Thales announces the distribution of an interim dividend and the reduction of its share capital by cancellation of treasury shares
The Board of directors of Thales (Euronext Paris: HO), meeting on 8 October 2024 under the chairmanship of Patrice Caine, decided:
- to distribute an interim ordinary cash dividend of 鈧0.85 per share for the current 2024 financial year; and
- to reduce the share capital of Thales S.A. by cancelling 4,268,227 treasury shares held in registered form, representing 2.03% of its share capital, with immediate effect, upon the authorisation granted by the extraordinary general meeting of May 10, 2023.
Distribution of an interim ordinary cash dividend of 鈧0.85 per share for the current 2024 financial year.
鈥婽he ex-dividend date will be 3 December 2024 and the interim dividend will be paid on 5 December 2024.
Reduction of share capital by cancellation of treasury shares
The 4,268,227 treasury shares held in registered form and about to be cancelled were bought back between February 15, 2023 and March 26, 2024 included. They represent the balance of shares acquired under share buyback program announced on March 3, 2022 and not yet cancelled.
As a consequence, the Board of directors acknowledged that the share capital of Thales now amounts to 鈧617,825,739 divided into 205,941,913 shares with a nominal value of 鈧3. This operation has no impact on Thales鈥 consolidated accounts nor on the net earnings per share.
The information on the total number of voting rights and shares as well as the shareholding structure will be updated accordingly on the website:
- 鈥 Section 鈥淢onthly statement on share capital and voting rights鈥: /en/investor/regulated-information
- 鈥 Section 鈥淪hare and shareholding鈥: 鈥 /en/investor/retail-investors/share-and-shareholding
