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The merger by absorption of the parent company Surongo in July 2002 represented an important step in the company's development, as it resulted in a simplification of the Group's structure. Today, it is made up of Entreprises et Chemins de Fer en Chine, the reference shareholder, and Compagnie du Bois Sauvage, the operational Company.
Guy Paquot controls Fingaren s.c.a., which in turn controls Entreprises et Chemins de Fer en Chine, s.a. Together, they own 41.44% (42.15% on a fully diluted basis) of Compagnie du Bois Sauvage at 01 February 2011. For 58.55% of the capital, the Company is unaware of any shareholders’ pact and didn’t received any transparency declaration.

