2007 Reference document (PDF) - Valeo
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3 Consolidated<br />
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fi nancial statements at December 31, <strong>2007</strong><br />
Notes to consolidated financial statements<br />
<strong>2007</strong> <strong>Reference</strong> <strong>document</strong> - VALEO<br />
Free shares and stock<br />
options<br />
2006<br />
March November<br />
Free shares and stock<br />
options<br />
Share price at date of grant (euros) 31.79 30.16<br />
Expected volatility (%) - and 24.6 - and 29.0<br />
Risk-free rate (%) 3.3 and 3.5 3.9<br />
Dividend rate (%) 3.2 3.2<br />
Duration of the option (years) 2.25 and 4 3 and 4<br />
Fair value of the equity instrument (euros) 29.28 and 4.92 26.32 and 5.54<br />
Free shares and stock<br />
options<br />
2005 2004<br />
Subscription options<br />
and stock options<br />
Share price at date of grant (euros) 31.46 29.77<br />
Expected volatility (%) - and 26.4 25.80<br />
Risk-free rate (%) 2.9 and 3.1 3.1<br />
Dividend rate (%) 3.1 3.4<br />
Duration of the option (years) 2.25 and 4 4<br />
Fair value of the equity instrument (euros) 28.65 and 5.52 5.67 and 4.26<br />
Expected volatility is determined as being the implicit volatility at<br />
the date of grant of the plan. The maturity of four years used for<br />
stock option and stock subscription plans corresponds to the period<br />
for which the availability of options is restricted by tax legislation,<br />
which is deemed to represent the duration of the option.<br />
An expense of 11 million euros was booked in <strong>2007</strong> (including<br />
employer taxes in respect of stock options and free share awards),<br />
unchanged from 2006 (expense of 7 million euros in 2005).<br />
4.8.2. Additional paid-in capital<br />
Additional paid-in capital represents the net amount received, either<br />
in cash or in assets, in excess of the par value on issuance of <strong>Valeo</strong><br />
shares.<br />
4.8.3. Translation adjustment<br />
The translation adjustment reserve at December 31, <strong>2007</strong> primarily<br />
includes gains and losses arising from the translation of the net<br />
assets of <strong>Valeo</strong>’s Brazilian, Japanese, Mexican and South Korean<br />
subsidiaries.<br />
4.8.4. Retained earnings<br />
Retained earnings include net income for the year amounting to<br />
88 million euros (before appropriation of the dividend to be proposed<br />
at the Annual General Meeting).<br />
4.8.5. Dividends per share<br />
The balance of the parent company’s distributable retained earnings<br />
amounts to 1,592 million euros, before appropriation of <strong>2007</strong> net<br />
income (1,589 million euros in 2006 and 1,593 million euros<br />
in 2005).<br />
Dividends paid in <strong>2007</strong> amounted to 85 million euros, representing<br />
1.10 euro per share.<br />
Dividends paid in 2006 and 2005 respectively totaled 84 million<br />
euros and 91 million euros, also representing 1.10 euro per share<br />
for both years. A dividend of 1.20 euro per share for the year ended<br />
December 31, <strong>2007</strong> will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.<br />
This distribution is not recognized in accrued liabilities in the financial<br />
statements at December 31, <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
4.8.6. Treasury stock<br />
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At December 31, <strong>2007</strong>, <strong>Valeo</strong> owns 1,432,804 of its own shares,<br />
representing 1.83% of share capital, versus 686,704 shares<br />
(0.89%) at December 31, 2006 and 807,704 shares (1.04%)<br />
at December 31, 2005.<br />
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