In 2024 alone, more than 32,000 Sanofi employees - 40% of the total workforce, chose to invest in the company through the program. Today, nearly 90,000 current or former Sanofi employees are shareholders, and hold approximately 2.55% of its capital.
Paul Hudson, Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi said, "The Board of Directors and I are particularly proud to see the growing participation of our employees in our global employee shareholder plan, a commitment that has endured for more than a decade. This renewed confidence illustrates their active support for our transformation into a leading biopharmaceutical company at a decisive moment in our history.”
From June 10th, 2025, employees will be offered shares at a subscription price of €72.97, which is equal to a 20% discount on the average of the 20 opening prices of Sanofi shares from May 7 to June 3, 2025. For every five shares subscribed, employees will be offered one free matching share (up to a maximum of four matching shares per employee). Every eligible employee may purchase up to 1,500 Sanofi shares within the legal limit (maximum payment amount may not exceed 25% of their gross annual salary, minus any voluntary contributions already made in employee savings schemes, such as Company Savings Plan and/or Group Savings Plan and/or Group Retirement Savings Plan (PERCO) - voluntary contributions to the PERCOL are not concerned by this limit-during 2025.
A per the Company, an eligibility condition of three months employment by the closing date of the offer period will apply. Eligible staff will be able to subscribe for shares from June 10, 2025 (inclusive) to June 30, 2025 (inclusive). The issue is expected to be completed and the delivery of the securities carried out by the end of July 2025.
The number of shares offered is limited to 1% of Sanofi’s share capital as of January 29, 2025, reduced by the impact of the capital increase reserved to employees carried out in July 2024 (i.e., 10,386,831 shares). The new shares, including the matching shares (the "Shares"), will be subscribed (or delivered) either directly or through the intermediary of employee mutual funds ("FCPE"), depending on the regulations and/or tax regime applicable in the various countries of residence of those eligible for the capital increase.
The Shares will be fully fungible with the existing ordinary shares comprising the share capital of Sanofi and will acquire dividend rights as from January 1, 2025.
The voting rights attached to the subscribed Shares will be exercised directly by the employees, Sanofi added.
Shares and the corresponding FCPE units subscribed, in France, within the framework of the Sanofi Group savings plan (PEG) must be held for a period of approximately five years, i.e. until May 31, 2030, except upon the occurrence of an early release event provided for under Article R. 3324-22 of the French Labour Code. For shares subscribed outside of France within the framework of the Sanofi International Group Shareholding Plan (IGSP), this period could be shortened to three years, i.e. until May 31, 2028, depending on the legal and tax implications that may arise in the subscriber's country.
Admission of the Shares to trading on the Euronext Paris market (ISIN Code: FR0000120578) on the same line as the existing shares will be requested as soon as possible after the completion of the capital increase.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy Sanofi shares. The offer of Sanofi shares reserved for employees will only be made in countries where such an offer has been registered with or notified to the competent local authorities and/or following the approval of a prospectus by the competent local authorities, or in consideration of an exemption from the requirement to prepare a prospectus or to register or notify of the offer, where such procedure is required.
More generally, the offer will only be made in countries where all required registration and/or notification procedures have been carried out, approvals obtained, and procedures for consulting or informing employee representatives followed.
"This press release is not intended for and should not be copied to or distributed in countries where such a prospectus has not been approved or such exemption is not available or where all necessary registration, notification, consultation and/or information procedures have not been completed or authorisations obtained. This relates in particular to Japan, Morocco and the Philippines, where to date formalities are still pending with the authorities but could also relate to other countries," the Company stated in its release.
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