# Official Journal C 283/2015

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5828 August 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 283

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5828 August 2015

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 283/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |

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Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 283/01

Euro exchange rates

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 283/02 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7735 — Fosun/BHF-KB) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 2 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 283/02

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7735 — Fosun/BHF-KB) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 28.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 283/1 |
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28.8.2015

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 283/1

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Euro exchange rates (1)

27 August 2015

(2015/C 283/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1284 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 135,62 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4627 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,73120 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5701 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0771 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,4025 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,098 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 315,15 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2357 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4391 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,2960 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5790 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4924 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,7452 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7469 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5793 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 330,87 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,8012 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2281 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5495 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 796,18 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7752 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 52,668 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 76,0000 |
| THB | Thai baht | 40,222 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,0435 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 19,1585 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 74,5252 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1284

JPY

Japanese yen

135,62

DKK

Danish krone

7,4627

GBP

Pound sterling

0,73120

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5701

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0771

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,4025

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,098

HUF

Hungarian forint

315,15

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2357

RON

Romanian leu

4,4391

TRY

Turkish lira

3,2960

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5790

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4924

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,7452

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7469

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5793

KRW

South Korean won

1 330,87

ZAR

South African rand

14,8012

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2281

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5495

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 796,18

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7752

PHP

Philippine peso

52,668

RUB

Russian rouble

76,0000

THB

Thai baht

40,222

BRL

Brazilian real

4,0435

MXN

Mexican peso

19,1585

INR

Indian rupee

74,5252

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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28.8.2015

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 283/2

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7735 — Fosun/BHF-KB)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 283/02)

| 1. | On 21 August 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Fosun International Limited (‘Fosun’, China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of BHF Kleinwort Benson Group SA (‘BHF-KB’, Belgium) by way of a contested bid. |
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1.

On 21 August 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Fosun International Limited (‘Fosun’, China) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of BHF Kleinwort Benson Group SA (‘BHF-KB’, Belgium) by way of a contested bid.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Fosun: private equity investor, active in insurance and banking, in the industrial sector (pharmaceuticals, healthcare, steel and mining), as well as in investment and asset management, mainly in China,
  —   for BHF-KB: parent company of a financial services group, active in wealth management, asset management, private and corporate banking in the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Germany. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Fosun: private equity investor, active in insurance and banking, in the industrial sector (pharmaceuticals, healthcare, steel and mining), as well as in investment and asset management, mainly in China,

—   for BHF-KB: parent company of a financial services group, active in wealth management, asset management, private and corporate banking in the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Germany.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7735 — Fosun/BHF-KB, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7735 — Fosun/BHF-KB, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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