Over the past 12 years, Lagardère has maintained an attractive, stable dividend payout policy of €1.30 per share.
Due to the crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic, no dividend distributions were made in 2020 and 2021 for the 2019 and 2020 results.
Thanks to cost control efforts at the business and corporate levels, operating cash generation and the excellent 2021 operating performance, an ordinary dividend of €0.50 per share could be paid en 2022 for 2021.
| Year of payment | Number of shares on which dividend is paid | Dividend (in €) | Total payout (in thousand of €) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 140,433,023 | 0.5 | 70,217 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 130,566,824 | 1.3 | 169,737 |
| 2018 | 129,858,508 | 1.3 | 168,816 |
| 2017 | 129,438,203 | 1.3 | 168,270 |
| 2016 | 128,727,324 | 1.3 | 167,346 |
| 2015 | 128,294,419 | 1.3 | 166,783 |
| 2014 | 127,563,424 | 6 (2) | 765,381 |
| 2014 | 127,563,424 | 1.3 | 165,832 |
| 2013 | 128,515,724 | 9 (1) | 1,156,641 |
| 2013 | 127,882,640 | 1.3 | 166,247 |
| 2012 | 127,461,743 | 1.3 | 165,700 |
| 2011 | 126,997,338 | 1.3 | 165,097 |
| 2010 | 127,031,812 | 1.3 | 165,141 |
| 2009 | 126,812,338 | 1.3 | 164,856 |
| 2008 | 130,128,551 | 1.3 | 169,167 |
(1) An interim dividend of €9 was paid out on May 31, 2013. This interim dividend derived from the Lagardère group’s sale of its 7.4% interest in EADS on April 12, 2013. It represented the exceptional portion of the dividend, the amount of which was approved by the General Meeting of shareholders held on May 6, 2014 to approve the FY 2013 financial statements.
(2) An extra dividend of €6 per share deducted from « Share Premiums » was paid out on May 13, 2014, in addition to the ordinary portion (equal to €1.30 per share) of the dividend paid out in respect of FY 2013. This extra dividend corresponded to the payment to the shareholders of part of the revenue from the sale of the Lagardère group’s stake in Canal+ France.