THE BANK OF NEW YORK NEW YORK'S FIRST BANK - FOUNDED 1784 BY ALEXANDER HAMILTON 101 BARCLAY STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10286 AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS May 18, 2004 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn.: Document Control Re: American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts representing Ordinary Shares, par value of 0.78769723 Euro each, of SCOR (Form F-6 Registration Nos. 333- 112953 and 333-5684). ************************ Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on behalf of The Bank of New York, as Depositary for securities against which American Depositary Receipts (the "ADRs") are to be issued, we attach a copy of the revised prospectus ("Prospectus") for SCOR which reflects the change in par value from 1 Euro to 0.78769723 Euro. As required by Rule 424(e), the upper right hand corner of the cover page has a reference to Rule 424(b)(3) and to the file number of the registration statement to which the prospectus relates. Pursuant to Section III B of the General Instructions to the Form F-6 Registration Statement, the Prospectus consists of the ADR certificate. Due to the par value change of SCOR, the Prospectus has been revised to include an overstamp that states: "Effective May 18, 2004, the par value will be 0.78769723 Euro." Should you have any questions or comments, please contact me at (212) 815-8257. /s/ Robert Goad Name: Robert Goad Title: Vice President Attachment EMM-Scor - 424B3 letter (par value change) (4)