Registration Document
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Registration Document
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4.26.2 Principal shareholder<br />
As of August 31, 2011, Bellon SA held 37.71% of the<br />
capital of Sodexo SA.<br />
During Fiscal 2011, Bellon SA invoiced Sodexo SA a<br />
total of 5.2 million euro for assistance and advisory<br />
services under a contract between the two companies.<br />
During the first half of Fiscal 2011, the Annual<br />
Shareholders’ Meeting of Sodexo approved the<br />
(in millions of euro)<br />
Gross value as of<br />
August 31, 2011<br />
Consolidated information 06<br />
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements<br />
payment of a dividend of 1.35 euro per share.<br />
Consequently, Bellon SA received a dividend<br />
payment of 80 million euro in February 2011.<br />
4.26.3 Unconsolidated companies<br />
Other transactions with related companies comprise<br />
loans advanced, commercial transactions, and off<br />
balance sheet commitments involving associates and<br />
non-consolidated companies.<br />
Impairment as of<br />
August 31, 2011<br />
Carrying amount as<br />
of August 31, 2011<br />
Carrying amount as<br />
of August 31, 2010<br />
Loans 64 0 64 89<br />
off balance sheet commitments August 31, 2011 August 31, 2010<br />
Commitments to third parties 8 8<br />
Performance bonds given to clients 134 141<br />
Transactions Fiscal 2011 Fiscal 2010<br />
Revenues 273 282<br />
Operating charges 0 1<br />
Net financial result 5 5<br />
4.27 Group employees<br />
As of August 31, 2011, Group employees comprised:<br />
August 31, 2011<br />
Executives, middle management, site managers and supervisory staff 47,658<br />
Front-line service staff and other employees 343,490<br />
ToTAL 391,148<br />
Group employees by activity and region were as follows:<br />
North<br />
America<br />
Continental<br />
europe<br />
on-site Service Solutions<br />
United Kingdom<br />
and Ireland<br />
Rest of<br />
the world Total<br />
Motivation<br />
Solutions<br />
Holding<br />
Companies Total<br />
ToTAL 124,896 100,108 34,846 127,364 387,214 3,508 426 391,148<br />
4.28 Litigation<br />
Sodexo is involved in litigation arising from its<br />
ordinary activities. The Group does not believe that<br />
liabilities relating to such litigation will in aggregate<br />
be material to its activities or to its consolidated<br />
financial position.<br />
To the best of the Company’s knowledge, there have<br />
been no other governmental, judicial or arbitral<br />
proceedings (including any such proceedings which<br />
are pending or threatened of which Sodexo is aware)<br />
which may have, or have had in the past 12 months,<br />
material effects on Sodexo and/or the Group’s<br />
financial position or profitability.<br />
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