May 26, 2022, it issued an additional 3,968,559 shares, each with a nominal value of EUR 0.20, under its scrip dividend program; as of November 18, 2022, it issued an additional 12,116,333 shares, each with a nominal value of EUR 0.20, under its scrip dividend program; subsequently, it cancelled 22,244,112 shares, each with a nominal value of EUR 0.20. Therefore, as of December 31, 2022, its share capital consisted of 727,443,261 shares, each with a nominal value of EUR 0.20, and representing an aggregate nominal value of EUR 145,488,652.20.
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As of January 1, 2023, Ferrovial, S.A. had 727,443,261 shares issued, each with a nominal value of EUR 0.20, and representing an aggregate nominal value of EUR 145,488,652.20. The share capital of Ferrovial, S.A. was not subject to further change prior to the Merger.
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Prior to the effective date of the Merger, Ferrovial International SE was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferrovial, S.A. (i.e., Ferrovial, S.A. was its only shareholder). Prior to May 17, 2023, Ferrovial International SE had 742,877,070 shares, each with a nominal value of EUR 1.00, and representing an aggregate nominal value of EUR 742,877,070. On May 17, 2023, and in anticipation of the Merger, Ferrovial International SE underwent a capital reduction which resulted in it having 371,438,535 shares issued, each with a nominal value of EUR 0.01, and representing an aggregate nominal value of EUR 3,714,385.35. The share capital of Ferrovial International SE was not subject to further change prior to the Merger.
Post-Merger—Ferrovial SE
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On June 16, 2023, the effective date of the Merger, 724,563,453 new ordinary shares, with a nominal value of EUR 0.01 per ordinary share were allotted to the shareholders of Ferrovial, S.A., representing an aggregate nominal value of EUR 7,245,634.34, in addition to the 2,879,808 ordinary shares held in treasury. The allotment took place on the basis of a ratio consisting of one ordinary share in exchange for each share in Ferrovial, S.A. (1:1), other than any shares in Ferrovial, S.A. held by either Ferrovial, S.A. in treasury or by us at that time. Each issued share in Ferrovial, S.A. was cancelled by operation of law at the effective time of the merger. On June 16, 2023 our ordinary shares began trading on Euronext Amsterdam and the Spanish Stock Exchanges;
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As of June 30, 2023, we had 727,443,261 ordinary shares with a nominal value of EUR 0.01 each issued, of which 724,563,453 ordinary shares were outstanding and 2,879,808 ordinary shares were held by the Company as treasury shares. As of June 30, 2023, our authorized share capital amounts to EUR 30,000,000, consisting of 3,000,000,000 ordinary shares with a nominal value of EUR 0.01 each.
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As of the date of this registration statement, we had 732,494,678 ordinary shares issued, of which 729,635,368 ordinary shares were outstanding and 2,859,310 ordinary shares were held by the Company as treasury shares. As of the latest practicable date, our authorized share capital amounts to EUR 30,000,000, consisting of 3,000,000,000 ordinary shares with a nominal value of EUR 0.01 each.
10.A.2 Scrip Dividend
At Ferrovial, S.A.’s annual general shareholders’ meeting held on April 13, 2023, two scrip dividends (i.e., dividends where our shareholders may elect to receive their dividends either in shares or in cash), were approved. Neither of those scrip dividends had been declared prior to the Merger. On June 13, 2023 Ferrovial International SE’s general meeting resolved, amongst other things, that our Board has been authorized for a period of 18 months (from June 16, 2023 until December 16, 2024):
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to resolve to issue such number of ordinary shares or grant rights to subscribe for such number of ordinary shares in our share capital as, in the determination of our Board, is required to implement the two scrip dividends as approved by Ferrovial, S.A.’s general meeting; and
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to resolve on the exclusion or restriction of pre-emptive rights in respect of any issue of ordinary shares and/or the grant of rights to subscribe for ordinary shares, in each case in respect of such amount of ordinary shares as, in the determination of our Board, is required to implement the two scrip dividends.