NUMBER OF SHARES COMPOSING CURRENT SHARE CAPITAL AND TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS AS OF 31 AUGUST 2024 Regulated Information Paris, 12 September 2024 Information about the total number of voting rights and shares pursuant to Article L.233-8 II of the French Commercial Code and Article 223-16 of the AMF General Regulations. DateNumber of shares composing current share capitalTotal number ofvoting rights31 August 2024812,035,548Gross: 898,073,482 Press contact: Jean-Baptiste Froville_+33 1 58 98
Shares in European banks continued their upward trend on Thursday, mostly driven by the read-across from UniCredit's sweep to buy a 9% stake in Germany's Commerzbank a day earlier. The banking sub-index of the pan-European STOXX 600 was 1.9% higher by 1010 GMT, as analysts flagged increased prospects for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the sector. ABN Amro was leading the gains with a 4 rise after the Dutch government reduced its stake in the country's second-largest lender to 40.5% from 49.5% on Wednesday.
HSBC India enters a bancassurance partnership with Bajaj Allianz to offer the latter's insurance products and services to its customers in India.