Do these two sentences from wikipedia have the same meaning?
On December 16 , 2000 , Thales SA and the Raytheon Company announced the creation of Thales Raytheon Systems .
Thales S.A. and Raytheon Company announced the creation of Thales Raytheon Systems on 16 December 2000 .

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a). no
b). yes
The answer is:
b).