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Annual Report 2015
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million, except for number of stores and otherwise indicatec
January 3,
2016
December 28,
2014
December 29,
2013
December 30,
2012
January 1,
2012
Group equity2
5,621
4,844
6,520
5,146
5,810
Gross debt
3,502
3,197
3,021
3,246
3,680
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term deposits and similar instruments
2,354
1,886
3,963
1,886
2,592
Net debt
1,148
1,311
(942)
1,360
1,088
Total assets
15,880
14,138
15,142
14,572
15,228
Number of stores1 3,253 3,206 3,131 3,074 3,008
Number of employees (in thousand FTEs)1
129
126
123
125
121
Number of employees (in thousands headcount)1
236
227
222
225
218
Common shares outstanding (in millions)2
818
823
982
1,039
1,060
Share price at Euronext
19.48
14.66
13.22
10.16
10.41
Market capitalization2
15,944
12,059
12,989
10,551
11,033
Year-end exchange rate per 0.9208 0.8213 0.7277 0.7566 0.7724
1 The number of stores and employees include discontinued operations (Slovakia).
2 In 2015, €161 million was returned to shareholders through a share buyback (2014: €1,232 million, 2013: €768 million, 2012: €277 million and 2011: €837 million) and €1,007 million as a result of the capital repayment in 2014.
