Universal Registration Document 2021

Chapter 7. 2021 Annual financial statements

7.5 Results of Publicis Groupe SA over the past five Financial years

Information type	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
I. Share capital at year-end	I. Share capital at year-end2021	I. Share capital at year-end 2020	I. Share capital at year-end 2019	I. Share capital at year-end 2018	I. Share capital at year-end 2017
Share capital (in thousands of euros)	Share capital (in thousands of euros) 2021 101,385	Share capital (in thousands of euros) 2020 99,108	Share capital (in thousands of euros) 2019 96,175	Share capital (in thousands of euros) 2018 94,100	Share capital (in thousands of euros) 2017 92,251
Number of shares in issue	Number of shares in issue 2021253,462,409	Number of shares in issue 2020 247,769,038	Number of shares in issue 2019 240,437,061	Number of shares in issue 2018 235,249,801	Number of shares in issue 2017 230,627,725
Maximum number of future shares to be issued:	Maximum number of future shares to be issued: 2021	Maximum number of future shares to be issued: 2020	Maximum number of future shares to be issued: 2019	Maximum number of future shares to be issued: 2018	Maximum number of future shares to be issued: 2017
under free share plans	under free share plans 2021 1,248,860	under free share plans 2020 625,875	under free share plans 2019 1,106,125	under free share plans 2018 2,706,043	under free share plans 2017 5,602,010
as a result of the exercise of warrants	as a result of the exercise of warrants 2021 591,363	as a result of the exercise of warrants 2020 947,297	as a result of the exercise of warrants 2019 957,813	as a result of the exercise of warrants 2018 1,104,916	as a result of the exercise of warrants 2017 1,178,932
II. Operations and results for the financial year	II. Operations and results for the financial year2021	II. Operations and results for the financial year 2020	II. Operations and results for the financial year 2019	II. Operations and results for the financial year 2018	II. Operations and results for the financial year 2017
Pre-tax revenue	Pre-tax revenue 2021 28,775	Pre-tax revenue 2020 24,650	Pre-tax revenue 2019 27,016	Pre-tax revenue 2018 19,549	Pre-tax revenue 2017 11,604
Net income before taxes, depreciation,amortization and provisions	Net income before taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions2021 46,244	Net income before taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2020 62,651	Net income before taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2019 174,996	Net income before taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2018 22,797	Net income before taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2017 37,376
Income tax (credit)	Income tax (credit) 2021 (6,210)	Income tax (credit) 2020 (5,133)	Income tax (credit) 2019 (13,855)	Income tax (credit) 2018 (29,928)	Income tax (credit) 2017 (48,522)
Net income after taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions	Net income after taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2021 47,387	Net income after taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2020 63,770	Net income after taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2019 187,926	Net income after taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2018 42,848	Net income after taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2017 82,349
Income distributed for the financial year⁽¹⁾	Income distributed for the financial year ⁽¹⁾2021608,310	Income distributed for the financial year ⁽¹⁾ 2020 495,538	Income distributed for the financial year ⁽¹⁾ 2019 274,165	Income distributed for the financial year ⁽¹⁾ 2018 492,852	Income distributed for the financial year ⁽¹⁾ 2017 454,130
III. Earnings per share (in euros)	III. Earnings per share (in euros)2021	III. Earnings per share (in euros) 2020	III. Earnings per share (in euros) 2019	III. Earnings per share (in euros) 2018	III. Earnings per share (in euros) 2017
Net income after taxes, but before depreciation, amortization and provisions	Net income after taxes, but before depreciation, amortization and provisions 2021 0.21	Net income after taxes, but before depreciation, amortization and provisions 2020 0.27	Net income after taxes, but before depreciation, amortization and provisions 2019 0.79	Net income after taxes, but before depreciation, amortization and provisions 2018 0.22	Net income after taxes, but before depreciation, amortization and provisions 2017 0.37
Net income after taxes, depreciation,amortization and provisions	Net income after taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions2021 0.19	Net income after taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2020 0.26	Net income after taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2019 0.78	Net income after taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2018 0.18	Net income after taxes, depreciation, amortization and provisions 2017 0.36
Dividend per share	Dividend per share 2021 2.40	Dividend per share 2020 2.00	Dividend per share 2019 1.15	Dividend per share 2018 2.12	Dividend per share 2017 2.00
IV. Employees	IV. Employees2021	IV. Employees 2020	IV. Employees 2019	IV. Employees 2018	IV. Employees 2017
Average headcount	Average headcount 2021 1	Average headcount 2020 1	Average headcount 2019 1	Average headcount 2018 1	Average headcount 2017 1
Payroll expense	Payroll expense 2021 3,052	Payroll expense 2020 2,299	Payroll expense 2019 2,450	Payroll expense 2018 1,780	Payroll expense 2017 4,175
Benefits (social security, other employee benefits, etc.)	Benefits (social security, other employee benefits, etc.)2021 754	Benefits (social security, other employee benefits, etc.) 2020 593	Benefits (social security, other employee benefits, etc.) 2019 635	Benefits (social security, other employee benefits, etc.) 2018 517	Benefits (social security, other employee benefits, etc.) 2017 795

(1) For 2021, estimate on the basis of shares outstanding at December 31, 2021, including treasury shares and subject to the approval of the General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on May 25, 2022. Payment will be made in cash.