current financial assets and 
 liabilities                   449            (2,995)        (164) 
Cash flow from (used in) 
 financing activities          7,487          (2,804)        (1,829) 
Net increase (decrease) in 
 cash and cash equivalents     8,038          (5,279)        1,091 
Effect of exchange rates       55             (439)          200 
Cash and cash equivalents at 
 the beginning of the period   21,634         27,352         25,432 
Cash and cash equivalents at 
 the end of the period         29,727         21,634         26,723 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW 
TOTAL 
(unaudited) 
                                                      1(st) half  1(st) half 
(M$)                                                  2020        2019 
 
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 
 
Consolidated net income                               (8,420)     5,944 
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment  15,431      7,535 
Non-current liabilities, valuation allowances and 
 deferred taxes                                       (1,457)     379 
(Gains) losses on disposals of assets                 (340)       (364) 
Undistributed affiliates' equity earnings             391         (474) 
(Increase) decrease in working capital                (453)       (3,287) 
Other changes, net                                    (374)       147 
Cash flow from operating activities                   4,778       9,880 
 
CASH FLOW USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES 
 
Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment 
 additions                                            (4,773)     (5,585) 
Acquisitions of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired    (188)       (208) 
Investments in equity affiliates and other 
 securities                                           (1,670)     (1,190) 
Increase in non-current loans                         (1,028)     (500) 
Total expenditures                                    (7,659)     (7,483) 
Proceeds from disposals of intangible assets and 
 property, plant and equipment                        263         163 
Proceeds from disposals of subsidiaries, net of cash 
 sold                                                 154         146 
Proceeds from disposals of non-current investments    315         266 
Repayment of non-current loans                        225         487 
Total divestments                                     957         1,062 
Cash flow used in investing activities                (6,702)     (6,421) 
 
CASH FLOW USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES 
 
Issuance (repayment) of shares: 
   - Parent company shareholders                      374         450 
   - Treasury shares                                  (611)       (1,770) 
Dividends paid: 
   - Parent company shareholders                      (3,810)     (4,765) 
   - Non-controlling interests                        (76)        (93) 
Net issuance (repayment) of perpetual subordinated 
notes                                                 -           - 
Payments on perpetual subordinated notes              (231)       (315) 
Other transactions with non-controlling interests     (70)        (150) 
Net issuance (repayment) of non-current debt          15,472      3,581 
Increase (decrease) in current borrowings             (3,819)     (1,489) 
Increase (decrease) in current financial assets and 
 liabilities                                          (2,546)     (58) 
Cash flow from (used in) financing activities         4,683       (4,609) 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  2,759       (1,150) 
Effect of exchange rates                              (384)       (34) 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the 
 period                                               27,352      27,907 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period    29,727      26,723 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
TOTAL 
(unaudited) 
                                          Paid-in 
                                          surplus 
                                          and       Currency                            Shareholders'  Non-         Total 
                                          retained  translation                         equity -       controlling  shareholders' 
                   Common shares issued   earnings  adjustment   Treasury shares        Group Share    interests    equity 
(M$)               Number         Amount                         Number        Amount 
As of January 1, 
 2019              2,640,602,007  8,227   120,569   (11,313)     (32,473,281)  (1,843)  115,640        2,474        118,114 
Net income of the 
 first half 
 2019              -              -       5,867     -            -             -        5,867          77           5,944 
Other 
 comprehensive 
 income            -              -       (366)     136          -             -        (230)          48           (182) 
Comprehensive 
 Income            -              -       5,501     136          -             -        5,637          125          5,762 
Dividend           -              -       (3,875)   -            -             -        (3,875)        (93)         (3,968) 
Issuance of 
 common shares     26,281,753     74      1,271     -            -             -        1,345          -            1,345 
Purchase of 
 treasury shares   -              -       -         -            (32,331,446)  (1,770)  (1,770)        -            (1,770) 
Sale of treasury 
 shares(a)         -              -       -         -            4,010         -        -              -            - 
Share-based 
 payments          -              -       103       -            -             -        103            -            103 
Share 
cancellation       -              -       -         -            -             -        -              -            - 
Net issuance 
 (repayment) of 
 perpetual 
 subordinated 
 notes             -              -       (5)       -            -             -        (5)            -            (5) 
Payments on 
 perpetual 
 subordinated 
 notes             -              -       (207)     -            -             -        (207)          -            (207) 
Other operations 
 with 
  non-controlling 
 interests         -              -       -         -            -             -        -              (150)        (150) 
Other items        -              -       (6)       -            -             -        (6)            6            - 
As of June 30, 
 2019              2,666,883,760  8,301   123,351   (11,177)     (64,800,717)  (3,613)  116,862        2,362        119,224 
Net income of the 
 second half 
 2019              -              -       5,400     -            -             -        5,400          94           5,494 
Other 
 comprehensive 
 income            -              -       (293)     (326)        -             -        (619)          20           (599) 
Comprehensive 
 Income            -              -       5,107     (326)        -             -        4,781          114          4,895 
Dividend           -              -       (3,855)   -            -             -        (3,855)        (22)         (3,877) 
Issuance of 
 common shares     106,750        -       (6)       -            -             -        (6)            -            (6) 
Purchase of 
 treasury shares   -              -       -         -            (20,057,890)  (1,040)  (1,040)        -            (1,040) 
Sale of treasury 
 shares(a)         -              -       (219)     -            4,274,938     219      -              -            - 
Share-based 
 payments          -              -       104       -            -             -        104            -            104 
Share 
 cancellation      (65,109,435)   (178)   (3,244)   -            65,109,435    3,422    -              -            - 
Net issuance 
 (repayment) of 
 perpetual 
 subordinated 
 notes             -              -       1         -            -             -        1              -            1 
Payments on 
 perpetual 
 subordinated 
 notes             -              -       (146)     -            -             -        (146)          -            (146) 
Other operations 
 with 
  non-controlling 
 interests         -              -       55        -            -             -        55             108          163 
Other items        -              -       22        -            -             -        22             (35)         (13) 
As of December 
 31, 2019          2,601,881,075  8,123   121,170   (11,503)     (15,474,234)  (1,012)  116,778        2,527        119,305 
Net income of the 
 first half 2020   -              -       (8,335)   -            -             -        (8,335)        (85)         (8,420) 
Other 
 comprehensive 
 income            -              -       (1,327)   (1,762)      -             -        (3,089)        (38)         (3,127) 
Comprehensive 
 income            -              -       (9,662)   (1,762)      -             -        (11,424)       (123)        (11,547) 
Dividend           -              -       (3,799)   -            -             -        (3,799)        (76)         (3,875) 
Issuance of 
 common shares     13,179,262     36      338       -            -             -        374            -            374 
Purchase of 
 treasury shares   -              -       -         -            (13,236,044)  (611)    (611)          -            (611) 
Sale of treasury 
 shares(a)         -              -       -         -            3,680         -        -              -            - 
Share-based 
 payments          -              -       96        -            -             -        96             -            96 
Share 
cancellation       -              -       -         -            -             -        -              -            - 
Net issuance 
(repayment) of 
perpetual 
subordinated 
notes              -              -       -         -            -             -        -              -            - 
Payments on 
 perpetual 
 subordinated 
 notes             -              -       (143)     -            -             -        (143)          -            (143) 

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