6 - Vicat

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION2121.2. CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS AND BY-LAWS21.1.8. Changes to the share priceThe Company’s shares are listed on the Eurolist ofEuronext Paris, compartment A. The Company wasincluded in the SBF 250 index and has been eligiblefor deferred payment (SRD : service de règlementdifféré) since February 2008. The graph belowshows the change in price at the end of the monthof the Company’s shares since January 1, 2007 untilDecember 31, 2009.1401201008060402002007 2008 2009 2010The table below shows the change to the Company’s share price in 2009, 2008 and 2007 (on the basis of theclosing price) :(in euros) 2009 2008 2007Average annual price 44.55 46.52 83.34High 60.36 64.50 120.11Low 28.20 24.76 61.74Price as at December 31 58.80 37.40 63.5421.2. CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS AND BY-LAWS21.2.1. Corporate purposeThe Company’s corporate purpose is :• the operation of the quarries currently belongingto the Company and all those which it may subsequentlyown or to which it may subsequently holdrights ;• the manufacture, purchase and sale of limes, cementsand all products of interest to the constructionbusiness ;• the manufacture, purchase and sale of bags orpackaging for hydraulic binders in any material and,more generally, any activity being carried on in theplastic and paper industries sector ;• the production and distribution of aggregates andsand ;• the transport of goods by public road and theleasing of all vehicles ;• in general, all industrial, commercial and financialoperations associated with this industry, both inFrance and abroad.The Company may also invest in any French orforeign company or firm, whose business or industryis similar to or likely to support and develop its ownbusiness or its own industry ; to merge with them, toengage in all industries which would be likely to provideit with outlets and to enter into all commercialindustrial, financial, movable property or fixed assettransactions that could in whole or part be assimilated,directly or indirectly, to its corporate purposeor likely to support development of the Company.190 VICAT - 2009 registration document