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Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
A French Société anonyme with a share capital of €2,063,076,328
Registered office: Tour Saint-Gobain, 12, place de l'Iris, 92400 Courbevoie, France
Registry of Commerce and Companies of Nanterre n°542 039 532
Summary table of financial authorizations in force
on the date of the General Shareholders' Meeting of June 8, 2023
Source | Authorization | ||
Purpose of the resolution and securities | (resolution | duration and | Maximum par value of the capital |
concerned | number) | expiration | increase |
ISSUANCES WITH PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT | |||
Capital increase (common shares or securities giving | 2021 AGM | 26 months | €426 million, excluding adjustments, i.e. |
access to shares in the Company or its subsidiaries) | 18th resolution | (August 2023) | approximately 20% of the share capital (1) |
(A) | (A) + (B) + (C) + (D) + (E) + (I) being | ||
limited to €426 million (the "Global Cap") (2) | |||
Capital increase by incorporation of premiums, | 2021 AGM | 26 months | €106 million, excluding adjustments, i.e. |
reserves, profits and free allocation of shares to | 23rd resolution | (August 2023) | approximately 5% of the share capital |
shareholders (B) | Included in the Global Cap (2) | ||
ISSUANCES WITHOUT PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT | |||
Capital increase, through a public offering, other than | 2021 AGM | 26 months | €213 million (shares), excluding any |
those referred to in Article L. 411-2 of the French | 19th resolution | (August 2023) | possible adjustments, i.e. approximately |
Monetary and Financial Code, with the option of | 10% of the share capital (1) | ||
granting a priority period for shareholders, by issuing | Included in the Global Cap | ||
common shares or securities giving access to the | (C) + (D) + (E) + (I) being limited to €213 | ||
share capital of the Company or subsidiaries, or | million (2) | ||
shares of the Company to which securities to be | |||
issued by subsidiaries would grant entitlement (C) | |||
Capital increase, through a public offering referred to | 2021 AGM | 26 months | €213 million (shares), excluding any |
in paragraph 1 of Article L. 411-2 of the French | 20th resolution | (August 2023) | possible adjustments, i.e. approximately |
Monetary and Financial Code, by issuing common | 10% of the share capital (1) | ||
shares or securities giving access to the share capital | Allocation to the cap of (C), included in the | ||
of the Company or subsidiaries, or shares of the | Global Cap (2) | ||
Company to which securities to be issued by | |||
subsidiaries would grant entitlement (D) | |||
Capital increase (common shares or securities giving | 2021 AGM | 26 months | 10% of the share capital, i.e. approximately |
access to shares in the Company shares with shares | 22nd resolution | (August 2023) | €213 million excluding any possible |
as primary securities) in compensation for | adjustments | ||
contributions in kind (E) | Allocation to the cap of (C), included in the | ||
Global Cap (2) | |||
ISSUANCES RESERVED TO GROUP EMPLOYEES AND CORPORATE OFFICERS | |||
Capital increase (equity securities) through the Group | 2021 AGM | 26 months | €52 million, excluding any possible |
Savings Plan (F) | 25th resolution | (August 2023) | adjustments, i.e. approximately 2.4% of the |
share capital (3)(4) | |||
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Source | Authorization | ||
Purpose of the resolution and securities | (resolution | duration and | Maximum par value of the capital |
concerned | number) | expiration | increase |
Allocation of options to buy or subscribe shares (G) | 2022 AGM | 38 months | 1.5% of the share capital on the date of the |
17th resolution | (August 2025) | 2022 AGM, i.e. approximately €31.5 million | |
with a sub-cap of 10% of this limit of 1.5% | |||
for executive corporate officers (2) | |||
(G) + (H) being limited to 1.5% of the share | |||
capital | |||
Free allocation of existing shares (H) | 2022 AGM | 38 months | 1.2% of the share capital on the date of the |
18th resolution | (August 2025) | 2022 AGM, i.e. approximately €25 million | |
with a sub-cap of 10% of this limit of 1.2% | |||
for executive corporate officers (5) | |||
Allocation to the cap of (G) | |||
OTHER | |||
Option for complementary issuance in case | 2021 AGM | 26 months | For each issuance, legal limit of 15% of the |
of oversubscription of an issuance of common shares | 21st resolution | (August 2023) | initial issuance (1) |
or securities giving access to the share capital with or | Allocation to the cap of (C) and/or included | ||
without preferential subscription right (I) | in the Global Cap depending on the initial | ||
issuance (2) | |||
Determination of the issue price in the event | 2021 AGM | 26 months | 10% of the share capital per 12-month |
of a capital increase without preferential subscription | 24th resolution | (August 2023) | period (1) |
right through a public offer made pursuant to the 19th | Issuances completed pursuant to (C) or | ||
or 20th resolutions of the 2021 AGM (J) | (D) depending on the type of capital | ||
increase | |||
Allocation to the cap of (C), included in the | |||
Global Cap (2) | |||
SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM | |||
Share buyback (6) | 2022 AGM | 18 months | 10% of the total number of shares |
16th resolution | (December | composing the share capital at the AGM | |
2023) | date (7) | ||
Maximum purchase price per share: €100 | |||
Cancellation of shares | 2021 AGM | 26 months | 10% of the share capital per 24-month |
26th resolution | (August 2023) | period (8) |
- Maximum nominal amount of debt securities giving access to the share capital that may be issued capped at €1.5 billion. Global cap applicable to resolutions (A), (C), (D) and (I).
