Globenewswireยท2025-07-24 17:10Capital Decrease - Societe Generale has reduced its share capital by cancelling 22,667,515 treasury shares, representing 2.8% of the share capital, effective from 24 July 2025, with a total buy-back amounting to EUR 872 million [2][3]. Capital Increase - The capital increase related to the 32 Global Employee Share Ownership Programme was completed on 24 July 2025, amounting to EUR 269,310,884.40, resulting in the issuance of 7,531,065 new shares, which is 0.97% of the share capital post-decrease [4][5]. Impact on CET1 Ratio - The capital increase is expected to positively impact the CET1 ratio by approximately 7 basis points, effective at the end of Q3 2025, with around 51,000 employees participating in the programme [5]. New Share Capital Structure - Following the capital decrease and increase, Societe Generale's new share capital stands at EUR 981,475,408.75, divided into 785,180,327 shares with a nominal value of EUR 1.25 each [6].