Registration Document 2005 - Total.com

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On November 18 and 19, 2005, the Actionaria Trade
Show once again gave TOTAL the opportunity to demonstrate
its commitment to individual shareholders. The TOTAL team
welcomed over 4,300 people at its booth, 26% more than
in the previous year. In addition, more than 1,300 individual
shareholders were present in the Grand Amphitheater of
the Convention Center at Porte Maillot, where the Chairman
answered questions on various current issues: a 20-year outlook
for the Group, access to resources, research and development
policy, social and environmental responsibility, etc.
In 2005, TOTAL continued its schedule of information sessions
for individual shareholders in Paris, Strasbourg, Montpellier
and Bordeaux. A total of more than 2,500 people attended the
four conferences. The cities of Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Brussels
and Biarritz are already scheduled for 2006.
In 2005, the Consultative Shareholders Committee
specifically provided clarification on communication tools
used for the Arkema spin-off and on the new IFRS rules. The
Committee also worked on the content of reference material
distributed during individual shareholders’ meetings, notices of
the Shareholders’ Meeting, financial notices, the “Shareholder
Notebook” and the “Shareholders’ Circle”. The Committee
team renewed its members at the end of 2005. Twelve new
members were selected by recruitment centers from more than
200 candidates. On March 15, 2006, the handover to the new
Committee became effective in the presence of the CEO of
TOTAL.
In 2005, 28 events, versus 18 in 2004, reserved for members
of the Shareholders’ Circle were scheduled, and some
3,100 individuals, versus 1,100 in 2004, took advantage of this
opportunity. This Circle is open to shareholders with at least
30 bearer shares or one registered share. A third of the events
involved visits to industrial sites, another third were cultural visits
sponsored by the Group, and the last third were events carried
out under the auspices of the TOTAL Foundation.
So, close to 13,000 individual shareholders were met by TOTAL
in 2005.
Registered status
TOTAL shares, which are generally bearer instruments, may be
registered. In this case shareholders are identified by TOTAL S.A.,
in its capacity as the issuer, or by its agent, BNP Paribas Securities
Services, which is responsible for the registration of shareholders.
* Subject to the signature of a market service agreement. Signing this contract is free of charge.
There are two forms of registration:
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TOTAL - Registration Document 2005
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Administered Registered Shares: Shares are registered with the
issuing Company through BNP Paribas Securities Services, but
the holder’s financial intermediary continues to administer them
with regards to sales, purchases, coupons, shareholder meeting
notices, etc..
Pure registered shares: The issuing Company retains and
directly administers the shares on behalf of the holder through
BNP Paribas Securities Services which administers the sales,
purchases, coupons, shareholder meeting notices, etc. so that
the shareholder does not need to appoint a financial intermediary.
This form of registration is not very compatible with the
registration of shares in a PEA given the applicable administrative
procedures.
Main advantages of pure registered shares
The advantages of pure registered shares include:
• no custodial fees;
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a dedicated toll-free number for all contacts with BNP Paribas
Securities Services (a toll-free call within France): 0 800 11 7000
or 33 (0)1 40 14 80 61 (from abroad) ; from Monday to Friday,
8:45am-6:00pm (fax 33 (0)1 55 77 34 17);
• easier placement of market orders* (telephone, mail, fax, Internet);
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preferential brokerage fees: 0.30% (before tax) based on the
amount of the transaction, with no minimum amount;
• personal notice of Meeting of Shareholders;
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TOTAL and its shareholders
Communication with shareholders
double voting rights if shares are held continuously for two
consecutive years (page 158);
complete information about TOTAL: the shareholder receives at
home all information published by the Group for its shareholders;
• internet access to the shareholders’ account;
• the ability to join the TOTAL Shareholders’ Circle with one share.
To convert TOTAL shares to pure registered shares, just fill out
the form that can be obtained on request from the Individual
Shareholder Relation Department and send it to the financial
intermediary.
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