Ad-hoc | 16 March 2017 19:19

Airbus to cooperate with France’s Parquet National Financier in preliminary investigation

Airbus Group SE / Key word(s): Miscellaneous

16-March-2017 / 19:19 CET/CEST
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Ad-hoc release, 16 March 2017

Airbus to cooperate with France’s Parquet National Financier in preliminary investigation

Airbus (stock exchange symbol: AIR) announced on 7 August 2016 that the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had opened an investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption in the civil aviation business of Airbus Group relating to irregularities concerning third party consultants.

Airbus has now been informed that the French authorities, the Parquet National Financier, had also opened a preliminary investigation into the same subject and that the two authorities will act in coordination going forward.

Airbus will cooperate fully with both authorities.

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