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<headline><![CDATA[COMPAGNIE DU BOIS SAUVAGE: Investment in Noël Group and Nomacorc]]></headline>
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<main><![CDATA[<p class="hugin">Compagnie du Bois Sauvage, through its subsidiary Surongo America, Inc. (USA) subscribed at end of December 2014 to the capital increase of Noël Group, LLC (<a class="hugin" href="http://www.noelgroup.net/" target="_blank">www.noelgroup.net</a>) for an amount of USD 4.8 million. Its holding is maintained at about 30% of Noël Group, LLC.</p>  <br class="hugin" />  <p class="hugin">At the beginning of January 2015, Noël Group (through its subsidiary at 80.7%, Global Vine, LLC) and Bespoke Capital Partners (<a class="hugin" href="http://www.bespokecp.com/" target="_blank">www.bespokecp.com</a>)&nbsp; acquired, in an equal partnership, 100% of the shares of Nomacorc, LLC &nbsp;(<a class="hugin" href="http://www.nomacorc.com/" target="_blank">www.nomacorc.com</a>) &nbsp;which they didn't hold yet.</p>  <br class="hugin" />  <p class="hugin">Nomacorc is the world leader in synthetic corks. With 500 employees worldwide, the company produced over 2.4 billion corks in 2014 in its three production plants (USA, Belgium and China).</p>  <p class="hugin">Nomacorc has recently introduced on the market the first "zero carbon footprint" cork made with a plant-based biopolymer derived from sugar cane.</p>  <br class="hugin" />  <p class="hugin">Contact :</p>  <p class="hugin">Benoît Deckers</p>  <p class="hugin">Chief Financial Officer</p>  <p class="hugin">Mobile : +32 475 44 15 96</p>  <br class="hugin" />  <p align="center" class="hugin"><i class="hugin">This press release has been translated into English. In the event of divergence, the French </i><em class="hugin"><i class="hugin"><strong class="hugin">version</strong></i></em><i class="hugin"> shall be final.</i></p>  ]]></main>
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