ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007

ENSURING GOVERNANCE AND TRANSPARENCY SODEXO AROUND THE WORLD
> Financial Information
AN INDEPENDENT GROUP
Sodexo is still an independent group.
On August 31, 2007, Sodexo had
52,675 shareholders. Of these, 27,284
were members of our employee stock
ownership plans.
Our shares are owned by:
• Bellon SA ..................................36.8%
• Employees ..................................0.7%
• Treasury shares ..........................1.9%
• French shareholders ...................24%
- Individual ........................................ 4%
- Institutional .................................. 20%
• Non-French shareholders ..........37%
NOTE BOOK
HOW TO OBTAIN INFORMATION
On the Sodexo website: sodexo.com
Voice server
(if you are calling from France – French language only):
Tel.: +33 (0)8 91 67 19 66 (0.225 euro per minute)
By phone or fax
Investor Relations*
Tel.: +33 (0)1 30 85 72 03
Fax: +33 (0)1 30 85 50 88
By e-mail
fi nancial.communication@sodexo.com
By mail
Sodexo, Investor Relations*
B.P. 100, 78883 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Cedex, France
* From April 2008, please check our new directions on page 103.
INVESTOR DIARY DATES
First quarter revenues January 9, 2008
Annual Shareholders’ Meeting January 22, 2008
Payment of dividend February 4, 2008
First-half revenues April 2, 2008
Interim results April 17, 2008
Nine-month revenues July 2, 2008
Full-year revenues October 1, 2008
Full-year results November 7, 2008
Annual Shareholders’ Meeting January 20, 2009
These dates are purely indicative, and may be subject
to change without notice. Regular updates are
available on our website, sodexo.com.
CONTROLLING INTERESTS AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007
Employees
Treasury
shares
Bernard Bellon
and other members
of the Bellon family
1.94%
13.00% 68.50%
Bellon SA
family holding company
0.71% 60.52%
36.83%
Sodexo
100%
Sofi nsod
BENEFITS OF BEING A REGISTERED
SHAREHOLDER
Registered shareholders do not have to pay custody fees,
are automatically invited to shareholders’ meetings,
and receive regular news updates about Sodexo.
Our registered shareholders’ accounts are managed
by Société Générale, which also acts as transfer agent
for all Sodexo shares.
Contacts
For further information call:
Société Générale Nantes (France): +33 (0)2 51 85 52 47
Sodexo: +33 (0)1 30 85 72 03.
or visit the Société Générale website: nominet.socgen.com
PUBLICATIONS
Pierre Bellon
and his children
Public*
18.50%
* Including Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers 6.24% and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations 2.76%.
This document is an English-language version of
the Document de référence fi led with the Autorité
des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in accordance with French
stock market regulations. This French-language Document
de Référence can be consulted on the AMF website
(amf-france.org). It is also available, along with the
English-language Reference Document, at sodexo.com.
Because Sodexo is no longer listed on the New York
Stock Exchange as of July 16, 2007, we no longer publish
an English-language Form 20-F under section 13 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which had been
fi led with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Nevertheless, the full text of the Forms 20-F through
Fiscal 2006 are accessible via the EDGAR section of
the SEC website (sec.gov) as will as the Sodexo website
(sodexo.com).
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