ORANGE - Form 6-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

October 16, 2014

Commission File Number 1-14712

ORANGE

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

78, rue Olivier de Serres
75015 Paris, France

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Press release

Paris, 16 October 2014

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Orange submits authorization request for its friendly voluntary offer on the Spanish operator Jazztel

Orange (ORA) has submitted to the CNMV (Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores), the Spanish financial markets authority, its formal request for authorization concerning its friendly voluntary cash tender offer for the acquisition of 100% of the capital of Jazztel, a company listed in Spain (BMAD:JAZ). This follows the announcement made on 15 September 2014 and is in conformity with the statutory time limit available for such offers.

This operation remains subject to final approval by the relevant authorities.

about Orange

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 41 billion euros in 2013 and has 161,000 employees worldwide at 30 June 2014, including 101,000 employees in France. Present in 30 countries, the Group has a total customer base of more than 236 million customers at 30 June 2014, including 179 million mobile customers and 16 million fixed broadband customers worldwide.

Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services.

Orange is listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).

For more information on the internet and on your mobile: www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.livetv.orange.com or to follow us on Twitter: @orangegrouppr.

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange or Orange Brand Services Limited.

Press contacts: +33 1 44 44 93 93

Sébastien Audra, sebastien.audra@orange.com

Tom Wright, tom.wright@orange.com

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		ORANGE

Date: October 16, 2014	By:	/S/ Patrice Lambert - de Diesbach
	Name:	Patrice Lambert - de Diesbach
	Title:	Senior VP, Head of Investor Relations