BOURBON: 2016 Combined Annual Shareholders' Meeting
27 Mai 2016 - 7:53AM
Paris, May 27, 2016
Combined Annual
Shareholders' Meeting of May 26, 2016
The Combined General Meeting of
BOURBON shareholders was held on May 26, 2016 in Paris, chaired by
Mr. Jacques de Chateauvieux.
All resolutions (amended, where
required) were approved and notably:
- The
distribution of a dividend of €1 per share in cash or in shares
- The renewal of
Ms. Xiaowei Wang, Mr. Jacques de Chateauvieux and of Mr. Christian
Lefèvre as directors for three years;
- Authorization
given to the Board of Directors to undertake operations with
regards to shares in the company (purchase and cancelation of
shares);
- The
remuneration packages for Mr. Jacques de Chateauvieux, Mr.
Christian Lefèvre, Mr. Gaël Bodénès and Mr. Nicolas Malgrain for
2015;
- The renewal of
the authorization given to the Board of Directors to allot bonus
shares, existing and/or new shares, to salaried staff and/or
certain Company representatives or of those affiliated to it;
- Amendment of
article 3 of the Company articles of association: "Name of the
Company";
- Amendment of
article 16 of the Company articles of association: "General
Management"
Focus on the approval by shareholders of the
distribution of a dividend of €1 per share in cash or
shares
The Board of Directors submitted
to the Meeting a proposed amendment of the third resolution to
propose to shareholders a payment of the dividend in cash or in
shares.
After discussion during the
Meeting, the "bureau de l'Assemblée" decided to put to a vote by
the shareholders an amended third resolution and subsequently, a
complementary resolution. During a pause in the session, the Board
of Directors met and recommended to shareholders to vote on the
amended third resolution and the complementary resolution that were
then approved by the shareholders.
Shareholders can exercise their
choice between June 15 and July 7, 2016 inclusive by addressing
their request to their financial intermediary. The issue price of
the new shares for the payment in shares will be €9.66 after
application of the maximum discount of 10%. The shares will trade
ex-dividend on June 15, 2016 and the dividend payment will be made
in cash or in shares on July 18, 2016.
The meeting of the Board of
Directors, which followed the General Meeting, made the following
decisions:
-
The reunification of the roles of Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer;
-
The nomination of Jacques de Chateauvieux as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, effective the same day;
-
The nomination of two Executive Vice Presidents,
effective the same day: Christian Lefèvre and Gaël Bodénès
In the coming few days, the full
results of the votes on resolutions will be available on:
http://www.bourbonoffshore.com/en/2016-combined-annual-shareholders-meeting.
FINANCIAL CALENDAR
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|
2016
1st Half
Financial information press release |
August
3, 2016 |
2016
1st Half Results
press release |
September 8, 2016 |
2016
3rd Quarter
Financial information press release |
November
3, 2016 |
About BOURBON
Among the market
leaders in marine services for offshore oil & gas, BOURBON
offers the most demanding oil & gas companies a wide range of
marine services, both surface and sub-surface, for offshore oil
& gas fields and wind farms. These extensive services rely on a
broad range of the latest-generation vessels and the expertise of
more than 11,000 skilled employees. Through its 34 operating
subsidiaries the group provides local services as close as possible
to customers and their operations throughout the world, of the
highest standards of service and safety.
BOURBON provides
two operating Activities (Marine Services and Subsea Services) and
also protects the French coastline for the French Navy.
In 2015,
BOURBON'S revenue came to €1,329.6 million and the company operated
a fleet of 515 vessels as of March 31, 2016.
Placed by ICB
(Industry Classification Benchmark) in the "Oil Services" sector,
BOURBON is listed on the Euronext Paris, Compartment B.
Contacts
BOURBON
Investor Relations,
analysts, shareholders
James Fraser, CFA
+33 491 133 545
james.fraser@bourbon-online.com
Corporate
Communications
Christelle Loisel
+33 491 136 732
christelle.loisel@bourbon-online.com
Media relations
agency
Publicis Consultants
Vilizara Lazarova
+33 144 824 634
vilizara.lazarova@consultants.publicis.fr
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