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 the first half of 2020:
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Number of shares |
|---|---|
| Treasury shares held on December 31, 2019(1) | Treasury shares held on December 31, 2019 (1)Number of shares 3,480,234 |
| Disposals (exercise of stock options) and deliveries of free shares | Disposals (exercise of stock options) and deliveries of free shares Number of shares (1,050,751) |
| Movements as part of the liquidity contract | Movements as part of the liquidity contract Number of shares (113,250) |
| Treasury shares held on June 30, 2020(1) | Treasury shares held on June 30, 2020 (1)Number of shares 2,316,233 |
(1) Including shares held as part of the liquidity contract 283,250 on December 31, 2019 and 170,000 on June 30, 2020.
Following the decision of the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 27, 2020, Publicis Groupe SA will pay a dividend of euro 1.15 per share on September 28, 2020,which may be paid in cash or in shares at the shareholder’s request no later than September 28, 2020. The issue price of the shares provided for dividend payment in shares has been set at euro 24.46 per share.
An amount of euro 273 million was recognized in debt at June 30, 2020 corresponding to the total amount of dividend payment. This amount will be adjusted in the second half of the year in accordance with the effective exercise of options for dividend payment in shares.
| (in millions of euros) | Restructuring | Vacant property commitments | Pensions and other long‑term benefits | Risks and litigations | Others provisions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2019 Restructuring 35 |
December 31, 2019 Vacant property commitments 44 |
December 31, 2019 Pensions and other long‑term benefits 311 |
December 31, 2019 Risks and litigations 103 |
December 31, 2019 Others provisions 103 |
December 31, 2019 Total 596 |
| Increases | Increases Restructuring 34 |
Increases Vacant property commitments 61 |
Increases Pensions and other long‑term benefits 22 |
Increases Risks and litigations 13 |
Increases Others provisions 10 |
Increases Total 140 |
| Releases with usage | Releases with usage Restructuring (20) |
Releases with usage Vacant property commitments (6) |
Releases with usage Pensions and other long‑term benefits (17) |
Releases with usage Risks and litigations 0 |
Releases with usage Others provisions (14) |
Releases with usage Total (57) |
| Other releases | Other releases Restructuring 0 |
Other releases Vacant property commitments 0 |
Other releases Pensions and other long‑term benefits 0 |
Other releases Risks and litigations 0 |
Other releases Others provisions 0 |
Other releases Total 0 |
| Changes to consolidation scope | Changes to consolidation scope Restructuring 0 |
Changes to consolidation scope Vacant property commitments 0 |
Changes to consolidation scope Pensions and other long‑term benefits 0 |
Changes to consolidation scope Risks and litigations 0 |
Changes to consolidation scope Others provisions 0 |
Changes to consolidation scope Total 0 |
| Actuarial losses (gains) | Actuarial losses (gains) Restructuring 0 |
Actuarial losses (gains) Vacant property commitments 0 |
Actuarial losses (gains) Pensions and other long‑term benefits 24 |
Actuarial losses (gains) Risks and litigations 0 |
Actuarial losses (gains) Others provisions 0 |
Actuarial losses (gains) Total 24 |
| Translation adjustments and other | Translation adjustments and other Restructuring (1) |
Translation adjustments and other Vacant property commitments (1) |
Translation adjustments and other Pensions and other long‑term benefits (3) |
Translation adjustments and other Risks and litigations (1) |
Translation adjustments and other Others provisions (3) |
Translation adjustments and other Total (9) |
| June 30, 2020 | June 30, 2020 Restructuring 48 |
June 30, 2020 Vacant property commitments 98 |
June 30, 2020 Pensions and other long‑term benefits 337 |
June 30, 2020 Risks and litigations 115 |
June 30, 2020 Others provisions 96 |
June 30, 2020 Total 694 |
| Of which short‑term | Of which short‑term Restructuring 44 |
Of which short‑term Vacant property commitments 25 |
Of which short‑term Pensions and other long‑term benefits 26 |
Of which short‑term Risks and litigations 55 |
Of which short‑term Others provisions 27 |
Of which short‑term Total 177 |
| Of which long‑term | Of which long‑term Restructuring 4 |
Of which long‑term Vacant property commitments 73 |
Of which long‑term Pensions and other long‑term benefits 311 |
Of which long‑term Risks and litigations 60 |
Of which long‑term Others provisions 69 |
Of which long‑term Total 517 |
(1) See Note 5.
