AIR LIQUIDE : Air Liquide: 2012 Free Share Allocation
06/26/2012| 11:50am US/Eastern

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Payment of fractional rights
Regulatory News:
Following the one for ten free share allocation on May 31, 2012
decided by the Air Liquide (Paris:AI) Board of Directors, shareholders
whose number of shares can not be divided by 10 are entitled to
« fractional rights ».
The unit price allocated for fractional rights amounts to:
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8.82 euros per fractional right following the allocation of one
free share for every 10 existing shares, plus
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0.88 euro per fractional right, for the 10% loyalty bonus for
shares held in registered form continuously from December 31, 2009 to
May 30, 2012 included.
Shareholders will be paid the amount of their fractional rights on June
27, 2012.
Air Liquide share ownership
(as at December 31, 2011)
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37% of the capital held by individual shareholders
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42% of the capital held by non-French institutional investors
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21% of the capital held by French institutional investors
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>0% treasury shares
Upcoming date
2012 1st half results:
Monday, July
30, 2012
Air Liquide is the world leader in gases for industry, health and
the environment, and is present in 80 countries with
46,200 employees. Oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and rare gases
have been at the core of Air Liquide's activities since its creation in
1902. Using these molecules, Air Liquide continuously reinvents its
business, anticipating the needs of current and future markets. The
Group innovates to enable progress, to achieve dynamic growth and a
consistent performance.
Innovative technologies that curb polluting emissions, lower
industry's energy use, recover and reuse natural resources or develop
the energies of tomorrow, such as hydrogen, biofuels or photovoltaic
energy... Oxygen for hospitals, home healthcare, fighting nosocomial
infections... Air Liquide combines many products and technologies to
develop valuable applications and services not only for its customers
but also for society.
A partner for the long term, Air Liquide relies on employee
commitment, customer trust and shareholder support to pursue its vision
of sustainable, competitive growth. The diversity of Air
Liquide's teams, businesses, markets and geographic presence provides a
solid and sustainable base for its development and strengthens its
ability to push back its own limits, conquer new territories and build
its future.
Air Liquide explores the best that air can offer to preserve life,
staying true to its Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainable
development approach. In 2011, the Group's revenues amounted to ?14.5 billion,
of which more than 80% were generated outside France. Air Liquide is
listed on the Paris Euronext stock exchange (compartment A) and is a
member of the CAC 40 and Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 indexes.
www.airliquide.com

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