Information 27 April 2017
2017-2018 ANNUAL SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
Information relating to articles 221-1 et seq. and 241-1 et seq. of the general regulations of the French financial markets authority
("Autorité des Marches Financiers")
- Date of the Shareholders' General Meeting which is required to authorized the 2017-2018 share repurchase program
It is reminded, if needs be, that the Shareholders' general meeting of SCOR SE (hereinafter the " Company ") held on April 27 th , 2016 authorized, in its 8 th resolution, the Company's Board of Directors to carry out transactions on the shares of the Company in the framework of the 2016-2017 share Repurchase program, the principal characteristics of which have been defined in the description posted on the Company's website and released via the Company's professional information provider on April 27, 2016.
In its 12 th resolution, the Company's General Shareholder's meeting of April 27 th , 2017 authorized the Company's Board of Directors, with the power to sub-delegate, to trade the shares of the Company through the framework of the " 2017-2018 Annual share Repurchase program ", the principal characteristics of which are set out below.
- Breakdown by objective of the capital securities held as of March 31, 2017
SCOR SE holds, as of March 31, 2017, 6,659,255 treasury ordinary shares of EUR 7.8769723 nominal value (hereinafter the " Shares ") representing 3.45% of its share capital.
The breakdown by objectives of the Shares held as of March 31, 2017 is as follows:
| Objective | Number of Shares held | Global purchase value (in euros) | Average purchase price (in euros) |
| Stimulation of the secondary market or the liquidity of the Shares by an investment services provider through a liquidity agreement compliant with a professional ethics charter recognized by the French Financial Markets Authority | 73,566 | 2 579 878,41 | 35.07 |
| Implementation of any stock option plan of the Company within the framework of the provisions of Articles L.225-177 et seq. of the French Commercial Code | - | - | - |
| Free allocation of Shares to employees and/or Company's officers | 6 130 541 | 180 434 245.48 | 29.43 |
| Allocation of Shares to employees and, where applicable, to Company officers under the French statutory profit sharing scheme or the implementation of Company savings plan, under the conditions specified by law, in particular within the framework of Articles L.3332-1 et seq. of the French Labor Code | - | - | - |
| Purchasing of Shares for keeping and later remittal for exchange or as payment within the framework of possible external growth operations | - | - | - |
| Remittal of Shares during the exercise of rights attached to securities giving access to the capital | - | - | - |
| Cancellation of Shares within the limits established by law | 1 071 615 | 31 539 801.13 | 29.43 |
- Objectives of the 2017-2018 Share Repurchase program
The purchases and sales of SCOR SE Shares within the framework of the 2017-2018 Annual Share repurchase program may be carried out for all purposes allowed or that may be authorized by the laws and regulations in force, and in particular towards the following objectives, corresponding to the provisions of European Commission Regulation No. 2273/2003 of December 22, 2003 or to market practices allowed by the French Financial Markets Authority:
| Authorized objective | For the New Shares |
| provision of liquidity on the secondary market of the Company's Shares by an investment service provider through a liquidity contract in accordance with a code of practice recognized by the regulation | yes |
| setting-up, implementation or hedging of any stock option plans, other plans for allocation of Shares and, generally, any form of allocation to employees and/or corporate officers ( mandataires sociaux ) of the Company and/or of affiliated companies, including hedging of any Company stock option plan pursuant to the provisions of Articles L. 225-177 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, allocation of Company Shares at no cost in the context of the provisions of Articles L. 225-197-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, allocation of Company Shares as participation in profits generated by the expansion of business ( participation aux fruits de l'expansion de l'entreprise ) or allocation or transfer of Company shares within the framework of any employee savings plan ( plan d'épargne salariale ), in particular in the context of the provisions of Articles L. 3321-1 et seq. , and L. 3332-1 et seq ., of the French Labor Code | yes |
| acquisition of Company Shares for retention and subsequent remittance in exchange or as payment, in particular in the context of financial or external growth transactions, without exceeding the limit set by paragraph 6 of Article L. 225-209 of the French Commercial Code in the context of a merger, spin-off or contribution | yes |
| to respect all obligations linked to the issuance of securities granting access to capital | yes |
| cancellation of any Shares repurchased, within the limits established by law, in the context of a reduction in share capital approved or authorized by the shareholders. | yes |
- Maximum share of the capital, maximum number, characteristics and maximum repurchase price of the securities concerned
Securities concerned : SCOR SE ordinary shares listed on the Eurolist market of NYSE-Euronext Paris under the code ISIN FR0000130304.
