Transaction in Own Shares • May 31, 2017
Transaction in Own Shares
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A French société anonyme with capital of EUR 1,064,109,496 Registered at 128, avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny - 87000 Limoges, France 421 259 615 RCS Limoges
Limoges, May 31, 2017
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Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for commercial, industrial and residential markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide. Drawing on an approach that involves all teams and stakeholders, Legrand is pursuing its strategy of profitable and sustainable growth driven by acquisitions and innovation, with a steady flow of new offerings including Eliot* connected products with enhanced value in use. Legrand reported sales of more than €5 billion in 2016. The company is listed on Euronext Paris and is a component stock of indexes including the CAC 40, FTSE4Good, MSCI World, Corporate Oekom Rating, DJSI World, Vigeo Euronext Eurozone 120 Europe 120-France 20 and World 120, and Ethibel Sustainability Index Excellence. (code ISIN FR0010307819). http://www.legrand.com
The Board of Directors of Legrand ("the Company") met on May 31, 2017 and agreed to set up a share buyback program as authorized by shareholders at the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting held the same day.
Established in accordance with articles 241-1 and following of the General Regulation of the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des Marchés Financiers), this description is drawn up for the purpose of setting out the objectives and terms of Legrand's share buyback program set up by the Board of Directors of Legrand met on May 31, 2017 ("the Share Buyback Program"), pursuant to the authorization granted by the above-mentioned General Meeting of Shareholders.
On May 26, 2017, the Company's capital stock consisted of 266,568,872 shares.
At the same date, the Company held 70,628 of its own shares.
On May 26, 2017, the 70,628 own shares held by the Company were allocated by purpose as follows:
Legrand envisages conducting or arranging for a share buyback for the purposes of:
The limit on the portion of capital stock that is authorized for purchase under the Share Buyback Program is 10% of the total number of shares representing the capital stock at the date of the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 31, 2017, with the proviso that, when shares are purchased to ensure the market liquidity of Legrand stock under the conditions described above, the number of shares used to calculate this 10% limit will be the number of shares purchased less the number of shares resold over the duration of the Share Buyback Program.
As provided under articles L. 225-209 and following of the French Commercial Code, the Company may at no time hold, directly or indirectly, Legrand shares representing more than 10% of the total number of shares making up Legrand's capital stock at that date.
The only securities that may be acquired under this program are Legrand shares. The shares purchased and held by the Company will be deprived of voting rights and will carry no entitlement to payment of a dividend.
The maximum price that the Company may pay for shares purchased under the Share Buyback Program is €75 per share (excluding fees), it being specified that this maximum price will be adjusted as necessary to reflect capital transactions, in particular incorporation of reserves or free share allotments and/or share splits or reverse splits.
The maximum amount allowed for the implementation of the Share Buyback Program is €1 billion.
Shares may be purchased, sold, transferred or exchanged, directly or indirectly, at any time within the limits authorized by law and regulation, except at such times as Company shares may be the object of a tender offer, by any means, on or off any market, including through OTC transactions, trading in blocks of shares or public tender offers, or through the use of any financial instruments or derivatives, including option-based mechanisms such as purchases and sales of put and call options.
The Share Buyback Program is to be implemented for a period of eighteen months from the authorization granted by the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on May 31, 2017, which is to say up to November 30, 2018 at the latest.
The Company will appoint an investment service provider acting independently to assist it in implementing the Share Buyback Program.
Under a contract signed on May 29, 2007 as subsequently amended, Legrand charged Kepler Cheuvreux with providing for the liquidity of Legrand shares and ensuring more regular trading. This contract complies with the Charter of Professional Ethics drawn up by AMAFI (French financial markets association) on March 8, 2011.
The total amount of this liquidity contract is currently €15 million.
Meeting on May 27, 2016, shareholders at the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to implement, or have implemented by delegation, a share buyback program for a period of eighteen months. A detailed description of the program implemented by the Board of Directors on May 27, 2016 within the framework of the authorization mentioned above is published on the Company's website.
The Company made no use of derivative products.
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During the Share Buyback Program, any significant change in any of the information set forth above will be brought to the attention of the public as soon as possible in compliance with the provisions of article 221-3 of the General Regulations of the France's Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers).
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