PASS ON Factsheet index 30 STOCK ORDERS 51 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The individual shareholder, 31 FREE SHARES 52 SHAREHOLDING OPTIONS 32 CAPITAL GAINS 54 REGISTERING SHARES lever of economic culture33 DIVIDENDS 55 PERSONAL ONLINE ACCOUNT 34 2018 TAX 64 PASSING ON SHARES AND TAXATION 35 2019 TAX 2018 events Your events April 3 June 5 October 16 “What is new with shareholders Shareholders’ meeting Shareholders’ meeting Caroline de La Marnierre Why is it urgent to restore For example:taxations?” web conferencein Avignon in Montpellier Chief Executive Officer and Founder momentum in individual – highlighting the role of individual of the Institute of Responsible shareholding and how are you shareholders in economic performance;April 25July 30 October 24 Capitalism, Coordinator of the going to do it? Why is “attracting” – organizing an individual shareholder Observatory for Shareholders First quarter revenue First half results Third quarter revenue of the Future (OAA)younger generations a priority?conference sponsored by the French The members of the OAA believe that it Ministry for the Economy;May 16 September 27 November 22-23 is urgent to act fast because restoring – creating a share savings plan for young momentum in individual shareholding is people to raise their awareness of how Combined Annual Shareholders’ meeting Actionaria Fair in Paris What is the purpose of the OAA, a necessity for companies, households the real economy works.General Meetingin Strasbourg of which Air Liquide has been a and the French economy. It is also November 27 member since its creation? essential to start young people off on this How do you see individual May 22 October 4 What was the motivation path alongside current shareholders to shareholding in France in ten years? Benoît Potier meets with Passing on shares Shareholders’ meeting for its creation?ensure, quite simply, the sustainability We are firmly optimistic for the coming shareholders in Reimsweb conference in La Rochelle The OAA brings together five large of individual shareholding in France. years, because different factors suggest French companies (Air Liquide, AXA, I would add that the educational as-a new rise in individual shareholding. May 31 ENGIE, L’Oréal, SUEZ) and three me-pect is absolutely key, because holding The first reason is economic: the yield Benoît Potier meets with dium-sized companies (Thermador shares stimulates a taste for getting to on securities should remain attractive shareholders in Cannes Groupe, Interparfums, Wavestone) know “their” company, its competitors, because interest rates are expected to that are particularly engaged in pro-its markets, the stock market, the eco-remain low as well as is inflation, which moting individual shareholding. This nomic environment and economic itself is driven down continuously by think-and-do tank also includes sixteen policy in general. Individual share- competition and innovation. financial market bodies that all work holding is probably the most effective The second reason is societal: the devel- together to develop responsible individual lever to strengthen our country’s eco-opment of the crowdfunding economy, Contact details shareholding. The creation of this Obser-nomic culture.as well as ethical shareholding, entices vatory in 2014 resulted from a growing citizens to want to create direct ties with CALL US COME AND MEET USWRITE TO US STAY CONNECTED concern–the 50% drop in the number What are the initiatives the real economy. + 33 (0)1 57 05 02 26 Shareholder LoungeDirectly through the website Follow the Group’s of individual shareholders from 2008 to proposed by the OAA?from outside FranceOpen Monday-Fridaywww.airliquide.com news at 2015 due to several factors (fiscal ins-Confronted with the urgent need to orfrom 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.or by post at: www.airliquide.com tability, successive economic crises, restore momentum in individual share- 0 800 166 17975, quai d’Orsay Shareholder Services Follow us weakening economic culture among holding, the OAA has offered several 75007 Paris - France75, quai d’Orsay @airliquidegroup the French, etc.).measures that can be put in place. 75321 Paris Cedex 07 - France AirLiquideCorp AirLiquide 66