- Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)
December 21 2009 - 8:56AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of December 2009
Commission
File Number: 001-14974
THOMSON
46,
quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100
Boulogne-Billancourt
France
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F
Form 40-F
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b) (1):
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b) (1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b) (7):
Note:
Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b) (7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form
6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign
private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction
in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the
registrants home country), or under the rule of the home country
exchange on which the registrants securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has
not been distributed to the registrants security holders, and, if discussing
a material event, has already been subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
Commission filing on EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
No
If
yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b) : 82- ______
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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THOMSON
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By:
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/s/ Carole Jais
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Name:
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Carole Jais
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Date:
December 21, 2009
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Title:
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Corporate Secretary
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PRESS RELEASE
Thomson’s Restructuring Plan is approved by the Suppliers’ committee and the Lenders’ committee
Noteholders’ committee to vote on 22 December
Paris, 21 December 2009
Thomson S.A. (The Company)
(Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) announces today that both the Suppliers committee and the Lenders committee under the syndicated credit facility (Lenders committee), which were convened today under the aegis of the
Administrateur Judiciaire
s office, voted to approve the Restructuring Plan made public by Thomson on 9 December 2009.
The Committee of the Suppliers approved the Restructuring Plan at 100%, and the Lenders Committee at 100%, thus providing their clear support to the Plan.
The committee of Thomsons noteholders (Noteholders committee) is scheduled to be convened tomorrow, Tuesday 22 December 2009, and will be the final group of creditors to vote on the Restructuring Plan.
Should the Restructuring Plan be approved tomorrow at a majority of the two thirds, the Restructuring Plan will be submitted to the vote of Thomsons shareholders at the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting to be convened on 27 January 2010 (First call: 19 January 2010).
Should the Restructuring Plan not be approved tomorrow at a majority of the two thirds, the Company will submit an alternative Court-imposed plan in accordance with French commercial code provisions.
Thomson will communicate tomorrow on the outcome of the Noteholders committee.
The Restructuring Plan is available on the Companys website at
http://www.thomson.net
in the Investor Center section.
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Thomson
is a company listed on NYSE Euronext Paris and NYSE stock exchanges. Detailed
information on the potential factors that could affect the financial results
of Thomson is contained in Thomson's public statements and reports (information
réglementée) and Thomsons filings with U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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About Thomson:
Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) is a worldwide leader of services to content creators. http://www.thomson.net
Press contacts: 33 (0)1 41 86 53 93
thomsonpressoffice@thomson.net
Investor relations: 33 (0)1 41 86 55 95
investor.relations@thomson.net
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