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4. Ownership structure
Three-years summary of changes in capital
GENERAL PRESENTATION OF SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
Dec. 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2010 Dec. 31, 2009
Number of
Number of
Voting
Voting
Capital shares Voting rights voting rights Capital rights Capital rights
% % % % % %
Capital Research and
Management Company (1) 9.43 51,780,765 8.86 51,780,765 8.17 7.72 5.07 4.75
CDC 3.71 20,349,002 4.57 26,699,002 4.23 5.10 4.32 5.18
Employees 4.55 25,001,870 7.06 41,268,373 4.11 6.14 4.26 6.33
Own shares (2) 0.00 1,058 - - 0.00 - 0.92 -
Treasury shares 1.67 9,164,952 - - 1.68 - 1.76 -
Public 80.64 442,645,377 77.95 455,807,950 81.80 79.45 83.67 81.23
TOTAL 100.00 548,943,024 100.00 584,722,100 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
(1) To the best of the Company’s knowledge.
(2) Number of voting rights as defi ned in article 223-11 of the AMF general regulations, which includes shares stripped of voting rights.
Disclosure thresholds
To the best of the Company’s knowledge, no shareholders other than Capital Research & Management Company, listed above, hold, either
directly or indirectly, more than 5% of Schneider Electric’s capital or voting rights.
Changes in holdings (for stakes of more than 5%)
Date Company Capital (%) Voting rights (%)
Apr. 27, 2011 BlackRock Inc. 5.00 4.73
Apr. 27, 2011 Commerzbank AG 5.63 5.33
Apr. 28, 2011 Commerzbank AG 3.72 3.51
Aug. 2, 2011 BlackRock Inc. 4.99 4.73
Nov. 4, 2011 CDC 4.12 4.99
Pledges on Schneider Electric shares
6,356 shares are pledged.
Pledges on subsidiaries’ shares
Schneider Electric SA has not pledged any shares in signifi cant
subsidiaries.
2011 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
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