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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION21.1. SHARE CAPITAL21Share purchase, as well as the retention, divestmentor transfer of shares thus bought may occur, accordingto the circumstances, on one or more occasions,at any time that the Board of directors deems necessary,if necessary in a public offer period, by allmeans on the market or over the counter, in particularby way of acquisition or divestment of blocks, orby recourse to derivative financial instruments (otherthan options to sell) and to warrants, in compliancewith current regulations.The fifth resolution which will be submitted to thevote of the General Meeting on May 17, 2010 may beused at any time and for a period of 18 months asfrom this meeting including in a public offer periodfor purchase or exchange within the limits and subjectto the periods of abstention provided for by thelaw and the AMF’s General Rules. This authorisationsupersedes that granted by the Combined GeneralMeeting of May 16, 2008.In accordance with article 241-3-III of the AMF’sGeneral Rules, this description exempts the Companyfrom publication as foreseen in article 241-2 of theAMF’s General Rules.21.1.4. Other securities giving access to the capitalNot applicable.21.1.5. Share subscription and purchase optionsNot applicable.21.1.6. Changes to the share capital during the last three yearsThe table below shows changes to the Company’sshare capital since January 1, 2007 until the date ofregistration of this Registration Document.Date ofoperationMay 16,2008OperationCapitalreduction bycancellationof shares helddirectlyNumberof sharesissued/cancelledNominalvalue of theshares (in euros)Nominalamount ofthe capitalvariation(in euros)Issue ofshares,contributionor mergerpremium(in euros)Cumulativeamountof sharecapital(in euros)Accumulatednumber1,871,200 4 7,484,800 - 179,600,000 44,900,000In June 2007, HeidelbergCement sold its 35 % stake inthe Company’s share capital, representing 16,384,320shares, in the context of a public offer at open pricein France and an international private placement inEurope. This operation allowed the Group to significantlyincrease its floating share capital (from 5.1 %to 30.4 %) and the Company to intensify its treasurystock (from 1.4 % to 7.1 %), through the acquisition of2,664,367 of its own shares.21.1.7. Securities not representative of the capitalNot applicable.The Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholdersof May 16, 2008, on a proposal from the Board of directors,decided to reduce the Company’s share capitalby cancellation of 1,871,200 shares held directlyby the Company and to modify accordingly article6 of the by-laws. After the realisation of the capitalreduction, the Company’s share capital amounted to€ 179,600,000, divided into 44,900,000 shares eachwith a nominal value of € 4.2009 registration document - VICAT 189