- No use made of the delegation of authority in 2022.
- Recognition of the subscription of 4,916,097 shares in May 2022 by the Chief Executive Officer having received a delegation of authority from the Board of Directors on November 25, 2021 on the basis of the 25th resolution of the General Shareholders' Meeting of June 3, 2021 to implement a capital increase through the Group Savings Plan.
- On November 24, 2022, the Board of Directors decided on the principle of a capital increase of up to 8,083,903 Saint-Gobain shares with a par value of €4 each, reserved for members of the Saint-Gobain Group employee savings plan (see the press release dated March 13, 2023, available on www.saint-gobain.com). The indicative date for the completion of the capital increase is May 16, 2023.
- Free allocation of 1,232,792 existing performance shares by the Board of Directors on November 24, 2022.
- The objectives of the program are as follows: cancellation, delivery of shares upon exercise of the rights attached to securities giving access in any way to the allocation of shares in the Company or in the context of external growth, merger, demerger and contribution transactions, market animation under a liquidity agreement, allocation of free shares, granting of stock options, or sale of shares as part of a Company Savings Plan or other similar schemes, hedging against the potential dilutive impact of free share allocations, the granting of stock options and employee share subscriptions under the Company Savings Plan or other similar schemes, the implementation of any market practice that may become authorized by the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers - AMF) and, more generally, for any other transaction authorized under the relevant laws and regulations.
- See section 7.1.3, p. 251 of Saint-Gobain's 2022 Universal Registration Document, available on www.saint-gobain.com, for a description of the implementation of the share buyback program in 2022.
- Cancellation of (i) 8,871,654 shares resulting in a reduction of the share capital by a nominal amount of €35,486,616, decided by the Board of Directors on June 2, 2022, effective June 10, 2022, and (ii) 4,305,432 shares resulting in a reduction of the share capital by a nominal amount of €17,221,728, decided by the Board of Directors on September 29, 2022, effective October 4, 2022 (see section 7.1.3, p. 251 of Saint-Gobain's
