2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.

4. Ownership structure
Three-year summary of changes in capital
Capital
%
Number of
shares
Voting rights
%
GENERAL PRESENTATION OF SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
Dec. 31, 2010 Dec. 31, 2009 Dec. 31, 2008
Number of
voting rights
Capital
%
Voting rights
%
Capital
%
Voting rights
%
% % % % % %
Capital Research &
Management Co. (1) 8.17 22,227,572 7.72 22,227,572 5.07 4.75 10.67 9.97
CDC 4.23 11,514,008 5.10 14,689,008 4.32 5.18 4.41 5.32
Employees 4.11 11,170,161 6.14 17,683,757 4.26 6.33 3.60 5.32
Own shares (2) 0.00 529 - - 0.92 - 0.92 -
Treasury shares 1.68 4,582,476 - - 1.76 - 2.11 -
Public 81.81 222,464,345 79.45 228,771,878 83.67 81.23 78.28 76.55
TOTAL 100.00 271,959,091 100.00 287,955,220 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
(1) To the best of the Company’s knowledge.
(2) Number of voting rights as defi ned in Article 223-11 of the AMF general regulations, which includes shares stripped of voting rights.
Disclosure thresholds
To the best of the Company’s knowledge, no shareholders other than Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and Capital Research &
Management Co., listed above, hold, either directly or indirectly, more than 5% of Schneider Electric’s capital or voting rights.
Changes in holdings (for stakes of more than 5%)
Date Shareholder Capital (%) Voting rights (%)
Apr. 15, 2010 Société Générale 4.33 4.06
Apr. 14, 2010 Société Générale 5.50 5.16
Jan. 1, 2010 Capital Research & Management Co 8.02 7.55
Pledges on Schneider Electric shares
4,543 shares are pledged.
Pledges on subsidiaries’ shares
Schneider Electric SA has not pledged any shares in signifi cant
subsidiaries.
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