The maximum purchase price is set at 1.33 times the consolidated net book value per share (excluding acquisition fees); on an indicative basis, pursuant to Article R. 225-151 of the French Commercial Code, on the basis of the consolidated net book value per share as at December 31, 2016 (i.e., EUR 35.94), of the resulting maximum purchase price (i.e., EUR 47.80) and of the share capital of the Company as acknowledged by the Board of Directors on February 21, 2017 (without taking into account the number of treasury shares held by the Company), the theoretical maximum amount allocated to the share repurchase program pursuant to this resolution amounts to EUR 920,315,196.80 (excluding acquisition fees).
In case of capital increase by incorporation of reserves and free allocation of Shares, and in case of splitting or regrouping of shares, this maximum price will be adjusted by a multiplication factor equal to the relation between the number of securities comprising the capital prior to the operation and such number after the operation.
The Shareholders' General Meeting of April 27, 2017 set the maximum number of shares able to be repurchased within the framework of the 2017-2018 Share repurchase Program at 10% of the share capital as of the date of such purchases, it being specified that a) when the Shares are purchased to enhance liquidity of Shares in accordance with the conditions set forth in the General Regulation of the French Financial Markets Authority, the number of Shares taken into account for the calculation of the 10% limit shall correspond to the number of Shares purchased, after deduction of the number of Shares resold during the period covered by the authorization, and b) the number of treasury Shares shall be taken into account so that the Company never holds Shares in excess of 10% of its share capital.
The acquisition, sale or transfer of Shares may be effected, under the conditions authorized by the stock exchange authorities, by any means, on a regulated market, on a multilateral trading facility, via a systematic internalizer or by mutual agreement, including, in particular, by the acquisition or sale of blocks, by the use of derivative financial instruments, listed on a regulated stock exchange or by mutual agreement, or by the implementation of optional strategies and, if applicable, by any third party authorized for such purpose by the Company.
Such transactions may be effected at any time except during a public offering period, in accordance with applicable regulations.
- Duration of the 2017-2018 Annual Share Repurchase Program
The Shareholders' General Meeting held on April 27, 2017 authorized the Company's Board of Directors, with the power to subdelegate, to carry out transactions on its own Shares for a duration ending on the next Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders convened to approve the financial statements ended December 31, 2017 which will in no event exceed a maximum period of eighteen (18) months from the date of such authorization. The 2017-2018 Annual Share repurchase Program has the same duration as the authorization granted by the General Meeting to the Board of Directors.
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Contact details
Marie-Laurence Bouchon
Group Head of Communications
+33 (0)1 58 44 75 43
Ian Kelly
Head of Investor Relations
+44 203 207 8561
Twitter: @SCOR_SE
Forward-looking statements
SCOR does not communicate "profit forecasts" in the sense of Article 2 of (EC) Regulation n°809/2004 of the European Commission. Thus, any forward-.looking statements contained in this communication should not be held as corresponding to such profit forecasts. Information in this communication may include "forward-looking statements", including but not limited to statements that are predictions of or indicate future events, trends, plans or objectives, based on certain assumptions and include any statement which does not directly relate to a historical fact or current fact. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as, without limitation, "anticipate", "assume", "believe", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "foresee", "intend", "may increase" and "may fluctuate" and similar expressions or by future or conditional verbs such as, without limitations, "will", "should", "would" and "could." Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements, because, by their nature, they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, on the one hand, to differ from any results expressed or implied by the present communication, on the other hand.
Please refer to the 2016 reference document filed on 3 March 2017 under number D.17-0123 with the French Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) posted on SCOR's website www.scor.com (the "Document de Référence"), for a description of certain important factors, risks and uncertainties that may affect the business of the SCOR Group. As a result of the extreme and unprecedented volatility and disruption of the current global financial crisis, SCOR is exposed to significant financial, capital market and other risks, including movements in interest rates, credit spreads, equity prices, and currency movements, changes in rating agency policies or practices, and the lowering or loss of financial strength or other ratings.
The Group's financial information is prepared on the basis of IFRS and interpretations issued and approved by the European Union. This financial information does not constitute a set of financial statements for an interim period as defined by IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting".
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