PARIS, July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
At the Saint-Gobain General Meeting held on June 4, 2015, shareholders approved payment of a
2014 dividend of €1.24 per share with payment of 50% in cash, and
the option for the shareholder to receive the remaining 50% in cash
or to reinvest it in new shares of the Company. Shareholders who
elected the stock dividend option were required to notify the
Company between June 10 and June 24,
2015.
Saint-Gobain shareholders responded very positively to the
option of reinvesting 50% of the dividend in shares, with 69.2% of
the rights exercised in favor of the stock dividend option.
The new shares will be issued and delivered on July 3, 2015. They will be assimilated to the old
shares as from this date, with all rights attached (including
voting rights and rights to receive dividends). The new shares will
be admitted to listing on Euronext Paris on July 3, 2015.
The share issue will have the effect of increasing Compagnie de
Saint-Gobain's share capital as of July 3,
2015 to €2,294 million, represented by 573.5 million
ordinary shares with a par value of €4 each, all fully paid and all
of the same class.
Cash dividends will be paid as from July
3, 2015 for a total of €455 million.
ABOUT SAINT-GOBAIN
In 2015, Saint-Gobain is celebrating its
350th anniversary, 350 reasons to believe
in the future. Backed by its experience and its capacity to
continuously innovate, Saint-Gobain, the world leader in the
habitat and construction market, designs, manufactures and
distributes high-performance and building materials providing
innovative solutions to the challenges of growth, energy efficiency
and environmental protection. With 2014 sales of €41 billion,
Saint-Gobain operates in 64 countries and has over 180,000
employees. For more information about Saint-Gobain, visit
http://www.saint-gobain.com and the twitter account @saintgobain
or download the "Saint-Gobain Shareholder"
application for tablet and smartphone.
Analyst/Investor Relations
Gaetano Terrasini, +33-1-47-62-32-52
Vivien Dardel, +33-1-47-62-44-29
Marine Huet, +33-1-47-62-30-93
Media Relations
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Susanne Trabitzsch, +33-1-47-62-43-25
SOURCE Saint-Gobain
