Universal Registration Document 2023

8.2 Shareholding - AFR

8. Company Information and Capital Structure

8.2 Shareholding - AFR

8.2 SHAREHOLDING

8.2.1 Major shareholders and voting rights

As of December 31, 2023, to the best of Publicis’ knowledge, no shareholder held, directly or indirectly, individually or jointly, 5% or more of its share capital (a “Major Shareholder”) except those disclosed below. Publicis’ Articles of Incorporation 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.

/ Distribution of the Company’s share capital and voting rights
As of December 31, 2023 Shares held % of the share capital (1) Voting rights % of voting rights (2)
A/ Shareholders holding more than 5% of the share capital A/ Shareholders holding more than 5% of the share capital

Shares held

unspecified
A/ Shareholders holding more than 5% of the share capital% of the share capital (1)unspecified A/ Shareholders holding more than 5% of the share capital

Voting rights

unspecified
A/ Shareholders holding more than 5% of the share capital

% of voting rights

(2)
unspecified
Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies (3)

Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies

(3)

Shares held

16,700,967

Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies

(3)
% of the share capital (1)

6.57%

Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies

(3)

Voting rights

33,401,934

Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies

(3)

% of voting rights

(2)

12.12%

The Capital Group Companies (4)

The Capital Group Companies

(4)

Shares held

38,190,668

The Capital Group Companies

(4)
% of the share capital (1)

15.02%

The Capital Group Companies

(4)

Voting rights

38,190,668

The Capital Group Companies

(4)

% of voting rights

(2)

13.85%

B/ Treasury shares B/ Treasury shares

Shares held

3,737,367

B/ Treasury shares% of the share capital (1)

1.47%

B/ Treasury shares

Voting rights

-
B/ Treasury shares

% of voting rights

(2)
-
C/ Public (registered and bearer shares) C/ Public (registered and bearer shares)

Shares held

195,682,858

C/ Public (registered and bearer shares)% of the share capital (1)

76.95%

C/ Public (registered and bearer shares)

Voting rights

204,084,376
C/ Public (registered and bearer shares)

% of voting rights

(2)

74.03%

Total

Total

Shares held

254,311,860

Total

% of the share capital (1)254,311,860

Total

Voting rights

275,676,978

Total

% of voting rights

(2)
100.00%