12. ShareholdersMerrill Lynch Global Private Equity (“MLGPE”)ML Global Private Equity Fund, L.P. and Merrill LynchVentures L.P. 2001 (hereinafter jointly referred to as “MerrillLynch Global Private Equity”) are investment companiesthat belong to the private equity division of Merrill Lynch& Co., Inc. (hereinafter, “Merrill Lynch”), a subsidiary ofBank of America Corporation.MLGPE invests on behalf of various managed affiliatesand syndicatees with a primary emphasis on the world’slargest economies, including the United States, Europe,Japan, China, India, Latin America and Australia, taking amulti-sector approach to identifying attractive investmentopportunities. The MLGPE team is composed ofapproximately 70 highly-experienced, dedicated investmentprofessionals located in seven countries around the world.Bank of America Corporation is one of the world’s largestfinancial institutions, serving individual consumers, smalland middle market businesses and large corporationswith a full range of banking, investing, asset managementand other financial and risk-management products andservices.Ray Investment S.à r.l. (“Ray Investment”)Ray Investment is a société à responsabilité limitéeestablished under Luxembourg law, with registeredoffices at 10, avenue de la Liberté, L-1930 Luxembourg,registered with the Luxembourg companies registry undernumber B 104.766. Its share capital is €1,599,194,600,divided into 31,983,892 shares with a par value of €50each. Ray Investment is owned by CD&R, Eurazeo andMLGPE and other equity investors, including Caisse deDépôt, Placement du Québec and Citigroup Venture ShareCapital Equity Partners L.P., an investment fund headed byCitigroup Venture Share capital.12.2 SHARE CAPITAL AND VOTING RIGHTS12.2.1 Breakdown of shares and voting rights by shareholderThe table below shows the breakdown of the shareholding and of the voting rights of <strong>Rexel</strong> as of December 31, <strong>2008</strong>, 2007 and2006:ShareholdersNumberof sharesDecember 31, <strong>2008</strong> December 31, 2007 December 31, 2006Numberof votingrights% ofshares% ofvotingrightsNumberof sharesNumberof votingrights% ofshares% ofvotingrightsNumberof sharesNumberof votingrightsRay Investment 194,896,524 194,896,524 76.13 76.13 188,778,562 188,778,562 73.74 73.74 62,479,369 62,479,369 99.10 99.10Rexdir S.A.S. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 304,404 304,404 0.48 0.48Rexop S.A.S. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 262,001 262,001 0.42 0.42Principal <strong>Rexel</strong> Group senior 2,824,937 2,824,937 1.10 1.10 3,068,990 3,068,990 1.20 1.20 N/A N/A N/A N/Amanagers and executives (1)Public (2) 57,057,351 57,057,351 22.30 22.30 63,561,275 63,561,275 24.83 24.83 N/A N/A N/A N/ATreasury shares 1,215,015 1,215,015 (3) 0.47 0.47 (3) 585,000 585,000 (3) 0.23 0.23 (3) N/A N/A N/A N/ATOTAL 255,993,827 255,993,827 100 100 255,993,827 255,993,827 100 100 63,045,774 63,045,774 100 100(1) Employees of the <strong>Rexel</strong> Group holding shares in pure or administered registered form.(2) Public shareholding includes shares owned by employees of the <strong>Rexel</strong> Group.(3) Theoretical voting rights. For the purpose of shareholders’ meetings, no voting right is actually attached to these shares.% ofshares% ofvotingrights12.2.2 Shareholding thresholddisclosuresDuring the financial year ended December 31, <strong>2008</strong>, furtherto share loan transactions, Morgan Stanley informed <strong>Rexel</strong>that:− on June 2, <strong>2008</strong>, Morgan Stanley crossed upwards the5% threshold in share capital and voting rights of <strong>Rexel</strong>,as it indirectly held at such date 13,072,637 <strong>Rexel</strong> sharesrepresenting the same number of voting rights, i.e., 5.11%of the share capital and voting rights of <strong>Rexel</strong>; and− on June 3, <strong>2008</strong>, Morgan Stanley crossed downward the5% threshold in share capital and voting rights of <strong>Rexel</strong>,as it indirectly held at such date 8,741,013 <strong>Rexel</strong> sharesrepresenting the same number of voting rights, i.e., 3.41%of the share capital and voting rights of <strong>Rexel</strong>.On August 6, <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>Rexel</strong> was also informed by letter of theacquisition by Ray Investment of 3,226,410 <strong>Rexel</strong> shares.PAGE 132 | REXEL <strong>2008</strong>
