On July 18, 2019, Publicis Groupe SA paid out the dividend voted by the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 2019, with each shareholder having the option between cash and shares, which resulted in a capital increase of euro 1,792,766 through the creation of 4,481,915 new shares with a par value of euro 0.40.
During 2019, 522,277 new shares at a par value of euro 0.40 per share were created as a result of free share plans (under the LTIP 2015 International, LTIP 2016 International and France and LTIP Directoire 2016-2018 plans), representing a total capital increase of euro 208,910.80.
183,068 new shares with a par value of euro 0.40 were also created as a result of warrant exercises, representing a total capital increase of euro 73,227.20.
As of December 31, 2019, the share capital totaled euro 96,174,824.40, divided into 240,437,061 fully paid-up shares with a par value of euro 0.40, of which 22,903,715 shares carried double voting rights.
