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CAPITAL AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
2. Ownership structure
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SAINT-GOBAIN
- REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2016
Ownership structure
2.
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
2.1
At December 31, 2016, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain’s capital stock amounted to €2,221,121,432, represented by 555,280,358
common shares, corresponding to 646,539,749 theoretical voting rights.
The following table presents, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, changes in the distribution of the Company’s capital
stock and voting rights over the last three years.
December 31, 2016
December 31, 2015
December 31, 2014
shares
Number of
stock
(1)
% of capital
rights
(2)
% of voting Number of
shares
% of capital
stock
(1)
rights
(2)
% of voting
shares
Number of
stock
(1)
% of capital
% of voting
rights
(2)
Group Savings
Plan Funds
42,736,720
7.7
12.7 42,424,604
7.6
11.9 42,365,221
7.5
11.8
Wendel
35,812,635
6.4
11.1
65,812,635
11.7
19.3 65,812,635
11.7
19.3
BlackRock Inc.
(5)
28,199,633
5.1
4.4
(4)
29,025,332
5.2
4.3
(3)
28,359,250
5.0
4.2
Treasury shares
1,230,716
0.2
0.0 1,674,679
0.3
0.0
857,741
0.2
0.0
Other shareholders
(6)
447,300,654
80.6
71.8 422,006,189
75.2
64.5 424,500,719
75.6
64.7
TOTAL
100
100
100
100
100
100
The percentages of capital stock are calculated with reference to the total number of shares comprising the Company’s capital stock, including treasury shares.
(1)
shares in the name of a single shareholder for at least two years benefit from a double voting right. For further information, see chapter 10, section 1.1.1.
The percentages of voting rights are calculated with reference to the number of voting rights exercisable at General Shareholders' Meetings. Since 1987, registered
(2)
To the best of the Company’s knowledge, based on the disclosure threshold statement prepared by BlackRock, Inc. on September 30, 2014.
(3)
To the best of the Company’s knowledge, based on the disclosure threshold statement prepared by BlackRock, Inc. on December 4, 2015.
(4)
chapter 8, section 2.2.1.
To the best of the Company’s knowledge, based on the disclosure threshold statement prepared by BlackRock, Inc. on June 10, 2016. For further information, see
(5)
by each Director is shown in chapter 6, section 1.1.1.
The percentage of capital stock and voting rights held by all Directors and members of the Group’s Senior Management is less than 0.5%. The number of shares held
(6)
stock or voting rights.
2016 no other shareholder directly or indirectly, acting alone
or in concert, held more than 5% of the Company’s capital
To the best of the Company’s knowledge, at December 31,
December 31, 2016 the number of shareholders was estimated
at approximately 210,000.
According to the latest study of identifiable bearer shares, at
ownership structure at December 31, 2016 by major
shareholder category.
The following graphic shows Compagnie de Saint-Gobain’s
6.4%
WENDEL
0.2%
TREASURY SHARES
21.1%
FRENCH INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTORS
7.7%
GROUP
SAVINGS PLAN
(employees)
7.1%
INDIVIDUALS
57.5%
FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTORS