SCH2017_DRF_EN_Livre.indb

7 Information on the Company and its capital Capital

2.6 Identifiable holders of bearer shares (article 7 paragraph 3 of the articles of association) The Company may at any time request Euroclear to identify holders of bearer securities conferring immediate or future voting rights. This provision was adopted by the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meetings of June 30, 1988 and May 5, 2000.

Disposal of shares (article 8 of the articles of association)

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Shares in the Company are freely negotiable and transferable.

3. Capital

3.1 Share capital and voting rights The Company’s share capital at December 31, 2017 amounted to EUR2,387,664,968 represented by 596,916,242 shares with a par value of EUR4, all fully paid up. 626,070,223 voting rights were attached to the 596,916,242 outstanding shares as at December 31, 2017.

3.2 Potential capital At December 31, 2017, the potential capital consisted of: E 556,983 shares under the stock option plans 29 to 33; E 7,714,323 shares under the performance share or stock grant Plans 18 to 29 bis , excluding plans 16 bis , 21, 21 bis and 25 relating to shares to be issued and to existing shares or shares to be issued whose type will be determined later; E together, these plans represent a total of 8,271,306 shares.

The potential maximum dilution in case of issue of all the shares as a result of the exercise of stock options, stock grants, performance shares would be 1.39% of share capital at December 31, 2017.

2017 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

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