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6 COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THE COMPANY’S FINANCIAL RESULTS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS
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> 7. The Company’s financial results
over the last five years
Description 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Financial position at December 31
Share capital (in thousands of euros) 2,195,772 2,175,672 2,102,016 1,979,405 1,962,395
Number of shares in issue 548,943,024 271,959,091 262,752,025 247,425,629 245,299,366
Number of convertible bonds in issue (in thousands)
Maximum number of shares to be created
(in thousands):
- - -
• through conversion of bonds - - -
• through exercise of rights
Results of operations
(in thousands of euros)
15,556 7,478 9,860 9,183 9,382
Sales (ex. VAT) 215 2,225 2,419 1,906 946
Investment revenue, interest income and other revenue
Earnings before tax, depreciation, amortization and
1,652,422 833,865 723,928 1,623,715 747,914
provisions 1,345,453 506,204 393,238 1,087,409 136,259
Income tax
Earnings after tax, depreciation, amortization and
168,347 9,922 13,244 10,883 11,099
provisions 2,603,738 702,982 475,753 1,147,592 226,643
Dividends paid (1) excluding tax credit and withholdings 933,203 (2) Results of operations per share
(in euros)
Earnings before depreciation, amortisation
870,269 538,642 853,618 809,488
and provisions
Earnings after tax, depreciation, amortization
4.79 2.62 1.71 4.72 0.51
and provisions 4.74 2.58 1.81 4.64 0.92
Net dividend per share 1.70 (2) Employees
3.20 2.05 3.45 3.30
Average number of employees during the fi nancial year
Total payroll for the fi nancial year
2 2 2 1 2
(in thousands of euros)
Total of employee benefi ts paid over the fi nancial year
(Social security, other benefi ts, etc.)
4,549 4,262 3,859 4,376 4,291
(in thousands of euros) 1,170 3,936 2,004 1,374 2,606
(1) Dividends on shares held in treasury on the dividend payment date and the associated withholding are credited to retained earnings.
(2) Pending approval by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of May 3, 2012.
2011 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC