financial report and registration document 2011 - Groupe SEB

7 Stock
Information on the Company and its share capital
market and dividend information
Dividends – Dividend supplement
It is the Group’s policy to ensure that its shareholders are given a fair return
on the capital they invest in the Group. The Board of Directors aims to ensure
regular and continuous growth in dividend payments.
A 10% dividend supplement, rounded down to the nearest even number
of euro cents, will be paid in 2012 to long-term shareholders in respect
of shares held by the same shareholder in the nominal register since at
Years
2006
least 31 December 2009 and still held on ex-dividend date. This dividend
supplement is limited to a number of shares which may not exceed 0.5% of
share capital for any single shareholder.
The term of dividend limitation is fi ve years, as from the payment date. After
this time, unclaimed dividends are paid over to the state.
Number of shares
remunerated Dividend per share (in €)
Dividend 48,806,556 0.85
Dividend supplement 16,489,335 0.085
2007
Dividend 47,469,969 0.93333
Dividend supplement 18,782,508 0.09333
2008
Dividend 46,370,641 0.94
Dividend supplement 19,305,528 0.094
2009
Dividend 47,377,592 1.04
Dividend supplement 18,885,247 0.104
2010
Dividend 48,059,402 1.17
Dividend supplement 18,634,446 0.117
Data adjusted to take account of the three-for-one split on 16 June 2008.
A net dividend of €1.25 per share based on the 2011 results will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting of 10 May 2012. The ex-dividend date will be
15 May and the dividend will be paid on 18 May 2012.
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