The share price of the IT group Atos fell by more than 12%, to 85 cents, on Wednesday on the Paris Stock Exchange after announcing Tuesday evening the entry into exclusive negotiations with Alten for the sale of its subsidiary Worldgrid.
The group’s subsidiary, in the midst of financial restructuring, is considered highly critical, and designs the control systems for nuclear power plants, notably for EDF.
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