BIC - 2018 Registration document

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER

Share capital

SHARE CAPITAL 7.2.

As of December 31, 2018, the outstanding capital of SOCIÉTÉ BIC amounts to 175,761,664.74 euros divided into 46,010,907 shares with a par value of 3.82 euros each. Issued shares are fully paid-up.

SHARE CAPITAL EVOLUTION OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS

Impact on share premium/

Shares outstanding at conclusion of the operation

Amount of capital change (in euros)

retained earnings (in euros)

Total share capital (in euros)

Date

Type of operation

2018 (Dec. 5 BM) 2018 (Dec. 5 BM) 2017 (Dec. 13 BM) 2017 (Dec. 13 BM) 2016 (Dec. 10 BM) 2016 (Dec. 10 BM)

Cancellation of treasury shares as authorized

by AGM of May 16, 2018 (2,625,852.72)

(51,399,039.23) 175,675,638.34 

45,988,387 

Issue of shares following exercise of share subscription options, in accordance with stock option plans

228,898.22 3,378,885.27 

178,143,576.08 

46,675,783 

Cancellation of treasury shares as authorized

by AGM of May 10, 2017 (3,804,162.28)

(93,333,700.56)

177,914,677.86

46,615,862

Issue of shares following exercise of share subscription options, in accordance with stock option plans

334,570.88 4,095,176.58 181,718,840.14

47,611,716

Cancellation of treasury shares as authorized by AGM of

May 18, 2016 (1,724,114.98)

(54,063,361.01)

181,384,269.26

47,524,132

Issue of shares following exercise of share subscription options, in accordance with stock option plans

157,914.98 1,913,145.41 181,542,184.24

47,975,471

BM: Board Meeting. AGM: Annual General Meeting.

AUTHORIZATIONS TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL AT THE CLOSING OF THE 2018 FISCAL YEAR SOCIÉTÉ BIC has, as at December 31, 2018, the following authorizations which were granted by the Annual General Meeting and which was not used during the past fiscal year:

I. Authorization to increase the capital with Shareholders’ pre-emptive subscription rights (a)

Shares: 50 Complex capital securities: 650 May 16, 2018 (resolutions 17 and 18)

Maximum amount (in million euros)

Date

Term

26 months

Expiration date

July 15, 2020

Use in 2018

No

Issuance price

The issuance price of new ordinary shares and/or complex capital securities (and the shares to which the latter shall give right), is set by the Board of Directors, with or without premium, in compliance with the law and regulations in force.

Articles L. 225-129, L. 228-91 and L. 228-92 of the French Commercial Code. (a)

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