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Share capital (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Share capital |
Schedule of reconciliation of share capital | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
​ | ​ | (Euro, in thousands)
On January 1 | ​ | € | 293,937 | ​ | € | 293,604 | ​ | € | 292,075
Share capital increase | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 333 | ​ | ​ | 1,530
Share capital on December 31, | ​ | € | 293,937 | ​ | € | 293,937 | ​ | € | 293,604
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Aggregate share capital | ​ | € | 356,445 | ​ | € | 356,445 | ​ | € | 356,112
Costs of capital increase (accumulated) | ​ | ​ | (62,507) | ​ | ​ | (62,507) | ​ | ​ | (62,507)
Share capital on December 31, | ​ | € | 293,937 | ​ | € | 293,937 | ​ | € | 293,604
Schedule of history of the share capital | ​
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Date |  | ​ |  | ​ |  | Share capital increase due to exercise subscription rights (in thousands €) |  | ​ | Number of shares issued (in thousands of shares) |  | ​ | Aggregate number of shares after transaction (in thousands of shares) |  | Aggregate share capital after transaction (in thousands €)
January 1, 2022 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 65,553 | ​ | ​ | 354,582
March 18, 2022 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 517 | ​ | ​ | 96 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
June 20, 2022 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 434 | ​ | ​ | 80 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
September 27, 2022 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 579 | ​ | ​ | 107 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
December 31, 2022 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 65,836 | ​ | ​ | 356,112
March 20, 2023 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 333 | ​ | ​ | 62 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
December 31, 2023 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 65,897 | ​ | € | 356,445
December 31, 2024 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 65,897 | ​ | € | 356,445
Summary of capital increases | ​
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(Euro, in thousands, except share data) |  | Number of shares |  | Share capital |  | Share premium |  | ​ | Share capital and share premium |  | ​ | Average exercise price subscription right |  | ​ | Closing share price on date of capital increase
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ( in Euro/ subscription right) | ​ | ​ | ( in Euro/ share)
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On January 1, 2022 | ​ | ​ | 65,552,721 | ​ | ​ | 292,075 | ​ | ​ | 2,730,391 | ​ | ​ | 3,022,467 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
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March 18, 2022 : exercise of subscription rights | ​ | ​ | 95,500 | ​ | ​ | 517 | ​ | ​ | 1,643 | ​ | ​ | 2,160 | ​ | ​ | 22.61 | ​ | ​ | 57.38
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June 20, 2022 : exercise of subscription rights | ​ | ​ | 80,290 | ​ | ​ | 434 | ​ | ​ | 1,025 | ​ | ​ | 1,460 | ​ | ​ | 18.18 | ​ | ​ | 53.52
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September 27, 2022 : exercise of subscription rights | ​ | ​ | 107,000 | ​ | ​ | 579 | ​ | ​ | 2,497 | ​ | ​ | 3,076 | ​ | ​ | 28.75 | ​ | ​ | 44.49
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On December 31, 2022 | ​ | ​ | 65,835,511 | ​ | ​ | 293,604 | ​ | ​ | 2,735,557 | ​ | ​ | 3,029,162 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
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March 20, 2023 : exercise of subscription rights | ​ | ​ | 61,560 | ​ | ​ | 333 | ​ | ​ | 1,437 | ​ | ​ | 1,770 | ​ | ​ | 28.75 | ​ | ​ | 35.47
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On December 31, 2023 | ​ | ​ | 65,897,071 | ​ | € | 293,937 | ​ | € | 2,736,994 | ​ | € | 3,030,932 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
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On December 31, 2024 | ​ | ​ | 65,897,071 | ​ | € | 293,937 | ​ | € | 2,736,994 | ​ | € | 3,030,932 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​

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