Following the decisions taken by the Extraordinary General Meeting of 26 April 2006 to issue a maximum of 3,000 subscription rights as part of the stock option Plan in favour of certain directors, employees and permanent contractors of the company, its subsidiaries and lower-tire subsidiaries, the creation of 2,300 new shares has been recorded on 27 April 2016. These 2,300 new shares, issued at a price of EUR 232.41 each, shall be admitted to trading by Euronext Brussels as of 3 May 2016.
Securities and capital movements are:
| Before 27/04/2016 | On 27/04/2016 | |
| Share capital (in EUR) | 84,048,100 | 84,163,100 |
| Number of shares outstanding (with voting rights) | 1,680,962 | 1,683,262 |
| Number of outstanding subscription rights and warrants | 7,350 | 5,000 |
| Denominator to be taken into consideration within declaration of transparency | 1,680,962 | 1,683,262 |
This press release has been translated into English. In the event of divergence, the French version shall be final.
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