Universal Registration Document 2021

Chapter 7. 2021 Annual financial statements

Note 14 Shareholders’ equity

The Publicis Groupe SA share capital has changed as follows over the past two financial years:

    Changes in capital    
    Shares with 0.4 euro nominal value    
Dates Capital transactions Number of shares Nominal (in thousands of euros) Additional paid-in capital (in thousands of euros) Successive share capital amounts (in thousands of euros) Total number of company shares
Position at January 1,2020       96,175 240,437,061
2020 Exercise of 20,514 warrants 22,156 9 617 96,184 240,459,217
  Payment of the dividend in shares 7,035,496 2,814 169,274 98,998 247,494,713
  Awarding of free shares to Groupe employees 274,325 110 - 99,108 247,769,038
2021 Exercise of 346,420 warrants 378,789 152 10,414 99,260 248,147,827
  Payment of the dividend in shares 5,018,232 2,007 264,210 101,267 253,166,059
  Awarding of free shares to Groupe employees 296,350 118 - 101,385 253,462,409
Position at December 31, 2021 101,385 253,462,409

Shareholder’s equity changed as follows between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021:

(In thousands of euros) January 1, 2021 Allocation of 2020 net income Distribution of dividends in shares Distribution of dividends in cash Exercise of stock options and creation of shares 2021 net income December 31,2021
Share capital Share capital

January 1, 2021

99,108

Share capital

Allocation of 2020 net income

-

Share capital

Distribution of dividends in shares

2,007

Share capital

Distribution of dividends in cash

-

Share capital

Exercise of stock options and creation of shares

270

Share capital

2021 net income

-

Share capitalDecember 31,2021

101,385

Share and merger premium Share and merger premium

January 1, 2021

3,642,866

Share and merger premium

Allocation of 2020 net income

-

Share and merger premium

Distribution of dividends in shares

264,210

Share and merger premium

Distribution of dividends in cash

(429,833)

Share and merger premium

Exercise of stock options and creation of shares

10,414

Share and merger premium

2021 net income

-

Share and merger premiumDecember 31,2021

3,487,657

Statutory reserve Statutory reserve

January 1, 2021

9,617

Statutory reserve

Allocation of 2020 net income

294

Statutory reserve

Distribution of dividends in shares

-

Statutory reserve

Distribution of dividends in cash

-

Statutory reserve

Exercise of stock options and creation of shares

-

Statutory reserve

2021 net income

-

Statutory reserveDecember 31,2021

9,911

Retained earnings Retained earnings

January 1, 2021

2,229

Retained earnings

Allocation of 2020 net income

63,476

Retained earnings

Distribution of dividends in shares

(266,217)

Retained earnings

Distribution of dividends in cash

202,381

Retained earnings

Exercise of stock options and creation of shares

(119)

Retained earnings

2021 net income

-

Retained earningsDecember 31,2021

1,750

Subtotal Subtotal

January 1, 2021

3,753,820
Subtotal

Allocation of 2020 net income

63,770
Subtotal

Distribution of dividends in shares

-
Subtotal

Distribution of dividends in cash

(227,452)
Subtotal

Exercise of stock options and creation of shares

10,565
Subtotal

2021 net income

-
SubtotalDecember 31,20213,600,703
Net income for the year Net income for the year

January 1, 2021

63,770

Net income for the year

Allocation of 2020 net income

(63,770)

Net income for the year

Distribution of dividends in shares

-

Net income for the year

Distribution of dividends in cash

 

Net income for the year

Exercise of stock options and creation of shares

 

Net income for the year

2021 net income

47,387

Net income for the yearDecember 31,2021

47,387

Total Total

January 1, 2021

3,817,590
Total

Allocation of 2020 net income

-
Total

Distribution of dividends in shares

-
Total

Distribution of dividends in cash

(227,452)
Total

Exercise of stock options and creation of shares

10,565
Total

2021 net income

47,387
TotalDecember 31,20213,648,090