2010 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT (3.4 Mo) - Groupe Casino

231 DECEMBER 2010Employment ReportStock options granted to and exercised by the top ten employees in 2010 were as follows:Total numberof optionsWeightedaverage priceOptions granted 29,825 €64.87Options exercised 95,802 €58.01Share grantsSince 2005, the Company has made restricted share grants toemployees, contingent upon the achievement of certain performancecriteria and/or continued presence.In December 2010, based on the same principles as the optionsgranted from December 1987 through December 2009, new managerswho have completed one year’s service with the Group and managerspromoted to a higher grade were granted shares representing,depending on their grade, 2%, 4%, 6% or 8% of their annual salary.The share grants are contingent upon the grantees remaining withthe company until the vesting date.Details on share grant plans that are currently valid may be foundon page 35.Employee share ownershipTwo employee share ownership plans were set up in December2005 and December 2008 respectively to strengthen the relationshipbetween the Group and its employees by giving them a greater vestedinterest in the Group’s future development and performance.These leveraged, capital guaranteed ESOPs are open to all employeesof the Group in France who are members of a Casino corporatesavings plan.The 2005 plan expired in 2010.800,000 shares were issued to the 2008 Emily 2 plan at a price of€46.18.On 31 January 2011, Group employees owned 2,089,297 sharesrepresenting 1.88% of the capital and 2.13% of voting rights throughthe various employee share ownership plans.52 Casino Group | Registration Document 2010