(Boursier.com) — The annual general meeting ofEssilorLuxottica decided to give shareholders the option of receiving payment of their dividend in shares. The price of the newly issued shares in payment of this dividend was set at 135.60 euros per share. Shareholders were able to choose to opt for the payment of the dividend in newly issued shares between June 1 and June 15, 2022 inclusive. At the end of this period, 258,731,714 options were exercised in favor of the payment of the 2021 dividend in shares. For the purposes of payment of the dividend in shares, 4,789,194 new shares will be issued, representing 1.08% of the share capital of EssilorLuxottica, on the basis of the share capital as of May 31, 2022. The settlement-delivery of the shares as well as their admission trading on the Euronext Paris market will take place on June 21. The new ordinary shares delivered in payment of the dividend will confer the same rights as the old shares and will carry current dividend rights.
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