CARBIOS confirms its eligibility to the French PEA-PME investment regime

Clermont-Ferrand, France, 07 April 2017 (6:00 PM CEST) – CARBIOS (Alternext Paris: ALCRB), an innovative green chemistry company specializing in enzymatic bioprocesses applied to plastic and textile polymers, confirms its eligibility to the French PEA-PME investment regime (a savings plan in shares that fosters investment in small and mid-cap companies).

This eligibility is in compliance with Decree n° 2014-283 of March 4, 2014, established for the application of article 70 of French law n° 2013‐12786, dated December 29, 2013 for 2014. This decree establishes the eligibility criteria for companies to the PEA-PME regime as follows:

• The company employs fewer than 5,000 people, and
• Its annual revenue is less than €1.5 billion, or its total assets are less than €2 billion.

CARBIOS’ shares, can therefore be included within PEA-PME accounts which, for the record, benefit from the same tax advantages as traditional PEA accounts.