BIC - 2019 Universal Registration Document

INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE ISSUER

Share capital

SHARE CAPITAL 7.2.

As of December 31, 2019, the outstanding capital of SOCIÉTÉ BIC amounts to 173,933,156.80 euros divided into 45,532,240 shares with a par value of 3.82 euros each. Issued shares are fully paid-up.

SHARE CAPITAL EVOLUTIONOVER THE LAST THREE YEARS

Total share capital (in euros)

Amount of capital change (in euros)

Impact on share premium/retained earnings (in euros)

Shares outstanding at conclusion of the operation

Date

Type of operation

2019 (Dec. 10 BM) 2019 (Dec. 10 BM) 2018 (Dec. 5 BM) 2018 (Dec. 5 BM) 2017 (Dec. 13 BM) 2017 (Dec. 13 BM)

Cancellation of treasury shares as authorized

by AGM of May 22, 2019 (1,828,507.94)

(37,341,116.17)

173,933,156.80

45,532,240

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

86,026.40 1,348,722.80 175,761,664.74

46,010,917

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

BM: Board Meeting. AGM: Annual General Meeting.

AUTHORIZATIONS TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL AT THE CLOSING OF THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR

SOCIÉTÉ BIC has, as at December 31, 2019, 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)

Maximum amount (in million euros)

Shares: 50 Complex capital securities: 650

Date

May 16, 2018 (resolutions 17 and 18)

Term

26 months

Expiration date

July 15, 2020

Use in 2019

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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