Different ways of holding Saint-Gobain shares
Saint-Gobain shares can be recorded in your name in a securities account in bearer or registered form, or alternatively they can be recorded in the Company's share register.
The advantages and disadvantages of these various options are summarized below.
| Bearer shares | Registered shares (registration with your bank or broker) | Registered shares (registration in the Company’s share register) | |
| Securities account managed by | Your bank or broker | BNP Paribas Securities Services | |
| Custody and administration fees | Yes, based on your bank or broker's fee schedule | No custody fees and reduced brokerage fees | |
| Information | You will not receive information about the Group automatically | Saint-Gobain knows who you are and will send you automatically the documents published by the Group | |
| General Meetings | To participate in General Meetings you will need to ask your bank or broker for a copy of the notice of meeting* | The notice of meeting* will be sent to you automatically by BNP Paribas Securities Services | |
| Tax information | Your bank or broker will send you a tax form listing all the transactions for the year on your securities account | BNP Paribas Securities Services will send you a tax form listing all of your transactions in Saint-Gobain shares for the year | |
| *The notice of meeting includes a form allowing you to apply for an admission card or to vote by post, by proxy or online. | |||
