At December 31, 2021, to the best of Publicis’ knowledge, no person held, directly or indirectly, individually or jointly, 5% or more of its shares (a “Major Shareholder”) except those disclosed below. Publicis’ bylaws state that all its shareholders have the same proportional voting rights with respect to the shares they hold, except that shares owned by the same shareholder in registered form for at least two years carry double voting rights. The Company has not issued any preferred shares or any securities without voting rights.
| At December 31, 2021 | Shares held | % of the share capital(1) | Voting rights | % of voting rights |
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| A/ Shareholders holding more than 5% of the share capital | A/ Shareholders holding more than 5% of the share capital Shares held
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A/ Shareholders holding more than 5% of the share capital % of the share capital(1)
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A/ Shareholders holding more than 5% of the share capital Voting rights
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A/ Shareholders holding more than 5% of the share capital % of voting rights
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Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies(3) |
Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies(3) Shares held16,700,967 |
Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies(3) % of the share capital(1)6.59% |
Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies(3) Voting rights22,535,787 |
Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies(3) % of voting rights8.57% |
| Blackrock, Inc.(4) | Blackrock, Inc. (4)Shares held12,769,433 |
Blackrock, Inc. (4)% of the share capital(1)5.04% |
Blackrock, Inc. (4)Voting rights12,769,433 |
Blackrock, Inc. (4)% of voting rights4.86% |
| B/ Treasury shares | B/ Treasury shares Shares held3,861,900 |
B/ Treasury shares % of the share capital(1)1.52% |
B/ Treasury shares Voting rights- |
B/ Treasury shares % of voting rights- |
| C/ Public (registered and bearer shares) | C/ Public (registered and bearer shares) Shares held220,130,109 |
C/ Public (registered and bearer shares) % of the share capital(1)86.85% |
C/ Public (registered and bearer shares) Voting rights227,621,232 |
C/ Public (registered and bearer shares) % of voting rights86.57% |
| Total | TotalShares held253,462,409 | Total% of the share capital(1)100.00% | TotalVoting rights262,926,452 | Total% of voting rights100.00% |
(1) Percentages are calculated based on the total number of shares issued by the Company, including treasury shares
(2) Percentages are calculated based on the total number of shares issued by the Company (percentage of voting rights exercisable at General Meetings), and take into account the double voting rights attached to certain shares.
(3) Élisabeth Badinter fully owns 2.30% of the shares (representing 4.44% of the voting rights). The Badinter family holding companies fully own 10,866,147 shares (representing 4.13% of the voting rights).
(4) Acting as an investment adviser for managed funds and clients.
