Become a shareholder

There are 3 different ways that Alstom shares can be held:

Bearer Shares:

• The shares are registered in an account with a financial intermediary of the shareholder’s choice.
• Alstom does not know the name of the shareholder.

Registered Share Accounts:

• The shares are registered with the Company but held by a financial intermediary.
• You are known to Alstom by name.
• If the shareholder wants to sell their securities, they must have them reconverted to bearer shares.

Direct Registered Share Accounts:
- The shares are registered with the Company and managed by BNP Paribas Securities Services which acts as Alstom’s registrar.
- You are known to Alstom by name.

Advantages of holding Direct Registered Shares:  

• You receive regular information about the Company via the Shareholders’ Letter.
• You will automatically receive notices and preparatory documents for the Shareholders’ Annual General Meetings.
• To participate in Shareholders’ Annual General Meetings, you do not have to provide evidence of ownership of the shares.
• If you register the shares directly with the Company (as opposed to with your financial intermediary) there are no custodial or administration charges.
• There is no minimum holding required to open a registered securities account.

Types of Stock Market Orders  

If you would like to know more about the different types of stock market orders that can take place on NYSE Euronext European cash markets, please consult the link on the right of the page.

In order to be processed, all orders must include the following information:

• the name of the share to be traded - ALSTOM
• the ISIN code of the shares to be traded – FR0010220475
• the type of transaction (buy or sell)
• the quantity of shares
• the shareholders’ account number
• the order validity date

Useful Contact Information:  

Investor Relations Team :
Please click on the following link to view our Investor Relations contact information.

Free-Phone Number :
In France, a free-phone number is available to shareholders from Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm : 0 800 50 90 51

From abroad* : +33 (0)1 45 30 85 75
* Calls to this number will be charged at your operator’s standard international rate.

BNP Paribas Securities Services: 

BNP Paribas Securities Services
Grands Moulins de Pantin
9 rue du Débarcadère
93761 Pantin Cedex
France
Fax: +33 (0)1 55 77 34 17

As a registered shareholder, you have the possibility to consult your account via Internet and to manage your sale/buy orders via the Gisnomi extranet site of BNP Paribas Securities Services. An identification code and a password to login were sent to you by BNP Paribas Securities Services. If lost, please contact 0 800 50 90 51, and dial ‘2’. If calling from abroad, please call +33(0) 1 45 30 85 75.