PARIS, October 21, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- On the 17th of October, 2002, Groupe DANONE's (NYSE:DA) Board of Directors has decided, pursuant to the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting held on the 29th of May, 2001, to cancel 2.8 million of treasury stocks.
Following to this operation, the authorized capital of Groupe DANONE is made of 138,591,372 shares and the company holds, directly or indirectly, 7,844,682 treasury stocks.