The Publicis Groupe SA share capital has changed as follows over the past two financial years:
| Changes in capital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares with euro 0.40 par value | ||||||
| Dates | Capital transaction | 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, 2024 | – | – | – | 101,725 |
254,311,860 |
|
|
2024 |
No movement |
– | – | – |
101,725 |
254,311,860 |
|
2025 |
No movement |
– | – | – |
101,725 |
254,311,860 |
| Position at December 31, 2025 | – | – | – |
101,725 |
254,311,860 |
|
The share capital of Publicis Groupe SA amounted to euro 101,724,744 at December 31, 2025, divided into 254,311,860 shares with a par value of euro 0.40 each.
Shareholder’s equity changed as follows between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025:
| (in thousands of euros) | Share capital | Additional paid-in capital | Statutory reserve | Retained earnings and other reserves | Net income | Total shareholders’ equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2024 |
101,725 |
2,189,370 |
10,172 |
11,289 |
1,895,446 |
4,208,002 |
| Allocation of 2024 net income/dividends |
Allocation of 2024 net income/dividends Share capital – |
Allocation of 2024 net income/dividends Additional paid-in capital – |
Allocation of 2024 net income/dividends Statutory reserve – |
Allocation of 2024 net income/dividends Retained earnings and other reserves 992,500 |
Allocation of 2024 net income/dividends Net income (1,895,446) |
Allocation of 2024 net income/dividends Total shareholders’ equity (902,946) |
| Net income for the 2025 financial year |
Net income for the 2025 financial year Share capital – |
Net income for the 2025 financial year Additional paid-in capital – |
Net income for the 2025 financial year Statutory reserve – |
Net income for the 2025 financial year Retained earnings and other reserves – |
Net income for the 2025 financial year Net income 1,045,843 |
Net income for the 2025 financial year Total shareholders’ equity 1,045,843 |
| Shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2025 |
Shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2025 Share capital 101,725 |
Shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2025 Additional paid-in capital 2,189,370 |
Shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2025 Statutory reserve 10,172 |
Shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2025 Retained earnings and other reserves 1,003,789 |
Shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2025 Net income 1,045,843 |
Shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2025 Total shareholders’ equity 4 ,350,899 |
The portfolio of treasury shares showed the following movements in 2025:
| Number of shares | |
|---|---|
|
Treasury shares held on December 31, 2024 ⁽¹⁾ |
Treasury shares held on December 31, 2024 ⁽¹⁾ Number of shares 3,572,113 |
|
Disposals (exercise of stock options) and deliveries of free shares |
Disposals (exercise of stock options) and deliveries of free shares Number of shares (1,716,935) |
|
Buybacks of treasury shares |
Buybacks of treasury shares Number of shares 1,610,899 |
|
Movements as part of the liquidity contract |
Movements as part of the liquidity contract Number of shares (24,100) |
| Treasury shares held on December 31, 2025 ⁽¹⁾ |
Treasury shares held on December 31, 2025 ⁽¹⁾Number of shares 3,441,977 |
In the first half year of 2025, as part of a share buyback program, Publicis Groupe S.A. repurchased 1,610,899 of its shares for euro 150 million. The objective of this program is to meet the obligations related to the current free share plans for employees, without issuing new shares.
In 2024, as part of another share buyback program with the same purpose, Publicis Groupe S.A. repurchased 1,031,711 of its shares for euro 101 million.
In addition, Publicis Groupe S.A. also acquired two other separate blocks involving a total of 450,000 shares for a total amount of euro 44 million with the same purpose as mentioned before.
