Commission
File Number 33-18054
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LVMH
MOËT HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
22,
avenue Montaigne 75008 Paris, France
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(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant’s principal executive offices)
Common
Shares, par value € (euros) 0.30 per share
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(Title
of each class of securities covered by this Form)
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Place
an X in the appropriate box(es) to indicate the provision(s) relied upon
to terminate
The
duty to file reports from the Securities Exchange Act of
1934:
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Rule
12h-6(a)
(for
equity securities)
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o |
Rule
12h-6(d)
(for
successor registrants)
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o |
Rule
12h-6(c)
(for
debt securities)
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o |
Rule
12h-6(i)
(for
prior Form 15 filers)
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x |
A.
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The
primary trading market for the ordinary shares of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis
Vuitton (“LVMH”) is the Eurolist market of Euronext Paris in
France.
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B.
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LVMH’s
ordinary shares have been continuously listed on the Eurolist market of
Euronext Paris, or its predecessor French stock exchanges, since October
23, 1987 under the LVMH name. Prior thereto, Moët-Hennessy and Louis
Vuitton shares had been listed on this exchange since 1962 and 1984,
respectively. LVMH has maintained a listing of its ordinary shares on the
Eurolist market of Euronext Paris for at least 12 months preceding the
filing of this form.
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C.
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The
percentage of trading of LVMH’s ordinary shares that occurred in France
during the 12-month period starting on July 1, 2008 and ending on June 30,
2009 was 79.71%.
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A.
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The
first date of the recent 12-month period used to meet the requirements of
Rule 12h-6(a)(4)(i) is July 1, 2008 and the last date of such period is
June 30, 2009.
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B.
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The
average daily trading volume of the ordinary shares (including LVMH
ordinary shares in the form of ADSs) both in the United States and on a
worldwide basis for the 12-month period described in Item 4.A is set forth
in the following table:
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United
States
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Worldwide
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Average
daily trading volume (“ADTV”)
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10,223
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2,320,325
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C.
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For
the same 12-month period described in Item 4.A, the average daily trading
volume of LVMH’s ordinary shares (including LVMH ordinary shares in the
form of ADSs) in the United States as a percentage of the average daily
trading volume of the ordinary shares on a worldwide basis was
0.44%.
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D.
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ADSs
representing LVMH’s ordinary shares were delisted from NASDAQ effective on
October 21, 2002. The average daily trading volume of
LVMH’s
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E.
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LVMH
terminated its sponsored ADR facility with respect to its ordinary shares
effective on November 25, 2002. The average daily trading volume of LVMH’s
ordinary shares (including LVMH ordinary shares in the form of ADSs) in
the United States as a percentage of the average daily trading volume on a
worldwide basis for the relevant 12-month period preceding the termination
of its sponsored ADR facility was less than
1%.
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F.
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The
source of the trading volume information used for determining whether LVMH
meets the requirements of Rule 12h-6 is Bloomberg
L.P.
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A.
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On
March 8, 2004, LVMH filed a Form 15 to terminate the registration of its
ordinary shares pursuant to Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) and to suspend, effective
that date, its duty to file reports under Section 15(d) pursuant to Rule
12h-3(b)(1)(i).
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B.
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The
descriptions of LVMH’s Primary Trading Market and Comparative Trading
Volume Data contained, respectively, in Item 3 and in Item 4 are incorporated
herein by reference.
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C.
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Not
applicable.
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(1)
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The
average daily trading volume of its subject class of securities in the
United States exceeded 5 percent of the average daily trading volume of
that class of securities on a worldwide basis for the same recent 12-month
period that the issuer used for purposes of Rule 12h-6(a)(4)(i);
or
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(2)
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Its
subject class of securities was held of record by 300 or more United
States residents or 300 or more persons worldwide, if proceeding under
Rule 12h-6(a)(4)(ii) or Rule 12h-6(c);
or
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(3)
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It
otherwise did not qualify for termination of its Exchange Act reporting
obligations under Rule 12h-6.
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LVMH
Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
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(Registrant)
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2009, 30th
July
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/s/ Pierre Godé
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(Date)
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Name: | Pierre Godé | ||||
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