Shareholders
At 31 December 2011, outstanding shares, with a nominal value of €1each, were 1,556,873,283, of which 16,130,503 held by the Parent Company and other Group companies. At the same date, the Parent Company’s shareholders numbered around 282,000.
According to the latest available data, the following held equity interests of more than 2% in the Company directly or indirectly through nominees, trust companies and subsidiary companies:
| Shareholders |
Number of shares | Percentage of share capital |
|---|---|---|
| MEDIOBANCA GROUP | 206,145,114 | 13.241% |
| BANCA D'ITALIA | 69,879,535 | 4.488% |
| BLACKROCK GROUP | 44,225,924 | 2.841% |
| DE AGOSTINI GROUP - B&D HOLDING | 37,890,000 | 2.434% |
| EFFETI S,p,a, | 35,300,587 | 2.267% |
| CALTAGIRONE GROUP | 35,300,000 | 2.267% |
| LEONARDO DEL VECCHIO | 31,172,000 | 2.002% |
The market price quotation at 31 December 2011, was € 11.63. Since the beginning of 2011, the stock reached a low of € 10.65 at 12 September 2011 and a high of € 16.99 on 8 February 2011.
Market capitalization at 31 December 2011 was 18,106.4 million, confirming Assicurazioni Generali’s position among the major European insurers by market capitalization.