Compagnie de Saint-Gobain AGM Statement (6015H)
June 08 2017 - 12:49PM
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RNS Number : 6015H
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
08 June 2017
PRESS RELEASE
Paris, June 8, 2017
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF JUNE 8, 2017
The Annual General Meeting of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
shareholders was held today in Paris. Shareholders present or
represented at the meeting held an aggregate 58.98% of the
outstanding shares. All the resolutions were adopted.
Pamela Knapp, Agnès Lemarchand, Gilles Schnepp and Philippe
Varin were re-elected to the Board, all of whom are considered
independent directors.
After the departure of Jean-Martin Folz and Bernard Gautier,
whose experience and judgment made a significant contribution to
the discussions and decisions of the Board of Directors of
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, the Board now has 14 members (including
two employee directors). In accordance with the law and the
AFEP-MEDEF Corporate Governance Code, it comprises 41.7% women and
72.7% independent directors.
Shareholders also approved the payment of an increased dividend
of EUR1.26 per share (versus EUR1.24 in 2016), with integral
payment in cash. The ex-dividend date will be June 12 and the
dividend will be paid as from June 14, 2017.
A webcast of the Annual General Meeting and the results of the
vote on each resolution will be available on the Company's website
(www.saint-gobain.com) as from June 9, 2017.
ABOUT SAINT-GOBAIN
Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and
solutions which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us
and the future of all. They can be found everywhere in our living
places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation,
infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide
comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of
sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate
change.
EUR39.1 billion in sales in 2016
Operates in 67 countries
More than 170,000 employees
www.saint-gobain.com
@saintgobain
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