Fiscal 2022 Universal Registration Document

7 SHAREHOLDERSAND SHARE CAPITAL

7.3.2 Changes in the breakdown of share capital and voting rights over the last three years

SHAREHOLDERS (NUMBER/%) AUGUST 31, 2022 AUGUST 31, 2021 AUGUST 31, 2020
SHARES HELD THEORETICAL VOTING RIGHTS(1) EXERCISABLE VOTING RIGHTS(1) SHARES HELD THEORETICAL VOTING RIGHTS EXERCISABLE VOTING RIGHTS SHARES HELD THEORETICAL VOTING RIGHTS EXERCISABLE VOTING RIGHTS
Bellon SA 63,040,363
42.8%
125,290,848
57.3%
125,290,848
57.5%
63 040 363
42.8%
123,940,848
56.9%
123,940,848
57.2%
63,040,363
42.8%
123,940,848
56.8%
123,940,848
57.1%
Artisan Partners(2)(4) 10,634,821
7.2%
10,634,821
4.9%
10,634,821
4.9%
8,454,581
5.7%
8,454,581
3.9%
8,454,581
3.9%
6,903,241
4.7%
6,311,063
2.9%
6,311,063
2.9%
First Eagle Investment Management(2)(4) 7,451,360
5.1%
7,451,360
3.4%
7,451,360
3.4%
7,329,082
5.0%
7,329,082
3.4%
7,329,082
3.4%
6,491,901
4.4%
6,491,901
3.0%
6,491,901
3.0%
Caisse des Dépôts(4) 3,544,934
2.4%
5,014,407
2.3%
5,014,407
2.3%
6,013,276
4.1%
7,657,320
3.5%
7,657,320
3.5%
4,392,104
3.0%
4,808,209
2.2%
4,808,209
2.2%
BlackRock Inc.(4) 4,581,547
3.1%
4,581,547
2.1%
4,581,547
2.1%
4,484,325
3.0%
4,484,325
2.1%
4,484,325
2.1%
4,356,910
3.0%
4,356,910
2.0%
4,356,910
2.0%
Employees(3) 2,469,593
1.7%
4,117,244
1.9%
4,117,244
1.9%
2,336,233
1.6%
3,809,916
1.8%
3,809,916
1.8%
1,560,021
1.0%
2,715,225
1.2%
2,715,225
1.3%
Treasury Shares 841,102
0.6%
841,102
0.4%

—%
1,166,593
0.8%
1,166,593
0.5%

—%
1,442,351
1.0%
1,442,351
0.7%

—%
Public 54,891,167
37.2%
60,813,905
27.8%
60,813,905
27.9%
54,630,434
37.0%
60,830,019
27.9%
60,830,019
28.1%
59,267,996
39.9%
68,278,596
31.2%
68,278,596
31.5%
TOTAL 147,454,887
100%
218,745,234
100%
217,904,132
100%
147,454,887
100%
217,672,684
100%
216,506,091
100%
147,454,887
100%
218,345,103
100%
216,902,752
100%

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  1. Treasury shares do not carry any voting rights, in accordance with article L.225-210 of the French Commercial Code.
  2. Acting on behalf of its managed funds.
  3. This figure includes the shares held by employees in an account with Société Générale as a result of restricted share awards, in accordance with French Act no. 2015-990 of August 6, 2015 on growth, business and equal economic opportunities.
  4. Number of shares held not updated since July 22, 2022.

As at August 31, 2022, the members of the Board of Directors together directly held less than 0.5% of the Company’s share capital.

7.3.3 Shareholding held by Bellon SA

During Fiscal 2022, the equity stake of Bellon SA, the family holding company, remained stable at 42.8% of the share capital, with a total number of shares held of 63,040,363 as at August 31, 2022.

The Pierre and Danielle Bellon family controls 72.6% of the family holding company Bellon SA, which in turn holds 42.8% of the share capital of Sodexo and 57.5% of the exercisable voting rights as of August 31, 2022. Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Bellon and their children entered into an agreement in June 2015 to prevent their direct descendants from freely disposing of their Bellon SA shares for 50 years. Bellon SA’s only asset is its holding in Sodexo; Bellon SA has no intention of selling this holding to a third party.