| MARKETABLE SECURITIES | OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of shares held | ||
| September 1, 2023 | 1,084,126 | — |
| Acquisitions | 1,124,588 | — |
| Disposals | (1,144,704) | — |
| Cancellation of treasury shares leading to a reduction in capital and additional paid-in capital | not-included | — |
| Allocation as treasury shares held for cancellation | — | — |
| August 31, 2024 | 1,064,010 | — |
| Gross value of shares held (in million euros) | not-included | not-included |
| September 1, 2023 | 93 | — |
| Acquisitions | 90 | — |
| Disposals | (94) | not-included |
| Cancellation of treasury shares leading to a reduction in capital and additional paid-in capital | not-included | — |
| Allocation as treasury shares held for cancellation | — | — |
| August 31, 2024 | 89 | — |
Acquisitions and disposals include the implementation of the liquidity contract signed with an investment services provider, which complies with the decision 2021-01 of the French securities regulator (Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF) , for the purpose of improving the liquidity of Sodexo shares and the regularity of the quotations. The shares acquired through the liquidity contract amount to 20,889 at the year-end closing.
Disposals of treasury shares also include those resulting from the delivery of restricted shares granted to employees in prior years.
As of August 31, 2024, the Company’s share capital totaled 589,819,548 euros and comprised 147,454,887 shares, including 71,128,925 with double voting rights.
Since Fiscal 2013, all shares held in registered form for at least four years and still held in that form when the dividend becomes payable for the related fiscal year, qualify for a 10% dividend premium, limited to 0.5% of the capital per shareholder.
| (in million euros) | |
|---|---|
| Shareholders’ equity at end of previous fiscal year | Shareholders’ equity at end of previous fiscal year
3,779 |
| Dividends approved by Shareholders Meeting and paid | Dividends approved by Shareholders Meeting and paid
(459) |
| Dividends on treasury shares | Dividends on treasury shares
3 |
| Interim dividends * | Interim dividends *
(918) |
| Net income for the fiscal year | Net income for the fiscal year
1,545 |
| Restricted provisions | Restricted provisions
— |
| Cancellation of treasury shares leading to a reduction in capital and additional paid-in capital | Cancellation of treasury shares leading to a reduction in capital and additional paid-in capital
— |
| Distribution of shares Pluxee | Distribution of shares Pluxee
(634) |
| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AT END OF FISCAL YEAR | SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AT END OF FISCAL YEAR 3,316 |
* Special interim dividends due to the sale of Sofinsod (see note 1.3).
In accordance with article L.225-210 of the French Commercial Code, Sodexo has reserves in addition to the legal reserve at least equal to the value of treasury shares held.
