Factsheet 4 : Registering shares

FACTSHEET 4

Registering shares

How do I do it?

You wish to benefit from the loyalty bonus? It’s easy! Convert your shares to registered form.


Converting your Air Liquide shares to intermediary registered shares

You hold bearer shares

It is up to you to ask your financial institution to convert your Air Liquide shares to intermediary registered shares.

  1. Complete the form to convert your shares to intermediary registered shares. This document can be downloaded from the airliquide.com, website or obtained from Shareholder Services.
  2. Send your form to your financial institution(a), which will forward your request to Air Liquide. Your intermediary registered shares will continue to be managed by your financial institution and remain in your securities account or share savings plan.

Converting your Air Liquide shares to direct registered shares

You hold bearer shares or intermediary registered shares

It is up to you to ask your financial institution to convert your Air Liquide shares to direct registered shares.

  1. Complete the form to convert your shares to direct registered shares. This document can be downloaded from the airliquide.com , website or obtained from Shareholder Services.
  2. Send your form to your financial institution(a). It will perform the procedure and inform Air Liquide Shareholder Services, which will send you the account agreement. You must return this to Shareholder Services, accompanied by the documents requested, to finalize the process of opening your account.

Bonus and share savings plan

With intermediary registered shares, you can continue to take advantage of the tax breaks offered by a share savings plan and receive the loyalty bonus(b). Download the form to convert your shares at airliquide.com, Shareholders>Forms. 

GOOD TO KNOW

Benefit from the loyalty bonus as of 2023 by converting your shares before the end of 2020.  Check with your financial institution what bank fees may apply. If bank fees are applied, to reduce them, request that your financial institution converts all your shares at once.

(a) Conversion fees and processing times may vary by financial institution. Contact your usual financial advisor for more information.
(b) For shares held for two full calendar years and subject to the conditions defined by Air Liquide's articles of association.

You are now close to 250,000 registered shareholders.

Eliane
Air Liquide Shareholder Services Advisor

PLUS +
LOYALTY REWARDED

When you register your shares, your loyalty is rewarded!

After holding registered shares for two full calendar years, you are eligible to receive +10% on the amount of dividends received and on free shares when free shares are attributed.