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Finance 15 March 2017

2016 dividend recommended at the Annual Shareholders meeting on May 4, 2017

Timeline and process

Edenred’s Board of Directors decided on February 22, 2017 to recommend to the Annual Shareholders Meeting of May 4 setting the 2016 dividend at €0.62 per share. Subject to this recommendation being approved at the Meeting, Edenred shareholders will receive: 

  • 50% of the dividend in cash, i.e. €0.31 per share, and 
  • 50% of the dividend in cash or new Edenred common shares, at the shareholder’s option. The new shares will be issued at a price corresponding to 90% of the average of the opening prices  quoted for Edenred shares over the twenty trading days preceding the Annual Shareholders Meeting, i.e. between April 3 and May 3, 2017, less the net dividend, rounded up to the nearest euro cent.

DIVIDEND PAYMENT TIMELINE

  • Record date:

     - May 11, 2017 for the payment of the dividend subject to option 

     - May 15, 2017 for the payment of the cash dividend

  • Ex-dividend date: May 12, 2017
  • Period for exercising the dividend reinvestment option: from May 12 to the close of business on June 02, 2017. Shareholders that do not exercise their reinvestment option before June 03, 2017 will receive their total dividend in cash.
  • Dividend payment date: June 15, 2017 for both payment methods

Certain legal restrictions may apply to the reinvestment option for non-resident shareholders. Non-residents of France should enquire about the laws and rules applicable in their country of residence.

About

Edenred is a leading digital platform for services and payments and the everyday companion for people at work, connecting more than 52 million users and 2 million partner merchants in 45 countries via close to 1 million corporate clients.

Edenred offers specific-purpose payment solutions for food (such as meal benefits), incentives (such as gift cards, employee engagement platforms), mobility (such as multi-energy, maintenance, toll, parking and commuter solutions) and corporate payments (such as virtual cards). 

True to the Group’s purpose, “Enrich connections. For good.”, these solutions enhance users’ well-being and purchasing power. They improve companies’ attractiveness and efficiency, and vitalize the employment market and the local economy. They also foster access to healthier food, more environmentally friendly products and softer mobility.

Edenred’s 10,000 employees are committed to making the world of work a connected ecosystem that is safer, more efficient and more responsible every day. 
In 2022, thanks to its global technology assets, the Group managed some €38 billion in business volume, primarily carried out via mobile applications, online platforms and cards.

Edenred is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and included in the following indices: CAC 40 ESG, CAC Next 20, CAC Large 60, Euronext 100, FTSE4Good and MSCI Europe.

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