Plastic Omnium - 2018 Registration Document

8 OTHER INFORMATION Glossaries www.plasticomnium.com PLASTIC OMNIUM 2018 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 300 O Operating margin Corresponds to the operating income including the share of profit of entities accounted for by the equity method and the amortization of acquired intangible assets, before other operating income and expenses. P Par value Initial value of a share set in the bylaws of a company. The share capital of a company is the product of the par value of the share multiplied by the total number of shares. Q Quorum Minimum percentage of shares present or represented and having the right to vote, necessary for the Shareholders’ Meeting to legally deliberate. R Roadshow Institutional investor meetings during which the Company’s senior managers and/or the “Investor relations” team communicates their net income, their markets and their strategy. ROCE (Return on capital employed) Return on capital employed: is the ratio of the operating margin compared to the sum of shareholders’ equity and net financial debt. S Share buyback Transaction where a company buys its own shares on the market, up to a threshold of 10% of its share capital and after authorization by the shareholders given at the Shareholders’ Meeting shares bought back are not included in the calculation of earnings per share and do not receive dividends. Shareholders’ equity The shareholders’ equity is the financial resources of the Company (excluding debt) and is comprised of share capital, reserves, net income for the year and operating subsidies. Shareholder of an administered registered share Equities held in administered registered form are registered with the listed company, but their management remains with the financial intermediary who remains the preferred contact for all transactions. Shareholder of bearer shares Shares are held in an account opened with a financial intermediary (bank, broker). Shareholder of pure registered share Equities held in pure registered form are held with the listed company, who has delegated the management of them to its financial intermediary. SRD (Deferred Settlement Service) Paid service enabling, for the most liquid shares, to defer the payment for orders and delivery of shares until the last stock market day of the month. SRI Socially responsible investor Socially responsible investment includes, in addition to the usual financial criteria, environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in the analysis and investment process. Subscription option (Stock option) It gives the right to subscribe for, at a price fixed in advance and during a pre-determined period, shares of a company. T Treasury stock Treasury shares represent the portion of the share capital held by the Company which issued them. They do not have voting rights and do not receive dividends. Treasury shares A portion of the Treasury stock held by a company, regulated and capped at 10%.