Become a shareholder

When you become a SUEZ shareholder, you team up with a world leader in the sustainable management of resources, with a balanced and durable growth model and an innovation policy working for the activities of the future. You also benefit from quality relations and an attractive dividend policy.

Shareholder rights

Become closely involved with the life of the Group

As a shareholder you have the following rights:

Right to information

either in advance, from the date of your invitation to the Annual General Meeting or in the preceding 15 days
or permanently, by taking note of the social documents for the three previous financial years available in the company’s registered office

Participate in the management of the company

The right to participate in the management of the company by voting at the Annual General Meeting

Participate in capital operations

By way of example, shareholders can benefit from preferential subscription and allocation rights in capital operations.

Right to dividends

You are linked to the performance of the company through the payment of a dividend.

In May 2019, a dividend of €0.65 per share was paid for 2018.

To help keep you informed, we provide:

a freephone number (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm):
a dedicated section on this site
a dedicated mobile application for iPad and Android
The shareholder’s letter: available on request or in a PDF version. The letter is automatically sent to Club members by e-mail or post.
The activity report and its shareholder’s guide: available on request or in a PDF version

12.10.2018

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SUEZ wins the 2018 SBF 80 award for the quality of its General Meeting

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Holding shares

The different ways of holding shares

In France, there are two distinct forms of transferable securities:

Bearer shares

The certificates for bearer shares are held by the financial intermediary (credit or investment company) and are therefore not known by the issuing company.

Nominative shares

Two possible types:

administered shares: the shares are listed in the accounts of the issuing company, but are retained and managed by the shareholders’ financial intermediary;
pure shares: the shares are listed directly and solely in the accounts of the issuing company, which allows it to provide a personalised service.

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Guide to pure nominative shareholder (french)

As a holder of administered or pure nominative shares, you are entitled to the following benefits:

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	REGISTERED SHARES		BEARER SHARES
Who holds the account?	DIRECT	INDIRECT	Your financial intermediary
Who holds the account?	CACEIS Corporate Trust	Your financial intermediary	Your financial intermediary
What are the custody and management fees?	No custody fees, and no fees for managing everyday transactions (except for broking fees)	Variable, depending on your financial intermediary’s rates
How to be invited to the General Meeting?	The invitation is automatically sent to all registered shareholders		You will be informed of the General Meeting via a notice published in the BALO Legal Announcements) 35 days before the General Meeting. You need to ask your financial intermediary for your invitation.
What do I need to show to be admitted to the General Meeting?	Your admittance card and/or an identification document		Your admittance card or an attendance certificate dated three days before the General Meeting (available from your financial intermediary) as well as an identification document.
Who should I send my stock market orders to?	To CACEIS Corporate Trust	To your financial intermediary
What about my annual tax return?	CACEIS Corporate Trust will send you a combined tax statement which summarises all the transactions performed on SUEZ shares	Your financial intermediary will send you a statement summarising all the transactions on your securities account.
Can I register my shares in a Share Savings Scheme?	No:this is not recommended, due to over-complicated regulations.	Yes
Dividend	To be entitled to a dividend, all you need to do is to own the share on the day before the ex-dividend date.

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Comparison of the different ways of holding shares

Buying and selling shares

Who do you contact to buy and sell your shares?

How to place an order

The stock market is open between 9.00 am to 5.30 pm Monday to Friday. As an individual investor, you are not authorised to trade directly on the market, which is why you need to submit your orders to an approved financial intermediary, who will be responsible for executing them.