Regulatory News:
The Combined General Meeting of Air Liquide (Paris:AI) will
be held in Paris on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 3 p.m., on first
notice, in the Palais des Congrès, 2, place de la Porte Maillot,
75017 Paris, France.
The draft resolutions, approved by Air Liquide’s Board of
Directors on February 19, 2024 and to be submitted to the
Shareholders’ General Meeting, as well as all the information
concerning the Meeting are available on the Group’s website, 2024
General Meeting section.
The notice of Meeting published on March 20, 2024 in the
French legal gazette BALO (Bulletin des Annonces Légales
Obligatoires) and JAL (Journal d’Annonces Légales) is also
available on the Group’s website, in the 2024 General Meeting
section. The invitation to the Meeting documents 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 Shareholders’
rights.
The General Meeting will provide the opportunity to present the
Group’s strategy and its development prospects as well as to
participate in the corporate life. The course of the Meeting will
be as follows:
- Financial and extra-financial performance - 2023 Results -
Strategic Overview - Strategy, environmental and societal advances,
2024 outlook - Composition and work of the Board of Directors and
Committees, remuneration of corporate officers - Statutory
Auditors’ Reports - Q&A session - Exchanges with the audience -
Vote on resolutions
Benoît Potier, Chairman of the Board of Directors and
François Jackow, Chief Executive Officer, will be there to
tell you more about the future of the Group.
All Shareholders are invited to vote either by attending
the General Meeting in person or by proxy, or by voting by
correspondence, or on line. 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 Friday, April
26, 2024;
- by voting by Internet, prior to the General Meeting.
The voting website will be open from Wednesday, April 3, 2024 to
Monday, April 29, 2024 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 preparatory documents of this Meeting will also be kept at
disposal of the Shareholders at Shareholder Services Department,
75, quai d’Orsay, 75007 Paris, France, and published on the Group’s
website, 2024 General Meeting section, according to legal and
regulatory applicable requirements.
The General Meeting will be webcast live, in French with
simultaneous English translation, and a recorded version will be
available on the Group’s website. It will also be available online
for people with hearing impairment.
Agenda of the Combined General Meeting of April 30,
2024
Ordinary General Meeting
- Approval of the Company financial statements for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2023
- Approval of the consolidated financial statements for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2023
- Appropriation of 2023 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 shares
- Renewal of the term of office of Ms Kim Ann Mink as Director of
the Company
- Renewal of the term of office of Ms Monica de Virgiliis as
Director of the Company
- Statutory Auditors’ Special Report on agreements covered by the
articles L. 225-38 et seq. of the French Commercial Code
- Approval of the components of the remuneration paid during or
awarded in respect of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 to Mr
François Jackow, Chief Executive Officer
- Approval of the components of the remuneration paid during or
awarded in respect of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 to Mr
Benoît Potier, Chairman of the Board of Directors
- 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 applicable to the Chief
Executive Officer
- Approval of the remuneration policy applicable to the Chairman
of the Board of Directors
- Approval of the remuneration policy applicable to
Directors
- Setting of the total annual amount of Directors'
remuneration
- Appointment of the company PriceWaterhouseCoopers Audit as
Statutory Auditor in charge of certifying the sustainability
information
- Appointment of the company KPMG S.A. as Statutory Auditor in
charge of certifying the sustainability information
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 to increase the share capital through the
incorporation of additional paid-in capital, reserves, profits or
any other amounts, for a maximum amount of 320 million euros
- 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 (Composition of the Board of Directors)
of the articles of association concerning the modification of the
age limit applicable to a percentage of Directors
- Amendment of article 12 (Organization and management of the
Board of Directors) of the articles of association concerning the
modification of the age limit for the Chairman of the Board of
Directors
Ordinary General Meeting
Air Liquide share ownership (as of
December 31, 2023)
- 34% of the capital held by individual Shareholders
- 53% of the capital held by foreign institutional
investors
- 13% of the capital held by French institutional
investors
UPCOMING DATES
2024 First quarter revenue: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Combined General Meeting: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Dividend ex date*: Monday, May 20, 2024
Dividend payment date*: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
* subject to the necessary approvals at the Combined
General Meeting of April 30, 2024
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Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and
services for industry and healthcare. Present in 72 countries with
67,800 employees, the Group serves more than 4 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 Group’s
activities since its creation in 1902.
Taking action today while preparing the future is at the heart
of Air Liquide’s strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for
2025, Air Liquide is targeting a global performance, combining
financial and extra-financial dimensions. Positioned on new
markets, the Group benefits from major assets such as its business
model combining resilience and strength, its ability to innovate
and its technological expertise. The Group develops solutions
contributing to climate and the energy transition—particularly with
hydrogen—and takes action to progress in areas of healthcare,
digital and high technologies.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 27.5 billion euros
in 2023. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange
(compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX
50, FTSE4Good and DJSI Europe indexes.
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