Notes to the figures per share - 2017 Annual Integrated Report

Historical key share data

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2013

2014

2015⁽¹⁾

2016

2017

(1)	2015 data are not presented on pro forma basis, i.e. exclude Cytec.
(2)	The numerator can be found under the same label in the historic key financial data table in section 1 of the Business review.
(3)	Recommended 2017 dividend, pending General Shareholders meeting on May 8, 2018.
(4)	Belgian withholding tax applicable in year of dividend payment, i.e. the following year: 25% in 2013-2015, 27% in 2016, 30% from 2017 onward.
(5)	The 2015 share price data use the share price adjusted by a factor 93.98% for the period until December 3, 2015. The adjustment reflects the distribution of rights during the capital increase completed in December 2015.
(6)	The stock market data are based on all trades registered by Euronext.

Number of shares (in 1000 shares)

Issued shares at end of year

a

84,701

84,701

105,876

105,876

105,876

Treasury shares at end of year

b

1,530

1,719

2,106

2,652

2,358

Shares held by Solvac

c

25,559

25,578

32,116

32,511

32,511

Outstanding shares at the end of the year

d = a-b

83,171

82,982

103,770

103,225

103,519

Average outstanding shares (basic calculation)

e

83,151

83,228

83,738

103,294

103,352

Average outstanding shares (diluted calculation)

f

83,843

83,890

84,303

103,609

104,084

Data per share (in €)

Equity attributable to Solvay share

g = .../d⁽²⁾

70.71

64.71

69.72

72.83

71.98

Underlying profit for the period (basic)

h = .../e⁽²⁾

8.19

9.08

IFRS profit for the period (basic)

i = .../e⁽²⁾

3.25

0.96

4.85

6.01

10.27

IFRS profit for the period (diluted)

j = .../f⁽²⁾

3.22

0.96

4.81

5.99

10.19

Gross dividend⁽³⁾

k

3.20

3.40

3.30

3.45

3.60

Net dividend⁽³⁾

l = k*(1-…%)⁽⁴⁾

2.40

2.55

2.41

2.42

2.52

Share price data (in €)

Highest⁽⁵⁾

m

121.05

129.15

141.10

112.30

132.00

Lowest⁽⁵⁾

n

97.20

100.15

88.01

70.52

106.30

Average⁽⁵⁾

o = v/u

109.42

114.35

105.74

89.32

118.69

At the end of the year

p

115.00

112.40

98.43

111.35

115.90

Underlying price/earnings

q = p/h

13.6

12.8

IFRS price/earnings

r = p/i

35.4

116.6

20.3

18.5

11.3

Gross dividend yield

s = k/p

2.8%

3.0%

3.4%

3.1%

3.1%

Net dividend yield

t = l/p

2.1%

2.3%

2.4%

2.2%

2.2%

Stock market data⁽⁶⁾

Annual volume (in 1000 shares)

u

53,643

48,600

82,718

86,280

62,642

Annual volume (in € m)

v

5,870

5,557

9,218

7,707

7,435

Market capitalisation, end of year (in € bn)

w = p*d

9,741

9,520

10,421

11,789

11,975

Velocity

x = u/a

63%

57%

78%

81%

59%

Velocity adjusted for free float

y = u/(a-b-c)

93%

85%

115%

122%

88%