Casino: success of the payment of 2011 dividend in shares

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 11 May 2012 decided to pay a dividend, for financial year 2011, of €3 per share. Shareholders had the option of receiving half of this dividend (€1.50) in shares and, consequently, to receive new Company shares. The unit issue price of the new shares was set at €62.82, i.e. 90% of the average opening share price from the twenty trading days leading up to 11 May 2012, less the amount of the dividend.

76.41% of the rights were exercised in favour of the scrip dividend, showing the strong interest from shareholders.

The success of this operation enabled the Company to reinforce its shareholders’ equity by €126.84 million, by creating 2,019,110 new shares, which will be delivered and admitted for trading on Euronext Paris on 15 June 2012.

These new shares will be immediately assimilated with existing shares.

The cash dividend payment totals €205.09 million. It will be paid on 15 June 2012.