Total: Combined Shareholders' Meeting of May 29, 2020
May 29 2020 - 8:00AM
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The Combined Shareholders' Meeting of Total S.A. (Paris:FP)
(LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT) was held as a closed session at the Company's
registered office, on May 29, 2020, under the chairmanship of Mr.
Patrick Pouyanné. The Shareholders adopted all resolutions approved
by the Board of Directors, including:
- Approval of the 2019 financial statements, the payment of a
dividend for 2019 of 2.68 euros per share, as well as the option
for the payment in shares of the final 2019 dividend of 0.68 euro
per share,
- Renewal of the terms of office as Director of Mrs. Patricia
Barbizet and Mrs. Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette as well as for
Mr. Mark Cutifani for a three-year period,
- Nomination as Director of Mr. Jérôme Contamine for a
three-year period,
- Various elements related to the remuneration of the
Directors,
- Elements of compensation due or granted to the Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer for the 2019 financial year and the
compensation policy for 2020,
- Approval of the conversion of the Company to a European
company and the adoption of the Articles of Association of the
Company in its new European corporate form, including other various
modifications, notably related to the consideration by the Board of
Directors of the social and environmental challenges of the
Company's activities,
- Various delegations of authority and financial authorizations
granted to the Board of Directors.
The resolution proposed by a group of shareholders and that the
Board of Directors recommended not to approve, has been rejected by
a vast majority (83.2%) of shareholders.
The full results of the votes and the presentations made to the
shareholders will be available on the website total.com.
During the Shareholders' Meeting, Mr. Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, presented in particular the way the
Group has organized itself to deal with health and economic crises.
He gave an update on the implementation of the Group's strategy and
presented the Company's new climate ambition by 2050.
He also announced the decision of the Board of Directors to
appoint Mrs. Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette as Lead Director, thus
replacing Mrs. Patricia Barbizet in these missions, at the end of
the Shareholders' Meeting. Mrs. Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette
will chair the Governance and Ethics Committee. Mr. Cutifani and
Mr. Patrick Artus agreed to take the chairmanship of the
Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee, respectively. The
Board of Directors and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, on
behalf of all shareholders, thanked Mrs. Patricia Barbizet for her
role as Lead Director since her appointment on December 18,
2015.
About Total
Total is a broad energy company that produces and markets fuels,
natural gas and low-carbon electricity. Our 100,000 employees are
committed to better energy that is safer, more affordable, cleaner
and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than
130 countries, our ambition is to become the responsible energy
major.
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Cautionary note
This press release, from which no legal consequences may be
drawn, is for information purposes only. The entities in which
TOTAL S.A. directly or indirectly owns investments are separate
legal entities. TOTAL S.A. has no liability for their acts or
omissions. In this document, the terms "Total", "Total Group" and
Group are sometimes used for convenience. Likewise, the words "we",
"us" and "our" may also be used to refer to subsidiaries in general
or to those who work for them.
This document may contain forward-looking information and
statements that are based on a number of economic data and
assumptions made in a given economic, competitive and regulatory
environment. They may prove to be inaccurate in the future and are
subject to a number of risk factors. Neither TOTAL S.A. nor any of
its subsidiaries assumes any obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking information or statement, objectives or trends
contained in this document whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
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