Universal Registration Document 2024

8.2 Shareholding - AFR

8. Company Information and Capital Structure

8.2 Shareholding - AFR
Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation (article 23 of the Articles of Incorporation)

An Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting may amend the Articles of Incorporation, in all their provisions, regardless of what they are, as authorized by law. It may, in particular and without the following list being construed in a limited way, decide to modify the share capital by: increasing or reducing the share capital, consolidating shares or dividing shares into shares with a lower par value.

8.2 SHAREHOLDING

8.2.1 Major shareholders and voting rights

As of December 31, 2024, 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, 2024 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

 

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

% of the share capital

(1)

 

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

Voting rights

 

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

% of voting rights

(2)

 

The Capital Group Companies(3)

The Capital Group Companies

(3)

Shares held

38,153,960

The Capital Group Companies

(3)

% of the share capital

(1)

15.00%

The Capital Group Companies

(3)

Voting rights

38,153,960

The Capital Group Companies

(3)

% of voting rights

(2)

13.87%

Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies(4)

Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies

(4)

Shares held

16,700,967

Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies

(4)

% of the share capital

(1)

6.57%

Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies

(4)

Voting rights

33,401,934

Élisabeth Badinter and family holding companies

(4)

% of voting rights

(2)

12.14%

BlackRock(3)

BlackRock

(3)

Shares held

13,766,353

BlackRock

(3)

% of the share capital

(1)

5.41%

BlackRock

(3)

Voting rights

13,766,353

BlackRock

(3)

% of voting rights

(2)

4.99%

B/ Treasury shares(5) B/ Treasury shares(5)

Shares held

3,572,113

B/ Treasury shares(5)

% of the share capital

(1)

1.40%

B/ Treasury shares(5)

Voting rights

B/ Treasury shares(5)

% of voting rights

(2)

–%

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

Shares held

182,118,467

C/ Public (registered and bearer shares)

% of the share capital

(1)

71.62%

C/ Public (registered and bearer shares)

Voting rights

189,761,079

C/ Public (registered and bearer shares)

% of voting rights

(2)

69.00%

Total

Total

Shares held

254,311,860

Total

% of the share capital

(1)

100.00%

Total

Voting rights

275,083,326

Total

% of voting rights

(2)

100.00%

The percentage of share capital held by individual shareholders, according to the latest comprehensive census available as of November 30, 2024, was 3.3%.