2022 Universal Registration Document, available on www.saint-gobain.com).
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Summary table of financial authorizations submitted for approval to the General
Shareholders' Meeting convened to be held on June 8, 2023
Source | Authorization | ||
Purpose of the resolution and securities | (resolution | duration and | Maximum par value of the capital |
concerned | number) | expiration | increase |
ISSUANCES WITH PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT | |||
Capital increase (common shares or securities giving | 2023 AGM | 26 months | €412 million, excluding adjustments, i.e. |
access to shares in the Company or its subsidiaries) | 14th resolution | (August 2025) | approximately 20% of the share capital (1) |
(A) | (A) + (B) + (C) + (D) + (E) + (G) being | ||
limited to €412 million (the "Global Cap") | |||
Capital increase by incorporation of premiums, | 2023 AGM | 26 months | €103 million, excluding adjustments, i.e. |
reserves, profits and free allocation of shares to | 19th resolution | (August 2025) | approximately 5% of the share capital |
shareholders (B) | Included in the Global Cap | ||
ISSUANCES WITHOUT PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT | |||
Capital increase, through a public offering, other than | 2023 AGM | 26 months | €206 million (shares), excluding any |
those referred to in Article L. 411-2 of the French | 15th resolution | (August 2025) | possible adjustments, i.e. approximately |
Monetary and Financial Code, with the option of | 10% of the share capital (1) | ||
granting a priority period for shareholders, by issuing | Included in the Global Cap | ||
common shares or securities giving access to the | (C) + (D) + (E) + (G) being limited to €206 | ||
share capital of the Company or subsidiaries, or | million | ||
shares of the Company to which securities to be | |||
issued by subsidiaries would grant entitlement (C) | |||
Capital increase, through a public offering referred to | 2023 AGM | 26 months | €206 million (shares), excluding any |
in paragraph 1 of Article L. 411-2 of the French | 16th resolution | (August 2025) | possible adjustments, i.e. approximately |
Monetary and Financial Code, by issuing common | 10% of the share capital (1) | ||
shares or securities giving access to the share capital | Allocation to the cap of (C), included in the | ||
of the Company or subsidiaries, or shares of the | Global Cap | ||
Company to which securities to be issued by | |||
subsidiaries would grant entitlement (D) | |||
Capital increase (common shares or securities giving | 2023 AGM | 26 months | 10% of the share capital, i.e. approximately |
access to shares in the Company shares with shares | 18th resolution | (August 2025) | €206 million excluding any possible |
as primary securities) in compensation for | adjustments | ||
contributions in kind (E) | Allocation to the cap of (C), included in the | ||
Global Cap | |||
ISSUANCES RESERVED TO GROUP EMPLOYEES AND CORPORATE OFFICERS | |||
Capital increase (equity securities) through the Group | 2023 AGM | 26 months | €52 million, excluding any possible |
Savings Plan (F) | 21st resolution | (August 2025) | adjustments, i.e. approximately 2.5% of the |
share capital | |||
OTHER | |||
Option for complementary issuance in case | 2023 AGM | 26 months | For each issuance, legal limit of 15% of the |
of oversubscription of an issuance of common shares | 17th resolution | (August 2025) | initial issuance (1) |
or securities giving access to the share capital with or | Allocation to the cap of (C) and/or included | ||
without preferential subscription right (G) | in the Global Cap depending on the initial | ||
issuance | |||
Determination of the issue price in the event | 2023 AGM | 26 months | 10% of the share capital per 12-month |
of a capital increase without preferential subscription | 20th resolution | (August 2025) | period (1) |
right through a public offer made pursuant to the 15th | Issuances completed pursuant to (C) or | ||
or 16th resolutions of the 2023 AGM (H) | (D) depending on the type of capital |
increase
Allocation to the cap of (C), included in the Global Cap
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Source | Authorization | ||
Purpose of the resolution and securities | (resolution | duration and | Maximum par value of the capital |
concerned | number) | expiration | increase |
SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM | |||
Share buyback (2) | 2023 AGM | 18 months | 10% of the total number of shares |
13th resolution | (December | composing the share capital at the AGM | |
2024) | date | ||
Maximum purchase price per share: €100 | |||
Cancellation of shares | 2023 AGM | 26 months | 10% of the share capital per 24-month |
22nd resolution | (August 2025) | period |
- Maximum nominal amount of debt securities giving access to the share capital that may be issued capped at €1.5 billion. Global cap applicable to resolutions (A), (C), (D) and (G).
- The objectives of the program are as follows: the free allocation of shares, the grant of stock options, and the allocation or sale of shares under employee savings plans or other similar plans; offsetting the potential dilutive impact of free allocation of shares, of the granting of stock options, or of subscription by employees as part of the employee savings plans or other similar plans; delivering shares upon exercise of the rights attached to securities giving access in any way, in particular through the exercise of rights attached to securities giving access to the share capital by redemption, conversion, exchange, presentation of a warrant, to the allocation of Company shares; the management of the market of the Company share under liquidity agreements with an independent investment services provider in compliance with the code of ethics recognized by the French Financial Markets Authority; the cancellation of shares subject to the adoption by the twenty-second resolution by the 2023 AGM; the implementation of any market practice that may become authorized by the French Financial Markets Authority and, more generally, with a view to carrying out any other transaction that complies with the regulations in force.
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