2020 Annual Financial Report

Chapter 6 : 2020 Consolidated financial statements

Note 19 Cash and cash equivalents

(in millions of euros)

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Cash and bank balances

Cash and bank balances

December 31, 2020

1,816

Cash and bank balances

December 31, 2019

1,145

Short-term liquid investments

Short-term liquid investments

December 31, 2020

1,884

Short-term liquid investments

December 31, 2019

2,268

Total

Total

December 31, 2020

3,700

Total

December 31, 2019

3,413

Short-term liquid investments included UCITS (French Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) funds classified by the AMF as short-term money market funds, subject to a very low risk of a change in value, and short-term deposits.

Note 20 Shareholders’ equity

/Share capital of the parent company

(in shares)

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Share capital at January 1

Share capital at January 1

December 31, 2020

240 437 061

Share capital at January 1

December 31, 2019

235 249 801

Capital increase

Capital increase

December 31, 2020

7 331 977

Capital increase

December 31, 2019

5 187 260

Shares comprising the share capital at the end of the period

Shares comprising the share capital at the end of the period

December 31, 2020

247 769 038

Shares comprising the share capital at the end of the period

December 31, 2019

240 437 061

Treasury stock at the end of the period

Treasury stock at the end of the period

December 31, 2020

(2 191 259)

Treasury stock at the end of the period

December 31, 2019

(3 480 234)

Shares outstanding at the end of the period

Shares outstanding at the end of the period

December 31, 2020

245 577 779

Shares outstanding at the end of the period

December 31, 2019

236 956 827

The share capital of Publicis Groupe SA increased by euro 2,932,791 during financial year 2020, corresponding to 7,331,977 shares with a par value of euro 0.40 each:

  • 22,156 shares issued following the exercise of stock warrants by certain holders;
  • 274,325 shares issued as part of free share plans;
  • 7,035,496 shares issued following the exercise of options for dividend payment in shares by certain shareholders.

The share capital of Publicis Groupe SA amounted to euro 99,107,615 at December 31, 2020, divided into 247,769,038 shares with a par value of euro 0.40 each.