Regulatory News:
The Combined General Meeting of Air Liquide (Paris:AI)
will be held in Paris on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, starting at 3
p.m., Paris time, on first notice, in the Palais des Congrès, 2
place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris, France. The General Meeting
shall be held in accordance with the regulations relating to the
public health situation. As the conditions for holding and
attending this General Meeting may evolve in accordance with any
changes in the public health situation and/or the regulations,
shareholders are invited to consult the section dedicated to the
2022 General Meeting on the Group's website www.airliquide.com on a
regular basis.
The draft resolutions, approved by Air Liquide’s Board of
Directors on February 15, 2022 and to be submitted to the General’
Meeting, as well as all the information concerning the Meeting are
available on the Company’s website, 2022 General Meeting
section.
The Notice of meeting published on March 28, 2022 in the
French legal gazette (Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires)
is available on the Company’s website, also in the 2022 General
Meeting section. 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 which
will be submitted to the vote of shareholders with a presentation
of the objectives of each resolution and practical information for
attending, voting and exercising shareholder rights.
The General Meeting will provide an opportunity to present the
Group’s strategy and its development prospects as well as the
evolution of its governance. All shareholders are invited to
vote either by attending the General 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 by no later than midnight, Paris time, on Saturday, April
30, 2022;
- by voting by Internet, prior to the Meeting. The voting
website will be open from Monday, April 11, 2022 to Tuesday, May
3, 2022 at 3 p.m., 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 General 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).
The preparatory documents of this Meeting will also be kept at
disposal of the shareholders at Shareholder Services, 75 quai
d’Orsay, 75007 Paris, France, and published on the Company’s
website, 2022 General Meeting section, according to legal and
regulatory requirements.
Air Liquide share ownership (as of
December 31, 2021)
- 33% of the capital held by individual shareholders
- 52% of the capital held by non-French institutional
investors
- 15% of the capital held by French institutional
investors
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Agenda of the Combined General Meeting of May 4, 2022
Ordinary General Meeting
- Approval of the Company financial statements for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2021
- Approval of the consolidated financial statements for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2021
- Appropriation of 2021 earnings; setting of the dividend
- Authorization granted to the Board of Directors for a period of
18 months to allow the Company to trade in its own share
- Renewal of the term of office as a Director of Mr Benoît
Potier
- Appointment of Mr François Jackow as Company Director
- Renewal of the term of office as a Director of Ms Annette
Winkler
- Renewal of the term of office as a Principal Statutory Auditor
of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit
- Appointment of KPMG S.A. as a Principal Statutory Auditor
- Acknowledgement of the expiration of the terms of office of
Auditex company and Mr Jean-Christophe Georghiou, Deputy Statutory
Auditors
- Statutory Auditors’ special report on agreements covered by the
articles L. 225-38 et seq. of the French Commercial Code
- Approval of the elements of remuneration paid during or awarded
in respect of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 to Mr Benoît
Potier
- Approval of information relating to the remuneration of
corporate officers stated in article L. 22-10-9-I of the French
Commercial Code
- Approval of the remuneration policy for the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer (for the period from January 1, 2022 to May 31,
2022)
- Approval of the remuneration policy for the Chief Executive
Officer (as of June 1, 2022)
- Approval of the remuneration policy for the Chairman of the
Board of Directors (as of June 1, 2022)
- Approval of the remuneration policy applicable to
Directors
Extraordinary General Meeting
- Authorization 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 in order to increase the share capital through
the incorporation of additional paid-in capital, reserves, profits
or any other amounts, for a maximum amount of 300 million
euros
- Authorization granted to the Board of Directors for a period of
38 months to grant to employees and Executive Officers of the
Group, or some of such employees and Executive Officers, share
subscription options or share purchase options resulting in the
waiver by shareholders of their preferential subscription rights to
shares to be issued upon exercise of the subscription options
- Authorization granted to the Board of Directors for a period of
38 months to grant existing or new shares to employees and
Executive Officers of the Group, or some of such employees and
Executive Officers, resulting in the waiver by shareholders of
their preferential subscription rights to the shares to be
issued
- Delegation of authority granted to the Board of Directors for a
period of 26 months to perform share capital increases, with
cancellation of preferential subscription rights, reserved for
members of a company or group savings plan
- Delegation of authority granted to the Board of Directors for a
period of 18 months to perform share capital increases, with
cancellation of preferential subscription rights, reserved for a
category of beneficiaries
- Amendment of article 11 of the articles of association
(Composition of the Board of Directors) relating to the time limit
for the acquisition of the Company’s shares by the Directors
- Amendment of article 14 of the articles of association (Board
of Directors' meetings and deliberations) to allow the Board of
Directors to take decisions by written consultation
- Amendment of article 12 (Organization and management of the
Board of Directors) and of article 13 (General Management) of the
articles of association concerning the modification of the age
limit provided in the articles of association for the Chief
Executive Officer in an emergency situation
- Amendment of article 17 of the articles of association (Audit
of the Company) concerning the appointment of Deputy Statutory
Auditors
- Harmonization of articles 8 (Rights and obligations governing
shares), 18 (General Meetings) and 23 (Disputes) of the Company’s
articles of association with the legal and regulatory provisions in
force
Ordinary General Meeting
UPCOMING DATES
2022 First quarter revenue:
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Combined General Meeting:
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Dividend ex date*: Monday, May 16,
2022
Dividend payment date*: Wednesday,
May 18, 2022
* subject to the necessary approvals at
the Combined General Meeting of May 4, 2022
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 75 countries with
approximately 66,400 employees and serves more than 3.8 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 be a leader in its industry,
deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability -
with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at
the heart of its strategy. The company’s customer-centric
transformation strategy aims at profitable, regular and responsible
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 more than 23 billion euros in
2021. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange
(compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX
50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
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