EURONEXT_Registration_Document_2017

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Notes to the Company Financial Statements

because distribution restrictions that were remaining from prior year were lifted for Euronext Paris S.A. (see Note 46). In 2016, an amount of €72.6 million was transferred from legal reserves to retained earnings, mainly because distribution restrictions were lifted following the merger between Euronext France (Holding) S.A.S and Euronext Paris S.A. (see Note 46).

A dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December 2017 of €1.73 per share (2016: €1.42 per share), amounting to a total dividend of €120.6 million, representing a 50% pay-out ratio of net profit, is to be proposed at the Annual General meeting on 15 May 2018. These Financial Statements do not reflect the dividend payable of the result 2017. In 2017, there were no additions to the legal reserve. Instead, an amount of €22.5 million was transferred to retained earnings,

NOTE 54 EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

The events occurred between 31 December 2017 and the date of this report that could have a material impact on the economic decisions made based on these Financial Statements, are described in Note 35 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

AUTHORISATION OF COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Amsterdam, 29 March 2018

Supervisory Board

Managing Board

Rijnhard van Tets (Chairman) Dick Sluimers (Vice-Chairman)

Stéphane Boujnah (CEO and Chairman)

Anthony Attia

Koenraad Dom

Maurice van Tilburg Vincent van Dessel

Ramon Fernandez

Manuel Ferreira da Silva

Paulo Rodrigues da Silva

Jim Gollan Kerstin Günther Lieve Mostrey Franck Silvent

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