Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market Information
Our ADSs have been listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “DBVT” since October 22, 2014. Prior to that date, there was no public trading market for our ADSs. Our ordinary shares have been trading on Euronext Paris under the symbol “DBV” since March 28, 2012. Prior to that date, there was no public trading market for our ADSs or our ordinary shares.
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Holders of Ordinary Shares
As of March 6, 2024, there were approximately 402 holders of record of our ordinary shares and 65 holders of record of our ADSs. The actual number of holders is greater than these numbers of record holders, and includes beneficial owners whose ordinary shares or ADSs are held in street name by brokers and other nominees. This number of holders of record also does not include holders whose shares may be held in trust by other entities. The number of beneficial owners of the ADSs in the United States is likely to be much larger than the number of record holders of our ordinary shares in the United States.
Dividend Policy
We have never paid cash dividends on any of our share capital and currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
During the year ended December 31, 2023, we issued the following unregistered securities:
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On March 23, 2023, the issuance of an aggregate of 10,174 ordinary shares to U.S. and on-U.S. employees upon settlement of RSUs;
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On May 29, 2023, the issuance of an aggregate of 2,500 ordinary shares to a non-U.S. employee upon settlement of RSUs;
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On May 22, 2023, the issuance of an aggregate of 14,364 ordinary shares to non-U.S. employees upon settlement of RSUs;
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On May 24, 2023, the issuance of an aggregate of 34,321 ordinary shares to U.S. and non-U.S. employees upon settlement of RSUs;
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On September 23, 2023, the issuance of an aggregate of 2,599 ordinary shares to U.S. and non-U.S. employees upon settlement of RSUs
None of the foregoing transactions involved any underwriters, underwriting discounts or commissions, or any public offering. Unless otherwise specified above, we believe these transactions were exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, Regulation S, Regulation D or Rule 701 promulgated under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering or under benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701. The recipients of the securities in each of these transactions represented their intentions to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof. All recipients had adequate access, through their relationships with us, to information about us. The sales of these securities were made without any general solicitation or advertising.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
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