2024 Shareholder’s Practical Guide

Factsheet 11 Different ways of passing on shares

Factsheet 11

Different ways of passing on shares

You may pass on your shares to others.

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What solutions are available to pass on my shares?

Passing on your Air Liquide shares to your loved ones, in addition to the share performance, means sharing a strong shareholder culture with them, and your commitment to the Group.

  SHARED GIFTS Anticipated total or partial allocation of your shares to your children alone(a) SIMPLE GIFTS Anticipated allocation of your shares to the beneficiary of your choice HAND-TO-HAND GIFTS Facilitated passing on of your shares to your loved ones CUSTOMARY GIFTS A present given on a special occasion (wedding, birthday, Christmas, etc.)
Notarial deed and declaration carried out by a notary included included    
Lower inheritance taxes included included included  
May be added to the grantor’s estate  

 

included (included in the allocation of the grantor’s assets)  
Purchase price valued at the average share price on the day of the gift by the notary or at the closing price of the previous trading day included included    
Purchase price valued at the average share price on the day of the tax return or, if this is higher, at the average price on the day of the gift     included  
Loyalty bonus maintained included

included (maintained if the gift is made to a spouse or relative entitled to inherit)

Written agreement from both parties required. In order to value the shares passed on, the grantee’s local tax authority must be notified of the gift within one month, using French tax form 2735. A copy of this form must then be sent to Air Liquide’s Shareholder Services Department if you are directly registered, or to your account keeper if you are intermediary registered or bearer.     included  
Must represent a relatively small share of the grantor’s assets       included
Does not need to be declared to the fiscal authorities       included

(a) Transgenerational shared gifts: donation to grandchildren.