Factsheet 4
All about the dividend at Air Liquide
For the last 20 years, Air Liquide has always maintained or increased the facevalue* of its dividends.
(a) Face value is the value of the dividend when its amount is subject to the approval of the Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.
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The dividend is the portion of the Group’s net profit that is distributed to Shareholders. At Air Liquide, this portion represents more than half of the net profit, a sign of the Group’s commitment to sharing the fruits of its growth with you.
You don’t have to do anything
- If you hold your shares at a financial institution, Air Liquide pays the gross dividend to your financial institution, which will then credit your account with the dividend net of with holding taxes.
- If you hold your shares directly with Air Liquide, it will credit your bank account directly with the dividend net of any with holding taxes. If your bank account information has changed, don’t forget to update it.
Dividend payment
The dividend will be paid out on May 22, 2024.
Your bank account will be credited in the following days, depending on the processing time needed by your financial institution.
Dividend amount in 2024
€3.20 per share (a) , representing a pay-out ratio of 56% of the published net profit.
(a) Amount proposed to the Annual General Meeting of April 30, 2024 in respect of the 2023 fiscal year.
The Air Liquide
advantage
For payment of the 2025 dividend, if you hold your shares directly with Air Liquide, you can make an online request for exemption from advance withholding from your Shareholder Portal between September 1 and November 30, 2024.
Calendar
Your dividend payment in 2024 :
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May 17: Last day of execution of a buy order to receive the dividend for the financial year 2023 for these shares.
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May 20: Ex-dividend date. The opening price of the Air Liquide share is reduced by the amount of the dividend.
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May 22: Dividend payment date.
Good to know...
(for French tax residents)
TAXATION OF DIVIDEND IN FRANCE FOR THOSE RESIDING OUTSIDE FRANCE FOR TAX PURPOSES
A statutory rate equal to at least 12.8% is withheld upon dividend payment by your account manager (Shareholder Services Department for direct registered Air Liquide shares, your financial institution for intermediary registered or bearer Air Liquide shares). However, in most cases, a tax agreement (a) is signed between France and your country of residence. The main aim of this agreement is to set a flat tax rate which is withheld from your dividends. If the tax value of the tax agreement is below 12.8%, to benefit from this rate, you must send the Cerfa Form 5000 (corresponding to the request to apply the rate adopted in the agreement), completed and signed by the tax authorities of your place of residence, to your account manager by mid-April. This Cerfa form can be downloaded from impots.gouv.fr It must be resent to your account manager.
(a) Tax agreement: a treaty between two countries aimed at avoiding the double-taxation of non- residents.