| (in millions of euros) | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
(in millions of euros) Cash and bank balances | December 31, 2019 1,145 | December 31, 2018 933 |
(in millions of euros) Short-term liquid investments | December 31, 2019 2,268 | December 31, 2018 2,273 |
(in millions of euros) Total | December 31, 2019 3,413 | December 31, 2018 3,206 |
Short-term liquid investments included UCITS (French Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) funds classified by the AMF as monétaire court terme, subject to a very low risk of a change in value, and short-term deposits.
Share capital of the parent company
| (in shares) | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
(in shares) Share capital at January 1rst | December 31, 2019 235,249,801 | December 31, 2018 230,627,725 |
(in shares) Capital increase | December 31, 2019 5,187,260 | December 31, 2018 4,622,076 |
(in shares) Shares comprising the share capital at the end of the period | December 31, 2019 240,437,061 | December 31, 2018 235,249,801 |
(in shares) Treasury shares at the end of the period | December 31, 2019 (3,480,234) | December 31, 2018 (4,009,493) |
(in shares) Shares outstanding at the end of the period | December 31, 2019 236,956,827 | December 31, 2018 231,240,308 |
Publicis Groupe SA’s share capital increased by euro 2,074,904 in 2019, corresponding to 5,187,260 shares with a par value of euro 0.40 each:
Neutralization of the treasury shares existing on December 31, 2019
Treasury shares held at the end of the year, including those owned under the liquidity contract, are deducted from the share capital. The portfolio of treasury shares showed the following movements in 2018 and 2019:
| Number of shares | |
|---|---|
Treasury shares held on January 1, 2018(1) | Number of shares 4,331,920 |
Disposals (exercise of stock options) and deliveries of free shares | Number of shares (343,427) |
Movements as part of the liquidity contract | Number of shares 21,000 |
Treasury shares held on December 31, 2018(1) | Number of shares 4,009,493 |
Disposals (exercise of stock options) and deliveries of free shares | Number of shares (526,509) |
Buyback of treasury shares | Number of shares 0 |
Movements as part of the liquidity contract | Number of shares (2,750) |
Treasury shares held on December 31, 2019(1) | Number of shares 3,480,234 |
(1) Including 283,250 shares held as part of the liquidity contract on December 31, 2019, and 286,000 on
December 31, 2018.
