Regulatory News:
The Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of Air Liquide
(Paris:AI) will be held on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, starting at
3 pm, on first notice, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris,
France. The proposed resolutions, approved by
Air Liquide’s Board of Directors on February 14, 2018 and to
be submitted to the Shareholders’ Meeting, as well as all the
information concerning the Meeting are available on the Group’s
website, www.airliquide.com, Shareholders section.
The Notice of meeting has been published on March 21, 2018 in
the French legal gazette (Bulletin des Annonces Légales
Obligatoires) and is available on the Group’s website.
The invitation to the Meeting will be sent to all shareholders
of the Company, by mail or electronically for those having opted
for the electronic invitation. These documents include the voting
form, the agenda of the Meeting, the resolutions submitted to
shareholders, a presentation of the objectives of each resolution
and practical information for attending, voting and exercising
shareholder rights.
The Shareholders’ Meeting provides an opportunity to present the
Group’s strategy, its development prospects and to participate in
the life of the Company. All shareholders are invited to
vote either by attending the Shareholders’ Meeting in person,
by proxy, or by voting by correspondence. That process might be
carried out:
- by sending the voting form back, so
that it reaches the Company on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the
latest;
- by voting by Internet, prior to the
Meeting. The voting website will be open from Tuesday, March
27 to Tuesday, May 15 at 3 pm, Paris time. Detailed
instructions on how to connect to this website are provided in the
invitation to the Meeting documents sent to shareholders.
Air Liquide values the participation of each
shareholder.
The Shareholders’ Meeting will be webcast live and a recorded
version will be available on the Group’s website. It will be
accessible to people who are deaf or hearing impaired (through sign
language interpretation and surtitling, in French). You will also
be able to follow the Combined Shareholders’ Meeting on the Group
Twitter account @airliquidegroup.
The preparatory documents will also be kept at disposal of the
shareholders at Shareholder Services, 75 quai d’Orsay, 75007 Paris,
France, and published on the Group’s website www.airliquide.com,
Shareholders section, according to legal and regulatory
requirements.
Air Liquide share ownership (as at
December 31, 2017)
- 32% of the capital held by
individual shareholders
- 49% of the capital held by
non-French institutional investors
- 19% of the capital held by
French institutional investors
Agenda of the Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of May 16,
2018
Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
- Board of Directors’ reports- Statutory Auditors’ reports-
Approval of the Company financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2017.- Approval of the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2017.- Appropriation of
the 2017 earnings; setting of the dividend.- Authorisation granted
to the Board of Directors for a period of 18 months to allow the
Company to trade in its own shares.- Renewal of the term of office
of four Directors.- Approval of the commitments referred to in
Articles L.225-38 and L.225-42-1 of the French Commercial Code and
the Special Report of the Statutory Auditors, concerning Mr Benoît
Potier's termination indemnity and defined benefit pension
commitments.- Approval of the elements of remuneration paid or
awarded to Mr Benoît Potier in respect of the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2017.- Approval of the elements of remuneration paid
or awarded to Mr Pierre Dufour in respect of the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2017.- Approval of the remuneration policy applicable
to the executive officers.- Setting the amount of the directors'
fees
Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
- Authorisation granted to the Board of Directors for a period
of 24 months to reduce the share capital by cancellation of
treasury shares.- Delegation of authority granted to the Board of
Directors for a period of 26 months to increase the share capital
through capitalization of additional paid-in, reserves, profits or
any other amounts, for a maximum amount of 300 million euros.
Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
— Powers for formalities.
UPCOMING DATES
First quarter 2018 revenue:Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Combined Shareholders’ Meeting:Wednesday, May 16,
2018
Dividend ex date*:Monday, May 28, 2018
Dividend payment date*:Wednesday, May 30, 2018
* subject to the necessary approvals at the next Combined
Shareholders’ Meeting
The world leader in gases, technologies and services for
Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with
approximately 65,000 employees and serves more than 3.5 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Air Liquide’s ambition is to lead its industry, deliver long
term performance and contribute to sustainability. The company’s
customer-centric transformation strategy aims at profitable growth
over the long term. It relies on operational excellence, selective
investments, open innovation and a network organization implemented
by the Group worldwide. Through the commitment and inventiveness of
its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment
transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers
greater value to all its stakeholders.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to 20.3 billion euros in 2017 and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris
stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO
STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
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