6 - Vicat

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION21.1. Share capital 21Share 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 resolution which will be submitted to the voteof the General Meeting on May 6, 2011 may be usedat any time and for a period of 18 months as fromthis meeting including in a public offer period forpurchase or exchange within the limits and subjectto the periods of abstention provided for by the lawand the AMF’s General Rules. This authorizationsupersedes that granted by the Combined GeneralMeeting of April 28, 2010.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, 2008 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 44,900,000The Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of May 16, 2008, on a proposal from the Board of Directors, decidedto reduce the Company’s share capital by cancellation of 1,871,200 shares held directly by the Company and tomodify accordingly article 6 of the by-laws. After the realization of the capital reduction, the Company’s share capitalamounted to € 179,600,000, divided into 44,900,000 shares each with a nominal value of € 4.21.1.7. Securities not representative of the capitalNot applicable.2010 registration document VICAT 189