Registration Document 2005 - Total.com

TOTAL
and its shareholders
TOTAL shares p. 124
• Share listing p. 124
• Four-for-one stock split p. 125
• Arkema spin-off p. 125
• Share performance p. 125
Dividends p. 128
• Dividend policy p. 128
• Dividend payment p. 128
• Coupons p. 129
Share buyback p. 130
• Share buyback and share cancellation continued in 2005 p. 130
• Share buyback program p. 130
Shareholders p. 135
• Relationship between TOTAL and the French State p. 135
• Merger of TOTAL with PetroFina in 1999 p. 135
• Merger of TotalFina with Elf Aquitaine in 1999 and 2000 p. 135
• Main shareholders p. 136
• Shares held by the Group p. 137
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Shares held by members of the administrative
and management bodies p. 137
• Employee participation in TOTAL stock p. 138
• Stocks options and restricted share grants p. 138
• Shareholders p. 139
• Regulated agreements and related party transactions p. 139
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Information for overseas shareholders p. 140
• United States holders of ADRs p. 140
• Non-resident shareholders (other than US Shareholders) p. 140
• Dividends p. 140
Communication with shareholders p. 142
• Communication policy p. 142
• Strengthening relationships with individual shareholders p. 142
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TOTAL and its shareholders
Content
Relationships with institutional shareholders
and financial analysts p. 144
• 2006 Calendar p. 145
• 2007 Calendar p. 145
• Financial information contacts p. 145
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