SEQUANA : Completion of sale of Arjowiggins Security

Boulogne-Billancourt, 17 APRIL GROUP 2018

Press release

Completion of sale of Arjowiggins Security

Arjowiggins has announced the completion of the sale of Arjowiggins Security to the Blue Motion Technologies Holding investment group.

Arjowiggins Security mainly produces banknote paper at the Crèvecœur mill in France.

Following the divestment of Dutch-based Arjowiggins Security BV and its Apeldoorn mill in July 2017, this sale marks the Group's exit from the banknote paper market.

About Sequana

Sequana (Euronext Paris: SEQ) is a major player in the paper industry, boasting leading positions in each of its two businesses:

• Antalis: leader in B2B distribution of Papers and industrial Packaging and number two in the distribution of Visual Communication media in Europe with around 5,500 employees based in 43 countries.
• Arjowiggins: global producer of recycled and specialty papers with around 2,600 employees.

Sequana reported sales of €2.8 billion in 2017 and employed some 8,200 people worldwide.

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