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Additional Information
Share Capital and other information subject to shareholder’s approval
246
Worldline
2016 Registration Document
Shares controlled by the Company, Treasury Shares and purchase by
21.1.3
the Company of its own shares
from May
25, 2015, to implement a program to buy back the Company’s shares within the framework of the provisions of
article
L.
225-209 of the French Commercial Code, under the following terms and conditions:
The Ordinary and Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting of May
26, 2016 authorized the Board of Directors, for 18 months as
Transaction Concerned
Duration of Authorization
Maximum Amount
Maximum Number of Shares
Share buyback program
18 months
€ 475 million 10% of the Company’s share capital
for the following purposes:
outside of tender offer periods, and by any means, in particular
These shares may be acquired for the following purposes at any
time to the extent permitted under applicable law or regulations,
exchange in the context of possible external growth
operations, in the respect of market practices as agreed by
To keep them and subsequently use them for payment or
●
exceed 5% of the share capital;
the AMF, being precised that the maximum number of
actions acquired by the Company for this purpose cannot
Directors or to the employees of the Company and/or
companies which are affiliated to the Company in
To attribute or sell these shares to the executive officers and
●
purchase option regime, (iii) the free share issuance regime
and (iv) a company savings plan;
connection with (i) profit-sharing plans, (ii) the share
Generally, to satisfy obligations relating to stock options
●
plans or other allocations of shares to the employees or
executive officers and Directors of the Company or affiliated
companies;
shares of the Company;
To remit the shares acquired upon the exercise of the rights
●
attached to securities giving the right to the attribution of
To cancel them as a whole or in part through a reduction of
●
the share capital.
would subsequently enjoy a legitimacy presumption under the
relevant legal and regulatory provisions or that may
This authorization is also intended to allow the Company to
trade in own shares for any other authorized purpose or which
release.
subsequently be admitted as market practice by the AMF. In
such case, the Company shall inform its shareholders by press
The maximum purchase price per share is fixed at € 36,
excluding acquisition costs.
Liquidity contract
21.1.4
Please refer to Section
18.6 “Liquidity contract” for a description of the liquidity contract entered into with Rothschild & Cie Banque.
Information on stock
21.1.5
Number of shares
132,466,956
Sector classification
Information Technology
Main index
CAC AllShares
Other indices
SBF 120, CAC Industrials, CAC Sup. Services
Market
Euronext Paris Segment A
Trading place
Euronext Paris (France)
Tickers
WLN (Euronext)
Code ISIN
FR0011981968
Payability PEA/SRD
Yes/Yes
The shares of the Group have been included in the SBF120 index from March
21, 2016.