Factsheet 2
How to register your shares
What are the steps to take?
02
To intermediary registered shares(a)
You hold your shares in a financial institution (in bearer form). It is up to you to request that your financial institution convert your shares from bearer to intermediary registered shares.
- Ask your financial institution directly: it may offer it on its website; or
- Fill in the Air Liquide form for the conversion of intermediary registered shares and send it to your financial institution. You can download it from airliquide.com (Your essential documents, Forms, Conversion/Transfer) or request it from the Shareholder Services Department.
Following this conversion, your shares will be registered in the Air Liquide register in your name while your securities account remains with your financial institution.
To direct registered shares(a)(b)
You hold your shares in a financial institution (bearer shares or “intermediary registered shares”). It is up to you to ask your financial institution to transfer your shares directly to Air Liquide (direct registered shares).
• Fill in the Air Liquide form for the conversion of intermediary registered shares and send it to your financial institution. You can download it from airliquide.com (Your essential documents, Forms, Conversion/Transfer) or request it from the Shareholder Services Department.
Your financial institution will carry out the transaction and inform Air Liquide. The Shareholder Services Department will then send you an Account Agreement that you will have to complete and return to us to finalize the opening of your securities account with Air Liquide.
(a) Conversion fees and processing times may vary: please contact your financial institution.
(b) Excluding securities held in a Share Savings Plan (PEA in French).
The Air Liquide
advantage
- When you register your shares, your loyalty is rewarded! After holding registered shares for two full calendar years, you benefit from +10% on the amount of dividends received and +10% on the number of free shares distributed during allocation operations (see Factsheet No. 3).
- If you hold your shares directly with Air Liquide (“direct registered”):
- custody and management fees are free;
- the online brokerage rate is 0. 1%* excluding tax, with no minimum.
* For purchases paid in full by SEPA direct debit or by bank card (up to €3,000) and for all sales.
Good to know...
Benefit from the loyalty bonus as of 2027 by converting your shares before the end of 2024. This conversion may take several weeks and potential bank fees may apply: if you have made several purchases of securities in 2024 and would like to reduce these charges, make a one-time request to your financial institution for the conversion of your securities no later than November 2024.