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Consolidated statements of changes in equity - EUR (€) € in Millions | Total | Attributable to equity holders of Sanofi | Share capital | Additional paid-in capital | Treasury shares | Reserves and retained earnings | Stock options and other share- based payments | Other comprehensive income | Attributable to non- controlling interests
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Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019 | [1] | € 59,230 |  | € 59,056 |  | € 2,508 |  | € 147 |  | € (9) |  | € 51,902 |  | € 3,863 |  | € 645 |  | € 174 |
Other comprehensive income for the period |  | (4,007) | [2] | (3,987) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 | [1] |  |  | (4,001) | [1] | (20) | [1]
Net income for the period | [1] | 12,330 |  | 12,294 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,294 |  |  |  |  |  | 36 |
Comprehensive income |  | 8,323 | [2] | 8,307 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,308 | [1] |  |  | (4,001) | [1] | 16 | [1]
Dividend paid out of earnings |  | (3,937) |  | (3,937) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,937) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment of dividends to non-controlling interests |  | (44) |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (44) |
Share repurchase program | [3] | (822) |  | (822) |  |  |  |  |  | (822) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options | [3] | 51 |  | 51 |  | 2 |  | 49 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of restricted shares and vesting of existing restricted shares | [3],[4] | 0 |  | 0 |  | 3 |  | (3) |  | 126 |  | (126) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee share ownership plan | [3] | 174 |  | 174 |  | 5 |  | 169 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of services obtained from employees |  | 274 |  | 274 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 274 |  |  |  |  |
Tax effects of the exercise of stock options |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Other changes arising from issuance of restricted shares | [5] | 2 |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2020 |  | 63,252 | [6] | 63,106 | [1] | 2,518 | [1] | 362 | [1] | (705) | [1] | 60,149 | [1] | 4,138 | [1] | (3,356) | [1] | 146 | [1]
Other comprehensive income for the period |  | 3,307 | [2] | 3,296 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 797 |  |  |  | 2,499 |  | 11 |
Net income for the period |  | 6,279 | [2] | 6,223 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,223 |  |  |  |  |  | 56 |
Comprehensive income |  | 9,586 | [2] | 9,519 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,020 |  |  |  | 2,499 |  | 67 |
Dividend paid out of earnings |  | (4,008) |  | (4,008) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,008) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment of dividends to non-controlling interests |  | (49) |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (49) |
Share repurchase program | [3] | (382) |  | (382) |  |  |  |  |  | (382) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options | [3] | 11 |  | 11 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of restricted shares and vesting of existing restricted shares | [3],[4] | 0 |  | 0 |  | 4 |  | (4) |  | 148 |  | (148) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee share ownership plan | [3] | 168 |  | 168 |  | 5 |  | 163 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of services obtained from employees |  | 244 |  | 244 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 244 |  |  |  |  |
Tax effects of the exercise of stock options |  | 23 |  | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |  |
Other changes in non-controlling interests | [7] | 186 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 186 |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2021 |  | 69,031 |  | 68,681 |  | 2,527 |  | 532 |  | (939) |  | 63,013 |  | 4,405 |  | (857) |  | 350 |
Other comprehensive income for the period |  | 2,764 |  | 2,759 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 451 |  |  |  | 2,308 |  | 5 |
Net income for the period |  | 8,484 |  | 8,371 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,371 |  |  |  |  |  | 113 |
Comprehensive income |  | 11,248 |  | 11,130 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,822 |  |  |  | 2,308 |  | 118 |
Dividend paid out of earnings |  | (4,168) |  | (4,168) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,168) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effect of the distribution of an exceptional supplementary dividend of 58% of the shares of EUROAPI to the equity holders of Sanofi | [8] | (793) |  | (793) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (793) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment of dividends to non-controlling interests |  | (100) |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (100) |
Share repurchase program | [3] | (497) |  | (497) |  |  |  |  |  | (497) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in share capital | [3] | 0 |  | 0 |  | (13) |  | (587) |  | 600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of stock options | [3] | 35 |  | 35 |  | 1 |  | 34 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of restricted shares and vesting of existing restricted shares | [3],[4] | 0 |  | 0 |  | 3 |  | (3) |  | 130 |  | (130) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee share ownership plan | [3] | 153 |  | 153 |  | 4 |  | 149 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of services obtained from employees |  | 245 |  | 245 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 245 |  |  |  |  |
Tax effects of the exercise of stock options |  | 8 |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |
Other |  | (10) |  | (10) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022 |  | € 75,152 |  | € 74,784 |  | € 2,522 |  | € 125 |  | € (706) |  | € 66,734 |  | € 4,658 |  | € 1,451 |  | € 368 |
[1] | Includes the impacts of the IFRIC final agenda decisions of March 2021 on the costs of configuring or customising application software used in a Software as a Service (SaaS) arrangement and of April 2021 on the attribution of benefits to periods of service, as described in Note A.2.1. to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021.
[2] | Includes the impacts of the IFRIC final agenda decisions of March 2021 on the costs of configuring or customising application software used in a Software as a Service (SaaS) arrangement and of April 2021 on the attribution of benefits to periods of service, as described in Note A.2.1. to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021.
[3] | See Notes D.15.1., D.15.3., D.15.4. and D.15.5.
[4] | This line includes the use of existing shares to fulfill vested rights under restricted share plans.
[5] | Issuance of restricted shares to former employees of the European Generics business subsequent to the date of divestment.
[6] | Includes the impacts of the IFRIC final agenda decisions of March 2021 on the costs of configuring or customising application software used in a Software as a Service (SaaS) arrangement and of April 2021 on the attribution of benefits to periods of service, as described in Note A.2.1. to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021.
[7] | This line includes changes in non-controlling interests arising from divestments and acquisitions.
[8] | This amount includes the valuation of the shares distributed as a dividend in kind, at a price of €14.58 per share, as of May 10, 2022 (see note D.1.).

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