Placing a stock order

To buy Air Liquide shares on the stock market, you can place an order with your regular financial intermediary or with Air Liquide if you are a direct registered shareholder. For further information regarding the different types of orders please read our page Factsheet.

If you are a direct registered Shareholder, you can place a purchase order:

• Directly via your Shareholder Portal
• By telephone on +33 1 57 05 02 26 (from abroad) or 0800 166 179 (toll free from a French landline) 
• By mail at the following address, accompanied by a copy of your ID: Air Liquide, Shareholder Services Department - TSA 91948 - 62978 Arras Cedex 9

If you would like to become a direct registered Shareholder, consult the account opening formalities on our dedicated page.

If you hold intermediary registered shares or bearer shares, you must place your purchase orders directly with your financial institution. 

For further information please read our dedicated Factsheet.

If you are a direct registered Shareholder, once you have placed your order you will receive a confirmation email that your order has been registered. Once your purchase order has been executed, you will receive an email and a transaction statement is available within 48 hours in the "My documents" section of your online Shareholder Portal. If your order falls through, you will receive an email confirming that the order has been abandoned. 

Note, if you have not provided an email address, a transaction statement is sent by mail a few days after your order has been executed.

If you are an intermediary registered Shareholder or a bearer Shareholder, your financial institution remains your point of contact.

If you are a direct registered Shareholder, only limit price orders that are not executed may be canceled. To do so, log in to your Shareholder Portal, under the heading "My Orders" and click on the "View my order history" section. Select the order you wish to cancel and click on "Cancel".

Note that market price orders and best price orders cannot be canceled.

If you are an intermediary registered Shareholder or a bearer Shareholder, your financial institution remains your point of contact.

If you are a direct registered Shareholder, you can pay for your purchase stock orders:

• From the online Shareholder Portal, where you have two payment methods available:
  • Credit card: quick and easy payment, with a limit of €10,000 per order
  • Bank transfer

Find details of the payment methods available in your online Shareholder Portal here.

• Outside of the online Shareholder Portal, you can pay for your securities purchases by bank transfer or check for orders placed by phone, mail, or contact form.

If you hold intermediary registered shares or bearer shares, you must place your purchase orders directly with your financial institution.

The capital gain on the sale of a share corresponds to the difference between the sale value and its unit price . 

If you are a direct registered Shareholder, the unit priceof your securities and their capital gains are available in your Shareholder Portal, under the heading "My portfolio" > "Type of share display" > "View details".

• The  price of shares is the average purchase price per security code*
• The capital gain obtained on the sale of a security corresponds to the difference between the sale price and its cost price

If you are an intermediary registered Shareholder or a bearer Shareholder, your financial institution remains your point of contact.

If you are a direct registered Shareholder and wish to place a purchase order on an account with dismembered ownership (co-ownership or usufruct and bare ownership), please send us the following, using our page "Contact us" “Stock orders” > “Place an order” section:

• A joint or separate letter, signed and dated by all the account holders, which details the number of securities to be sold and the type of order;
• A copy of both sides of valid ID for each account holder.

The amount from the sale will be paid to the primary account holder (primary joint owner or primary bare owner). If you would like the amount to be paid to a specific bank account, please state this clearly on the sell order and attach a copy of the relevant bank details.

If you are an intermediary registered Shareholder or a bearer Shareholder, your financial institution remains your primary point of contact.