Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the acquisition by the company “Airbus SE” of certain assets involved in the production and supply of aerostructures for Airbus commercial aircraft programs, held by the company “Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.”

In accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for its implementation as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the “operation summary” below, containing the information provided by the parties.

This information has been prepared by the notifying party, which is solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation.

The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 as amended and supplemented adopted for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented.

Names of companies and individuals involved:

• The acquirer: the company “Airbus SE”;
• The target: certain asset elements concerning the production and supply of aerostructures for Airbus commercial aircraft programs, from the company “Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.”.

Nature of the operation

• Asset elements acquisition.

Economic sectors concerned:

• Aeronautical structures for commercial aircraft and maintenance, repair, overhaul services, and spare parts.

Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations:

• 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e., April 16, 2025.

NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES

The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration operation concerning the acquisition by the company “Airbus SE” of certain assets involved in the production and supply of aerostructures for Airbus commercial aircraft programs, held by the company “Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.”.

“Airbus SE” is a European Limited Liability Company (Societas Europaea) headquartered at Mendelweg 30, 2333 CS Leyden, Netherlands, registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (Handelsregister) under number 24288945. It specializes in the design, manufacture, and sale of commercial aircraft, defense and space systems, and related services.”

“Spirit AeroSystems Holding, Inc.” is a US corporation headquartered at 3801 South Oliver, Wichita, Kansas 67210, United States, registered with the Kansas Commercial Registry under number 20-2436320. It specializes in providing aeronautical structures for commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and business/regional jets, as well as related after-sales services.

 

Done in Rabat, April 3, 2024