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Shareholder Information

Share and voting rights information

Updated as of 31 August 2008

Share number

Total outstanding ordinary shares of par value of €0.40 each: 10,289,781

Voting rights

A double voting right was voted by the Company's shareholders at the extraordinary shareholders' meeting held on 21 June 2002.

It applied with immediate effect to any fully paid-up share held in nominative form with the Company's share registrar for a minimum of two (2) consecutive years as allowed by article L.225-123 of the French Commerce Code.

The outstanding number of voting rights is 10,318,370.

The Company provides an update on the number of shares forming its capital and the voting rights attached to the issued shares on a monthly basis, in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory provisions.

The latest monthly update is available for download (PDF) in both English and French.

Annual shareholders meeting

The annual shareholders meeting for the year ended 31 December 2007 was held on 25 April 2008 in Brussels. The outcome of the meeting is available in English and French.