Due to these acquisition, the interest held by Ray Investmentin the share capital of <strong>Rexel</strong> was increased from 73.74%, i.e.,188,778,562 shares out of a total of 255,993,827 existingshares at June 30, <strong>2008</strong>, to 75,0194%, i.e., 192,044,972shares as at July 31, <strong>2008</strong>. As each <strong>Rexel</strong> share gives rightto a voting right, Ray Investment held 75.0194% of theexisting voting rights at July 31, <strong>2008</strong>.12.2.3 Interests held by managersin the share capital of <strong>Rexel</strong>12.2.3.1 <strong>Rexel</strong> interests held by ManagementBoard and Supervisory Board membersAt December 31, <strong>2008</strong>, the members of <strong>Rexel</strong>’s ManagementBoard and Supervisory Board held the following ownershipinterests in <strong>Rexel</strong>’s share capital :Members of the Management BoardNumber of shares% of the share capitaland voting rightsJean-Charles Pauze 568,478 0.22%Nicolas Lwoff – –Pascal Martin 269,276 0.11%Jean-Dominique Perret 179,518 0.07%Members of the Supervisory BoardRoberto Quarta 2 NSPatrick Sayer 2 NSJoe Adorjan 1,501 NSFrançois David 1 NSFritz Fröhlich 1 NSDjamal Moussaoui 2 NSLuis Marini-Portugal 2 NSDavid Novak 2 NSGuido Padovano 2 NSJoe Rice 2 NSEurazeo (1) 1 NS(1) This shareholding does not take into account the <strong>Rexel</strong> shares held by Ray Investment, 30.6% of the share capital of which is held by Ray FranceInvestment S.A.S., a 95%-owned subsidiary of Eurazeo.Furthermore, members of the Managing Board receivedfree shares, the characteristics of which are described inparagraph 12.2.6 of this <strong>Document</strong> de Référence.12.2.3.2 Transactions on <strong>Rexel</strong> securities carriedout by Management Board and SupervisoryBoard membersThe transactions on <strong>Rexel</strong> securities carried out byManagement Board and Supervisory Board members duringthe financial year ended December 31, <strong>2008</strong> are as follows:− Joe Adorjan, a member of the Supervisory Board,purchased on the Euronext Paris market on July 11,<strong>2008</strong>, <strong>Rexel</strong> shares at a nominal price of €13.8636 for atotal amount of €20,795.40; and− Nicolas Lwoff, a member of the Management Board,sold on the Euronext Paris market <strong>Rexel</strong> shares (i) onSeptember 8, <strong>2008</strong>, at a nominal price of €10.30 for atotal amount of €103,000, (ii) on October 1, <strong>2008</strong>, at anominal price of €9.92 for a total amount of €99,200, (iii)on November 28, <strong>2008</strong>, at a nominal price of €6.33 for atotal amount of €788,718 and at a nominal price of €6.17for a total amount of €345,260, (iv) on December 1,<strong>2008</strong>, at a nominal price of €6.08 for a total amount of€228,436 and (v) on December 2, <strong>2008</strong> at a nominalprice of €5.95 for a total amount of €185,283.12.2.4 Employees shareholdingIn accordance with the eleventh resolution of the Ordinaryand Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held onFebruary 13, 2007, the Management Board has decided,on March 20, 2007 and April 4, 2007, to implement anincrease in <strong>Rexel</strong>’s share capital reserved for the employeesof the <strong>Rexel</strong> Group companies which have adhered to thePEG and the PEGI in the following countries: Germany,Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Spain, UnitedSates, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, TheNetherlands, Portugal, Czech Republic, United Kingdom,Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland.REXEL <strong>2008</strong> | PAGE 133
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