(all amounts are shown in Euro thousands unless otherwise stated)
    
        
            
                |   | 
                Ordinary shares | 
                Preference shares | 
                Share premium €'000 | 
                Total | 
            
            
                | Shares issued and fully paid | 
                Number of shares | 
                €'000 | 
                Number of shares | 
                €'000 | 
                Number of shares | 
                €'000 | 
            
        
        
            
                | Balance at 1 January 2016 | 
                77,063,568 | 
                308,254 | 
                7,568,960 | 
                30,276 | 
                22,826 | 
                84,632,528 | 
                361,356 | 
            
            
                | Balance at 31 December 2016 | 
                77,063,568 | 
                308,254 | 
                7,568,960 | 
                30,276 | 
                22,826 | 
                84,632,528 | 
                361,356 | 
            
               
                | Share capital decrease | 
                - | 
                -77,064 | 
                - | 
                -7,569 | 
                - | 
                - | 
                -84,633 | 
            
            
                | Balance at 31 December 2017 | 
                77,063,568 | 
                231,190 | 
                7,568,960 | 
                22,707 | 
                22,826 | 
                84,632,528 | 
                276,723 | 
            
        
    
 
    
        
            
                |   | 
                Ordinary shares | 
                Preference shares | 
                Total | 
            
            
                | Treasury shares  | 
                Number of shares | 
                €'000 | 
                Number of shares | 
                €'000 | 
                Number of shares | 
                €'000 | 
            
        
        
            
                | Balance at 1 January 2016 | 
                2,760,593 | 
                78,960 | 
                5,919 | 
                117 | 
                2,766,512 | 
                79,077 | 
            
               
                | Treasury shares purchased | 
                1,219,658 | 
                24,265 | 
                79,595 | 
                928 | 
                1,299,253 | 
                25,193 | 
            
            
                | Treasury shares sold | 
                -108,574 | 
                -2,817 | 
                - | 
                - | 
                -108,574 | 
                -2,817 | 
            
            
                | Balance at 31 December 2016 | 
                3,871,677 | 
                100,408 | 
                85,514 | 
                1,045 | 
                3,957,191 | 
                101,453 | 
            
            
                | Treasury shares purchased | 
                222,356 | 
                4,564 | 
                24,959 | 
                387 | 
                247,315 | 
                4,951 | 
            
            
                | Treasury shares sold | 
                -39,787 | 
                -1,020 | 
                - | 
                - | 
                -39,787 | 
                -1,020 | 
            
            
                | Balance at 31 December 2017 | 
                4,054,246 | 
                103,952 | 
                110,473 | 
                1,432 | 
                4,164,719 | 
                105,384 | 
            
        
    
 
For the year 2017, the average stock price of Titan Cement Company S.A. ordinary shares was €23.01 (2016: €19.63) and the closing price of the ordinary shares on 31 December 2017 was €22.90 (31.12.2016: €22.30).														
Share options 
Share options are granted to members of senior management. Movements in the number of share options outstanding are as follows:														
    
        
            
                 | 
                2017 scheme | 
                2014 scheme | 
                2010 scheme | 
            
        
        
            
                | Balance at 1 January 2016 | 
                - | 
                558,520 | 
                147,233 | 
            
            
                | Granted | 
                - | 
                303,150 | 
                - | 
            
            
                | Exercised | 
                - | 
                - | 
                -108,574 | 
            
           
            
                | Cancelled | 
                - | 
                -1,650 | 
                -38,659 | 
            
            
                | Balance at 31 December 2016 | 
                - | 
                860,020 | 
                - | 
            
            
                | Granted | 
                263,680 | 
                - | 
                - | 
            
            
                | Exercised | 
                - | 
                -39,787 | 
                - | 
            
             
                | Non vested | 
                - | 
                -125,378 | 
                - | 
            
            
                | Cancelled | 
                -5,570 | 
                -48,073 | 
                - | 
            
            
                | Balance at 31 December 2017 | 
                258,110 | 
                646,782 | 
                - | 
            
        
    
 
Share options outstanding at the end of the year have the following terms:										
    
        
            
                |   | 
                2017 scheme | 
                2014 scheme | 
            
            
                | Exercise price | 
                € 10 | 
                € 10 | 
            
            
                | Expiration date | 
                2017 | 
                2016 | 
                2017 | 
                2016 | 
            
        
        
            
                | 2020 | 
                - | 
                - | 
                55,482 | 
                245,890 | 
            
            
                | 2021 | 
                - | 
                - | 
                301,020 | 
                310,980 | 
            
            
                | 2022 | 
                - | 
                - | 
                290,280 | 
                303,150 | 
            
            
                | 2023 | 
                258,110 | 
                - | 
                - | 
                - | 
            
            
                 | 
                258,110 | 
                - | 
                646,782 | 
                860,020 |