2007 Interactive Registration Document - Renault

05 GENERAL
RENAULT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS
INFORMATION ABOUT RENAULT’S SHARE CAPITAL
As at December 31, 2007 the company held 7,555,139 in treasury.
Pursuant to Article L. 225-209 of the Commercial Code, a special report
will inform the General Meeting of S hareholders on completion of the
share purchases that it has authorized. This special report will be included in
the description of the next buyback program, details of which will be submitted
5.2.6 RENAULT SHARE OWNERSHIP ✦
5.2.6.1 RENAULT SHAREHOLDERS AT DECEMBER 31, 2007
Ownership of shares and voting rights for the last three fiscal years
NUMBER OF
SHARES
% OF
CAPITAL
12/31/2007 12/31/2006 12/31/2005
% OF VOTING
RIGHTS
NUMBER OF
SHARES
% OF
CAPITAL
% OF VOTING
RIGHTS
NUMBER OF
SHARES
% OF
CAPITAL
% OF VOTING
RIGHTS
French State 42,759,571 15.01 18.22 42,759,571 15.01 18.23 43,685,217 15.33 18.78
Nissan Finance. Co, Ltd 42,740,568 15.00 - 42,740,568 15.00 - 42,740,568 15.00 -
Employees (1) 8,873,624 3.11 3.78 9,970,259 3.50 4.25 10,264,918 3.60 4.41
Treasury stock 7,555,139 2.65 - 7,681,580 2.70 - 9,539,964 3.35 -
Public 183,008,216 64.23 77.99 181,785,140 63.79 77.52 178,706,451 62.72 76.81
TOTAL 284,937,118 100 100 284,937,118 100 100 284,937,118 100 100
(1) The employee-owned shares (present and former employees) counted in this category are those held in company savings schemes.
Some of the major shareholdings changed slightly in 2007:
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the French State’s holding was unchanged at 15.01%;
the Nissan group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Nissan Finance Co., Ltd.,
holds 15% of Renault’s capital, the same percentage as at December 31,
2006. Nissan Finance Co., Ltd. is not entitled to exercise the voting rights
attached to these shares, owing to Renault’s ownership interest in Nissan;
current and former Renault employees hold 3.11% of the capital in the form
of shares managed through collective investment schemes;
the percentage of treasury stock contracted by 0.05 of a percentage point
to 2.65% following the exercise of options granted under the fi rst plans
between 1996 and 2003, despite the acquisition of shares to cover stock
option programs. These shares do not carry voting rights;
to the General Meeting of S hareholders on April 29, 2008, in compliance
with Articles 241-1 to 242-7 of the General Regulation of the Autorité
des m archés f inanciers. This information will also be posted online at
www.renault.com > Finance > Regulated Information, as well as on the AMF
website: www.amf-france.org.
in view of these changes, the free fl oat is now 64.23% of the capital compared
with 63.79% at December 31, 2006.
A survey of the holders of Renault bearer shares was carried out on September 30,
2007 to obtain an estimated breakdown of the public’s ownership interest.
At that date, French and foreign institutions held approximately 60.1% of the
capital, with French institutions holding 13.9% and foreign institutions 46.2%.
The 10 largest French and foreign institutional investors held approximately
29% of the capital. Individual shareholders were estimated to own around
4.5% of the capital.
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