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Financial Highlights
Dividend
per share
(in euros, before tax credit)
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1.30
1.60
1.34
1.15
0.99
At the Annual Meeting, shareholders will be
asked to approve a return of capital in lieu
of a dividend, corresponding to a payment
of 1.30 per share.
The payment does not give rise to a tax credit,
but it is not considered as taxable income
in France.
Share price performance
and trading volumes Euronext data
Dec. 29, 1996 Dec. 29, 1997 Dec. 29, 1998 Dec. 29, 1999 Dec. 29, 2000 Dec. 29, 2001 March 2002
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
58.90
49.82 51.68
77.95 77.70
Price (in euros)
■Share price in euros ■Schneider Electric share ■CAC 40 index (base: Schneider Electric share price on December 29, 1996)
Price (in euros) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
High 59.15 80.65 78.00 85.80 79.20
Low 35.67 39.10 44.40 57.35 38.10
Closing 49.82 51.68 77.95 77.70 54.00
Average daily trading volume 472
,
890 517
,
230 590
,
420 528
,
640 1
,
206
,
920
Shares outstanding
at December 31
(in thousands of shares) 152,168 153,417 161,424 155,788 240,260
Market value at December 31
(in milions of euros) 7,581 7,928 12,581 12,104 12,974
Schneider Electric
and its shareholders
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
CAC 40
36.57