PARIS, July 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
At the Saint-Gobain General Meeting held on June 5, 2014, shareholders approved payment of a
2013 dividend of €1.24 per share with payment of 50% in cash, and
the option for the shareholder of receiving the remaining 50% in
cash or reinvesting it in new shares of the Company. Shareholders
who chose the stock dividend alternative were required to notify
the Company between June 11 and June
25.
Saint-Gobain shareholders responded very positively to the
option of reinvesting 50% of the dividend in shares, with
71.8% of the rights exercised in
favor of the scrip dividend.
The new shares will be issued and delivered on July 4. They will carry rights to the 2014
dividend and will rank pari passu with existing shares from
the issue date. The new shares will be listed on Euronext Paris on
July 4.
The share issue will have the effect of increasing Compagnie de
Saint-Gobain's share capital as of July
4 to €2,271 million, represented by 567.8 million ordinary
shares with a par value of €4 each, all fully paid and all in the
same class.
Cash dividends will also be paid on July
4, for a total of €441 million.
About Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain, the world leader in the habitat and
construction markets, designs, manufactures and distributes
high-performance building materials, providing innovative solutions
to the challenges of growth, energy efficiency and environmental
protection.With 2013 sales of €42 billion, Saint-Gobain
operates in 64 countries and has nearly 190,000
employees.For more information about Saint-Gobain,
visit http://www.saint-gobain.com
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