA: FCA), meeting this evening under the Chairmanship of John Elkann, has resolved to withdraw with immediate effect its merger proposal made to Groupe Renault.

FCA remains firmly convinced of the compelling, transformational rationale of a proposal that has been widely appreciated since it was submitted, the structure and terms of which were carefully balanced to deliver substantial benefits to all parties. However it has become clear that the political conditions in France do not currently exist for such a combination to proceed successfully.

FCA expresses its sincere thanks to Groupe Renault, in particular to its Chairman and its Chief Executive Officer, and also to the Alliance partners at Nissan Motor Company and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, for their constructive engagement on all aspects of FCA’s proposal.

FCA will continue to deliver on its commitments through the implementation of its independent strategy.
 
Media:
 
FCA
Niel Golightly, niel.golightly@fcagroup.com, +1 248 933-6285
Shawn Morgan, shawn.morgan@fcagroup.com, +1 248 512-2692
Andrea Pallard, andrea.pallard@fcagroup.com,+39 0110030675
Fernao Silveira, fernao.silveira@fcagroup.com, +55 11 4949-3901
 
United Kingdom
Gelso Consulting
Richard Holloway + 44 7342 023 763
richard.holloway@gelso.co.uk
Laura Gilbert + 44 7799 413 351
laura.gilbert@gelso.co.uk
Andrew Garfield +44 7974982337
andrew.garfield@gelso.co.uk
 
United States
Sard Verbinnen & Co
Robert Rendine, Kelsey Markovich
+1 212 687 8080
fca@sardverb.com

Italy
Community, Strategic Communications Advisers
Auro Palomba, Marco Rubino
+39 02 89404231
fca@communitygroup.it
 
France
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Anne-France Malrieu, Simon Zaks
+33 1 53 70 74 95
fca@image7.fr
 
Japan
Ashton Consulting
Dan Underwood, Daniel Fath
+81 3 5425-7220
fca@ashton.jp
 
Investors:
 
FCA
Joe Veltri
Vice President, Investor Relations
Tel: +1 248 576 9257?
investor.relations@fcagroup.com
 
 
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FCA
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is a global automaker that designs, engineers, manufactures and sells vehicles in a portfolio of exciting brands, including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep®, Lancia, Ram and Maserati. It also sells parts and services under the Mopar name and operates in the components and production systems sectors under the Comau and Teksid brands. FCA employs nearly 200,000 people around the globe. For more details regarding FCA (NYSE: FCAU/ MTA: FCA), please visit www.fcagroup.com.   

 

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