Vilmorin & Cie - Annual report 2017-2018

Vilmorin & Cie and its SHAREHOLDERS 6 ANNUAL REPORT Vilmorin & Cie 228 2017-2018 6.3. Vilmorin & Cie shares 6.3. Vilmorin & Cie shares 6.3.1. Share data sheet Date of introduction to the second market of the Paris stock exchange: November 3,1993. Place of quotation: Euronext Paris. Compartment A. Eligible for Deferred Settlement Order since February 26, 2008. ISIN code: FR 0000052516 (RIN). Indices: CAC Small, CAC Mid & Small and CAC All-Tradable. Eligible for PEA (share savings plan). ICB nomenclature sector: Farming & Fishing. Number of shares: 20,833,902. Close of the fiscal year on June 30. 6.3.2. Management and liquidity of the shares Vilmorin & Cie’s liquidity contract, initially entrusted to the company Natixis, was transferred on July 2, 2018 to the company Oddo BHF, following the long-term partnership that became effective between Natixis and Oddo BHF. This contract complies with the AMAFI deontology charter approved by the AMF (authority governing the French stock market) on March 8, 2011. Assets that appear on the liquidity account: At the beginning of the contract: - number of shares: 7,989 - cash: 68,037.90 euros At the end of the liquidity contract entrusted to Natixis for Vilmorin & Cie’s shares: - number of shares: 5,877 - cash: 341,717.60 euros On June 29, 2018: - number of shares: 5,877 - cash: 341,717.60 euros 6.3.3. Performance of the shares In recent years, Vilmorin & Cie’s share price has undergone contrasting trends. It thus grew strongly in 2017 and early 2018, reaching 91.70 euros on January 9, 2018, and approaching its all- time high, with a market capitalization of around 1.9 billion euros. Nevertheless, since the end of February 2018, the share price has recorded a negative trend following the downward revisions of the annual objectives communicated when the results for the first semester and sales for the third quarter were disclosed. During fiscal year 2017-2018, the share price fell by 17.3% (1) , while the CAC 40 index rose by 3.9% (Source: Euronext) . However, in 2016-2017, Vilmorin & Cie’s share price rose above the CAC 40 with +24.6% (1) compared to +20.8% (Source: Euronext) . Even though fiscal year 2017-2018 was marked by temporary difficulties in vegetable seeds and field seeds, Vilmorin & Cie, with its defensive long-term profile, has regularly demonstrated the relevance of its specific development model (the development model is presented in detail on page 33) and its long-term strategy, on global markets that remain basically full of promise. Vilmorin & Cie’s share price on the French stock market increased by 15.9% over the past seven years (1) (Source: internal) . (1) Evolutions on October 1, 2018, calculated on the basis of a reinvestment of dividends received in shares, and taking into account the free allotments of shares made by the Company. Sources: Natixis and internal