<HTML> <HEAD> 	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../style.css"> 	<TITLE>International Metal Service</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LEFTMARGIN=0 TOPMARGIN=0 MARGINWIDTH="0" MARGINHEIGHT="0"> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- 	if (top.navhaut.nom != "nav_haut1") 	{ 		top.navhaut.location = "nav_haut1.htm"; 	} //--> </SCRIPT> <table width="596" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> 	<td height="19" colspan="7"><a name="top">&nbsp;</a></td> </tr> <tr> 	<td colspan="7" align="right"><img src="../images/connaitr/faits.gif" width=181 height=16 border=0></td> </tr> <tr> 	<td></td> 	<td colspan="5" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td> 	<td></td> </tr> <tr> 	<td></td> 	<td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=10 border=0></td> 	<td colspan="3"></td> 	<td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td> 	<td></td> </tr> <tr> 	<td width="33"></td> 	<td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=10 border=0></td> 	<td width="15"></td> 	<td width="516"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9">IMS est un groupe international de distribution technique spcialis par march et implant dans les grands centres industriels, avec 20 filiales dans 12 pays d'Europe occidentale et une aux Etats-Unis. Prsid par Franois Faijean, IMS est cot au Second March de la Bourse de Paris. 					<br><br>       Le Groupe distribue des aciers spciaux destins aux marchs de l'anti-abrasion,        de l'anti-corrosion et de la mcanique.</font></td> 	<td width="15"></td> 	<td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td> 	<td width="15"></td> </tr> <tr> 	<td></td> 	<td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=10 border=0></td> 	<td colspan="3"></td> 	<td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td> 	<td></td> </tr> <tr> 	<td></td> 	<td colspan="5" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td> 	<td></td> </tr> <tr> 	<td colspan="7"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=30 border=0></td> </tr> </table> <table width="596" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">   <tr>      <td width="33"></td>     <td width="52" valign="top">        <table width="52" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>           <td width="50" bgcolor="#21BCF3" align="center"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9"><b>1980</b></font></td>           <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td width="10" align="left" valign="top">        <table width="7" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=6 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td width="481"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9">Cration        d'IMS dont Usinor Sacilor prend le contrle de 100% du capital en 1983.</font></td>     <td width="20"></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td colspan="5" height="15"></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td></td>     <td valign="top">        <table width="52" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>           <td width="50" bgcolor="#21BCF3" align="center"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9"><b>1987</b></font></td>           <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td align="left" valign="top">        <table width="7" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=6 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9">Introduction de        10% du capital au Second March de la Bourse de Paris.</font></td>     <td></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td colspan="5" height="15"></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td></td>     <td valign="top">        <table width="52" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>           <td width="50" bgcolor="#21BCF3" align="center"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9"><b>1992</b></font></td>           <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td align="left" valign="top">        <table width="7" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=6 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9">IMS engage la        rorganisation de ses activits autour des produits  haute valeur ajoute.</font></td>     <td></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td colspan="5" height="15"></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td></td>     <td valign="top">        <table width="52" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>           <td width="50" bgcolor="#21BCF3" align="center"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9"><b>1996</b></font></td>           <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td align="left" valign="top">        <table width="7" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=6 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=40 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=40 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td valign="top"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9">Juillet        : acquisition de SIAU, leader en Italie de la distribution des aciers mcaniques        et de DATEC, un des principaux distributeurs franais d'aciers mcaniques.        <br>       <br>       Novembre : le flottant d'IMS passe  40 % du capital aprs les cessions,        par Suez et 3i, de leurs participations  des investisseurs institutionnels        franais et anglo-saxons. <br>       <br>       Dcembre : acquisition de ATHENA STAINLESS STEELS, un des spcialistes britanniques        de la distribution des aciers anti-corrosion.</font></td>     <td valign="top" align="right"><a href="#top"><img src="../images/top.gif" width=14 height=12 border=0></a></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td colspan="5" height="15"></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td></td>     <td valign="top">        <table width="52" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>           <td width="50" bgcolor="#21BCF3" align="center"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9"><b>1997</b></font></td>           <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td align="left" valign="top">        <table width="7" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=6 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9">Juillet : Le nominal        de l'action IMS passe  10 francs.</font></td>     <td></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td colspan="5" height="15"></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td></td>     <td valign="top">        <table width="52" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>           <td width="50" bgcolor="#21BCF3" align="center"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9"><b>1998</b></font></td>           <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td align="left" valign="top">        <table width="7" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=6 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9">Septembre : Acquisition        de GARAY : IMS devient le leader de la distribution de produits mcaniques        en Espagne.</font></td>     <td></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td colspan="5" height="15"></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td></td>     <td valign="top">        <table width="52" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>           <td width="50" bgcolor="#21BCF3" align="center"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9"><b>1999</b></font></td>           <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td align="left" valign="top">        <table width="7" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=6 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=55 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=40 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td valign="top"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9">Avril        : acquisition de ASTRALLOY WEAR TECHNOLOGY (Etats-Unis) qui ralise $15        millions de chiffre d'affaires dans la distribution d'aciers anti-abrasion        sur le march amricain. <br>       <br>       Septembre : Le flottant d'IMS passe de 49  64% du capital aprs la cession,        par Usinor, de 15% du capital  Merrill Lynch. <br>       <br>       Dcembre : conformment  sa stratgie de recentrage sur son mtier de distributeur        d'aciers spciaux, IMS vend la socit SCERT et ainsi se dsengage de son        activit de distribution de plastiques techniques.</font></td>     <td valign="top" align="right"><a href="#top"><img src="../images/top.gif" width=14 height=12 border=0></a></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td colspan="5" height="15"></td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td></td>     <td valign="top">        <table width="52" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>           <td width="50" bgcolor="#21BCF3" align="center"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9"><b>2000</b></font></td>           <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td align="left" valign="top">        <table width="7" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=6 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td valign="top"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9">IMS        met en place une identit&eacute; visuelle commune &agrave; ses filiales        et s'affirme en tant que v&eacute;ritable Groupe.</font></td>     <td valign="top" align="right"><a href="#top"><img src="../images/top.gif" width=14 height=12 border=0></a></td>   </tr>   <tr>     <td></td>     <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>     <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>     <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>     <td valign="top" align="right">&nbsp;</td>   </tr>   <tr>     <td></td>     <td valign="top">       <table width="52" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>           <td width="50" bgcolor="#21BCF3" align="center"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9"><b>2001</b></font></td>           <td width="1" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td colspan="3" bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=1 border=0></td>         </tr>       </table>     </td>     <td align="left" valign="top">        <table width="7" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=6 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=55 border=0></td>         </tr>         <tr>            <td bgcolor="black"><img src="../images/pixel.gif" width=1 height=5 border=0></td>         </tr>               </table>     </td>     <td valign="top"><font face="arial" size="2" color="black" class="noir9">Acquisition,        via la filiale anglaise IMS (UK) de Cromdane Steel and Engineering Limited,        sp&eacute;cialis&eacute;e dans la distribution et la transformation d'aciers        sp&eacute;ciaux destin&eacute;s au march&eacute; de l'exploration p&eacute;troli&egrave;re.<br>       <br>       Acquisition en France de la soci&eacute;t&eacute; Techniplaques, sp&eacute;cialis&eacute;e        dans la distribution de produits anti-abrasion.</font></td>     <td valign="top" align="right">&nbsp;</td>   </tr>   <tr>      <td colspan="5" height="30"></td>   </tr> </table> </BODY> </HTML> 
