Instead of putting himself forward, Bollore has chosen Roger Hatchuel, the former owner of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, and Philippe Germond, a former president of French mobile firm Alcatel.
Aegis said it received a proposal from Securities Services Nominees Limited, which it believes is a nominee shareholder acting on behalf of Group Bollore, which as of yesterday now owns 27.56% of Aegis shares.
Aegis said the board would consider the notice and make a further announcement in due course.
The notice was delivered on the deadline for nominations for the board elections, to be held at the Aegis AGM next Wednesday, May 24.
Five directors -- of whom four are non-executives and one is David Verklin, the CEO of Carat North America -- are up for re-election to the 11-strong board.
Bollore has remained coy on his intentions for Aegis while snapping up the company's shares in a spree that commenced last August, only a month after he was installed as chairman of Havas. His holding has grown ever closer to the 30% level at which UK stock market rules say he must make a takeover bid for the company.
Bollore's method of claiming Havas was to build up his shareholding to a level where he was able to put forward himself and three allies for seats on the 18-strong board, and oust CEO and chairman Alain de Pouzilhac.
Having initially been tagged a corporate raider out for short-term profit, it is now generally accepted that Bollore has long-term plans in the media sector along with his investments in other industries.
Observers believe that Bollore's end goal is to hive off Aegis' media networks Carat and Vizeum from its market research network Synovate, using the former to bulk up Havas' media buying strength.
Bollore admitted last December that "the game was open" for a link-up between Havas and Aegis, adding that there was a "certain logic" in merging the firm's media buying operations.
Synovate is coveted by WPP Group's chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell, who last November made an informal offer for Aegis in concert with private equity firm Hellman & Friedman. Sorrell is on friendly terms with Bollore.
In an interview in ±±¾©Èü³µpk10 this week, Bollore appears receptive to Sorrell: "I would like to do something with Sorrell that's in our mutual interest."
When Aegis rejected the proposal the team failed to come forward with a formal offer, and the Takeover Panel ruled that it must wait until May 25, next Thursday, before making a bid.
The plan, if successful, would have meant WPP taking control of Synovate and taking a small stake in the remaining media buying business.
Sorrell has since gone on record as saying he is still interested in Synovate.
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