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Stockmarket
overview
At December 31, 2014, Carrefour ‘s share
was in 24
th
position in the CAC 40 index
in terms ofmarket capitalisation,
with aweighting of 1.85%.
CAPITALANDSHAREHOLDING
At December 31, 2014, the share capital was €1,837,284,772.50. It is divided into
734,913,909 shares of €2.50 each.
The number of voting rights at December 31, 2014 was 830,549,897.
After deducting the voting rights that cannot be exercised from this figure, the total
number of voting rights is 820,268,424.
DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors decided to
propose to the Shareholders’ Meeting
of June 11, 2015 a dividend of
€0.68
per share
for fiscal year 2014, payable
in cash or in Carrefour shares. This
dividend represents a distribution rate
of 46% of net income, Group share,
adjusted for exceptional items, which is
in line with the policy defined in
March 2012. The ex-dividend date has
been set as June 17, 2015. The period
of time within which shareholders can
opt for a dividend payment in cash or in
shareswill run fromJune 17 until July 7,
2015 inclusive. The payment of the
dividend and the delivery of new shares
will take place on July 17, 2015. The
new shares will be distributed at a price
equal to 95% of the first listed prices
on the Euronext Paris regulatedmarket
during the20tradingsessionspreceding
the day of the Shareholders’ Meeting
less the net amount of the dividend and
rounded up to the next euro cent.
734
,
913
,
909
SHARES AT DECEMBER 31, 2014
€18.6
BILLION
OF MARKET CAPITALISATION
Shareholders
Number
of shares
As a %
Number
of voting rights
As a %
Blue Partners
(1)
41,383,842
5.63% 67,337,115
8.11%
ColDevelopment SARL
1,250,000
0.17% 1,250,000
0.15%
Cervinia Europe
38,046,501
5.18% 69,546,501
8.37%
Groupe Arnault SAS
(2)
2,656,752
0.36% 2,656,752
0.32%
Bunt
(3)
25,388,570
3.45% 25,388,570
3.06%
Subtotal
108,725,665
14.79% 166,178,938
20.01%
Galfa
(4)
69,817,000
9.50% 69,817,000
8.41%
Employee
7,783,462
1.06% 15,531,062
1.87%
Shares owned
10,281,473
1.40%
Controlled shares
Public
538,306,309
73.25% 579,022,897
69.72%
TOTAL
734,913,909
100.00% 830,549,897
100.00%
(1) Of which 5,000,000 lent by Blue Partners with right of recall at its sole initiative by virtue of L. 233-9 I, 6°
of the Commercial Code. (2) Held through assimilation of Carrefour shares that can be acquired under a call
option. (3) Of which 24,999,996 shares held through assimilation of Carrefour shares that can be acquired
under a call option. (4) Of which 14,316,725 shares via equity swap.
At December 31, 2014, Blue Partners and Cervinia Europe owned 57,453,273 shares granting double voting rights.
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