Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Jun 16, 2014
Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements
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At the Annual Meeting on May 13, 2014, Edenred shareholders approved the payment of a 2013 dividend of €0.83 per share, with the option of reinvesting 50% of the dividend in new shares.
At the close of the reinvestment period, which ran from May 20 to June 5, this option had been chosen by shareholders owning more than 67% of Edenred shares.
This led to the issue of 2,914,150 new shares of Edenred common stock, representing 1.3% of the share capital, which will be settled and begin trading on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock market on June 18, 2014.
The new shares carry dividend rights from January 1, 2014 and rank pari passu with existing shares of Edenred common stock. Following the issue, the Company's share capital comprises 228,811,546 shares.
The total cash dividend, in an amount of €123 million1 , will be paid on June 18.
This press release is for information only, and does not constitute an offer to buy securities or any solicitation to such effect.
Edenred, which invented the Ticket Restaurant® meal voucher and is the world leader in prepaid corporate services, designs and delivers solutions that improve the efficiency of organizations and enhance the purchasing power of individuals.
Listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock exchange, Edenred operates in 41 countries, with more than 6,000 employees, nearly 640,000 companies and public sector clients, 1.4 million affiliated merchants and 40 million beneficiaries. In 2013, total issue volume amounted to €17.1 billion, of which almost 60% was generated in emerging markets.
Ticket Restaurant® and all other tradenames of Edenred programs and services are registered trademarks of Edenred SA.
1 Corresponding to 50% of the dividend automatically paid in cash (€93 million) and the €30 million paid in cash to shareholders opting not to reinvest.
Anne-Sophie Sibout, Media Relations and Internal Communication Director – Phone: +33 (0)1 74 31 86 11 - [email protected] Domitille Pinta, Media Relations Manager - Phone: +33 (0)1 74 31 86 27 – domitille.pint[email protected] Astrid Montfort, Press Officer - Phone: + 33 (0)1 74 31 87 42 – [email protected]
Virginie Monier, Financial Communication Director - Phone: + 33 (0)1 74 31 86 16 - [email protected] Aurélie Bozza, Investor Relations - Phone: + 33 (0)1 74 31 84 16 – [email protected]
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