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21.2 – Ownership structure<br />
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL<br />
Dec. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2010<br />
Number of<br />
Number of<br />
Capital<br />
shares Voting rights voting rights Capital Voting rights<br />
% % % %<br />
Capital Research and Management<br />
Company (1) 9.4 51,780,765 8.9 51,780,765 8.2 7.7<br />
CDC 3.7 20,349,002 4.6 26,699,002 4.2 5.1<br />
Employees 4.6 25,001,870 7.1 41,268,373 4.1 6.1<br />
Own shares 0.0 1,058 - - - -<br />
Treasury shares 1.7 9,164,952 - - 1.7 -<br />
Public 80.6 442,645,377 78.0 455,807,950 81.8 79.4<br />
TOTAL 100.0 548,943,024 100.0 584,722,100 (2) 100.0 100.0<br />
(1) To the best of the Company’s knowledge.<br />
(2) Number of voting rights as defi ned in article 223-11 of the AMF general regulations, which includes shares stripped of voting rights.<br />
No shareholders’ pact was in effect as of December 31, 2011.<br />
21.3 – Earnings per share<br />
These calculations are adjusted to refl ect the division of the par value by two, from 8 euros to 4 euros, effective September 2, 2011.<br />
Determination of the share base used in calculation<br />
(in thousands of shares)<br />
Dec. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2010<br />
Basic Diluted Basic Diluted<br />
Common shares* 537,422 537,422 521,786 521,786<br />
Stock grants 2,890 1,184<br />
Stock options 2,623 2,180<br />
Average weighted number of shares 537,422 542,935 521,786 525,150<br />
* Net of treasury shares and own shares.<br />
Earnings per share<br />
(In euros)<br />
Dec. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2010<br />
Basic Diluted Basic Diluted<br />
Profi t before tax 4.54 4.49 4.51 4.48<br />
EARNINGS PER SHARE 3.39 3.35 3.30 3.28<br />
21.4 – Dividends paid and proposed<br />
In 2011, the Group paid out the 2010 dividend of EUR3.20 per<br />
share, for a total of EUR856 million.<br />
In 2010, the Group paid out the 2009 dividend of EUR2.05 per<br />
share, for a total of EUR525 million.<br />
At the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 3, 2012, shareholders will<br />
be asked to approve a dividend of EUR1.70 per share for 2011.<br />
At December 31, 2011 <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> SA had distributable<br />
reserves in an amount of EUR96 million (versus EUR257 million at<br />
the previous year-end), not including profi t for the year.<br />
2011 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC<br />
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