6 TOTAL and its shareholders TOTAL shares Appreciation of a portfolio invested in TOTAL shares Gross yield of 20.3% per year over 10 years Multiplication of an initial investment by 6.3x over 10 years 126 TOTAL - <strong>Registration</strong> <strong>Document</strong> <strong>2005</strong> For every 1,000 euros invested in TOTAL stock as of December 31, in year n, by an individual residing in France, assuming that the gross dividends (including the 50% tax credit available until December 31, 2004) are reinvested in TOTAL stock, and excluding tax and social withholding. Investment date Annual yield Value as of Dec. 31, <strong>2005</strong> of 1,000 euro investment TOTAL CAC 40 TOTAL CAC 40 1 year January 1, <strong>2005</strong> 36.1% 26.6% 1,361 1,266 5 years January 1, 2001 9.9% (1.7%) 1,603 918 10 years January 1, 1996 20.3% 12.5% 6,348 3,247 15 years January 1, 1991 20.6% 10.9% 16,604 4,720 Information Summary Share price (in euros) <strong>2005</strong> 2004 2003 2002 2001 Highest (during regular trading session) 229.10 171.80 147.90 179.40 179.80 Lowest (during regular trading session) 158.00 139.40 110.50 121.20 126.00 End of year (close) 212.20 160.70 147.40 136.10 160.40 Trading volume (average per session) Paris Stock Exchange 2,709,740 2,743,963 2,950,951 2,979,693 2,482,110 London Exchange SEAQ International (a) 884,017 950,012 857,933 1,913,200 2,568,514 New York Stock Exchange (b) (number of ADS) 857,705 599,527 487,942 477,912 436,654 Dividend per share (in euros) Net dividend (c) 6.48 5.40 4.70 4.10 3.80 Tax credit (d) - 1.20 2.35 2.05 1.90 (a) To make the trading volume on the SEAQ International <strong>com</strong>parable to the trading volume in Paris, the number of transactions recorded in London is usually divided by two to account for activity of market makers in London. However, the volumes presented in the table above have not been divided by two. (b) Two ADSs correspond to one TOTAL share (before the 4:1 stock split, which will be submitted for approval of the General Meeting of shareholders of May 12, 2006). Following the split, one ADS will correspond to one TOTAL share. (c) Subject to approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders of May 12, 2006. This amount includes the interim <strong>2005</strong> dividend of 3 euros per share paid on November 24, <strong>2005</strong>, before the 4:1 stock split. (d) Based on a tax credit of 50% on the net dividends paid before January 1, <strong>2005</strong>, enforceable date of tax credit elimination for individuals under the 2004 French Finance Law. For other shareholders, the tax credit was eliminated by this law as of January 1, 2004. Pursuant to Article 243 bis of the French General Tax Code, the interim dividend paid on November 24, <strong>2005</strong> is eligible for the 50% rebate applying to individuals residing for tax purposes in France, as provided for in Article 158-3 of the French General Tax Code. However, under the same articles amended by the French Finance Law of 2006, the balance of the dividend paid in 2006 is eligible for the 40% rebate applying to individuals residing for tax purposes in France.
TOTAL share over the last 18 months (on Paris Stock Exchange) TOTAL and its shareholders TOTAL shares TOTAL - <strong>Registration</strong> <strong>Document</strong> <strong>2005</strong> 6 Average volume traded Highest price traded Lowest price traded (in euros) (in euros) September 2004 2,874,182 171.8 160.3 October 2004 3,007,715 170.6 161.4 November 2004 2,456,430 168.3 162.8 December 2004 2,214,678 166.2 157.3 January <strong>2005</strong> 2,352,983 165.9 158.0 February <strong>2005</strong> 3,040,960 182.3 165.1 March <strong>2005</strong> 2,699,476 184.1 177.4 April <strong>2005</strong> 3,205,977 185.0 171.4 May <strong>2005</strong> 2,636,520 181.7 182.3 June <strong>2005</strong> 2,461,512 196.6 180.3 July <strong>2005</strong> 3,059,133 209.8 192.1 August <strong>2005</strong> 2,108,048 214.0 205.1 September <strong>2005</strong> 2,781,296 229.1 213.5 October <strong>2005</strong> 3,510,918 228.2 199.0 November <strong>2005</strong> 2,714,074 224.2 205.8 December <strong>2005</strong> 2,030,759 220.4 210.6 January 2006 2,794,385 232.6 213.2 February 2006 2,685,915 228.1 210.3 Maximum during the period 232.6 euros Minimum during the period 157.3 euros 127