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Tessenderlo Chemie shares
TESSENDERLO CHEMIE SHARE AND
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Tessenderlo Chemie shares have been listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange since
17 August 1937. They are traded on the continuous market and are part of the
‘Next 150’ and ‘NextPrime’ indices.
On 31 December 2003, Tessenderlo Chemie NV’s capital was represented by
27,113,352 shares without indication of nominal value (5,226,551 of which with
VVPR strips). Bearer shares are issued in denominations of 1, 10, 50 and 100. At the
end of 2003, 12,360,012 registered shares, including shares held by staff, were
entered in the share register.
Tessenderlo Chemie’s market capitalisation had increased to EUR 757,818,188 at the
end of December 2003. The ‘velocity’ (the number of shares traded over twelve
months compared with the total number of shares) within the Next 150 segment was
23.07%, and the adjusted velocity within the BEL20 index was 43.17%.
The liquidity contract that guarantees support for trading in the shares and their
negotiability is in its third year.
Tessenderlo Chemie shares are also represented on the American market, in the form
of American Depository Receipts (ADR). Five ADR’s are equivalent to one Tessenderlo
Chemie share.
In the past year, the ordinary share price fluctuated between 24.13 EUR and
29.50 EUR. The closing price on 31 December 2003 was 27.95 EUR.
Beginning of 2004 Tessenderlo Chemie NV has been selected for inclusion in the
Kempen SNS Smaller European SRI Index. Membership is available to those companies
that demonstrate defined standards and practise in the three areas of business ethics,
human resources and the environment.