shareholders and investors FAQs




 

Frequently asked questions from shareholders and investors

 

 

Answers to frequently asked questions.

 

1. How many Essilor shares are outstanding and what is each share’s par value?
Essilor’s capital is made up of 215,509,972 common shares, each with a par value of €0.18. As of December 31, 2009.

 

2. What is Essilor’s market capitalization?
Essilor’s market capitalization is nearly €9 billion. As of December 31, 2009.

 

3. Where are Essilor shares listed?
Essilor shares are traded on the NYSE-Euronext Paris stock exchange (Compartment A). ISIN Euronext code: FR 0000121667 Reuters code: ESSI.PA Bloomberg code: EI:FP.

 

4. Is Essilor included in any indices?
Essilor is included in the following indices:
  •  Stock indices

Essilor is a Euronext 100 company and has been included in the CAC 40 index since January 3, 2005. Its CAC 40 weighting is around 1%. As of December 31, 2009.

 

 

  •  Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) indices

SRI indices are made up of companies that have earned the highest corporate social responsibility ratings, as determined by specialized partners based on extra-financial criteria. Essilor is included in the following SRI indices:

  • DJSI World (Dow Jones Sustainability Index), based on a cooperation between Dow Jones Indexes, STOXX Limited and Swiss Asset Management Group (SAM Group)

  • ASPI Eurozone® (Advanced Sustainable Performance Indices), an international stock index composed of the 120 eurozone companies with the best sustainable development ratings.

  • FTSE4Good, Published by FTSE, which is owned by the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange.

     

 

  • Employee shareholding index

Essilor is included in the Euronext FAS IAS® index launched by the Fédération Française des Associations d’Actionnaires Salariés et d’Anciens Salariés (FAS) and Euronext on December 4, 2006. It is composed of all the SBF 250 stocks with a significant employee shareholder base, meaning companies in which employees representing more than one-quarter of the total workforce own at least 3% of the share capital.

 

5. What is Essilor’s free float?
The free float is 100% As of December 31, 2009.

 

6. What is Essilor’s ownership structure?
As of December 31, 2009.

 

 

7. In what form can I hold Essilor shares?
Essilor shares can be held as: • Bearer shares • Registered shares recorded with the company • Registered shares recorded in an account with the bank or broker

 

8. How can I invest in Essilor shares?
To find out how to invest in Essilor shares, click on “Becoming a shareholder”

 

9. How much is the 2008 dividend?
The Board of Directors will ask shareholders to approve a dividend of €0.70 per share for 2009.

*Adjusted for the July 16, 2007 2-for-1 stock split.

 

10. When will the dividend be paid?
The dividend will be paid from May 28, 2010.

 

11. Has Essilor issued other securities?
In July 2003, Essilor issued €309 million worth of seven-year OCEANE bonds, which are redeemable at the holders’ initiative after five years. They have been listed on the NYSE-Euronext Paris market since July 2, 2003 under ISIN code FR0000189276. As of December 31, 2008, a total of 3,280,911 OCEANEs were outstanding, each with a nominal value of €51.15.

 

12. When is the next Shareholders’ Meeting?
The next Shareholders’ Meeting will take place on May 11, 2010, at Palais Brongniart in Paris.

 
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