Havas S.A.S buys 10,651,552 Canal+ shares in transactions worth £17.7 million, FCA notice shows
A notification filed with the FCA shows Havas S.A.S, a person closely associated with Canal+ Supervisory Board chairman Yannick Bolloré, acquired 10,651,552 Canal+ shares on 6 October 2026.
Havas S.A.S, a person closely associated with Canal+ Supervisory Board chairman Yannick Bolloré, acquired 10,651,552 Canal+ ordinary shares on 6 October 2026 for a total of £17,676,442.88, according to an FCA Director/PDMR Shareholding notification.
- Shares acquired
- 10,651,552 ordinary shares of €0.25 each
- Transaction date
- 6 October 2026
- Total value
- £17,676,442.88
- Aggregated price
- GBP 2.1812 per share
- Largest single tranche
- 8,109,204 shares on the BLOX venue at GBP 2.1798 each
Canal+ SA was notified on 9 October 2026 that Havas S.A.S, described as a person closely associated with Yannick Bolloré, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Canal+ SA, acquired a total of 10,651,552 ordinary shares of €0.25 each in the company on 6 October 2026, according to the Director/PDMR Shareholding notification published via the Regulatory News Service.
The notification lists the purchases across thirteen trading venues, with prices ranging from GBP 2.1798 to GBP 2.2000 per share. The largest single tranche, 8,109,204 shares, was bought on the BLOX venue at GBP 2.1798 each. The aggregated volume of 10,651,552 shares was acquired at an aggregated price of GBP 2.1812, giving a total value of £17,676,442.88 across the transactions reported.
The notification states the transaction was an acquisition, recorded on 6 October 2026, and names the instrument as ordinary shares of Canal+ SA, ISIN FR001400T0D6. It does not state the purpose of the purchase or Havas S.A.S's resulting total shareholding in the company.
FCA records show Canal+ filed two further Director/PDMR Shareholding notices on 2 October 2026 and one on 5 October 2026, though the filings supplied do not detail their content.
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