Elis: Combined shareholders' meeting of May 19, 2017
22 Mai 2017 - 6:44PM
Saint
Cloud, May 22, 2017
The Combined Shareholders' Meeting
of Elis, chaired by Mr. Thierry Morin, Chairman of the
Supervisory Board, and in the presence of the members of the
Supervisory Board and of the Management Board, was held on Friday,
May 19, 2017, at the Capital 8 Conference Center, 32 rue
de Monceau in Paris. The quorum was 72.98% and the shareholders
approved all of the resolutions that were submitted.
The shareholders approved the 2016
financial statements, as well as the distribution of an amount of
€0.37 per share, with an ex-date of May 29, 2017 and a payment
date of May 31, 2017.
The shareholders approved the
reappointment of Mr. Phillipe Audouin and Mrs. Florence Noblot as
Supervisory Board members and appointed Mrs. Anne-Laure Commault to
the Supervisory Board, each for a term of four years, i.e.,
expiring at the end of the Shareholders' Meeting to be called to
approve the financial statements for the year ending December 31,
2020. Anne Laure Commault has been Chief Executive officer of
Générale de Téléphone, the distribution subsidiary of the Orange
Group, which she joined on 2002. The shareholders
also ratified the co-optation of Mrs. Magali Chesse for
the remainder of her predecessor's term of office, i.e until the
end of the Shareholders' Meeting to be called to approve the
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. Magali
Chesse has been Head of Equity Investment Strategies at Crédit
Agricole Assurances since 2010.
The Supervisory Board is now
composed of 10 members, including 4 women. The current
composition of the Supervisory Board offers a complementary mix of
experience and reflects Elis Group's diversity policy. The
proportion of independent members amounts to 60%.
In addition, the shareholders
approved the amendment of Elis' articles of association to include
provisions on the conditions for appointing members of the
Supervisory Board representing employees.
Lastly, the shareholders expressed
a favorable opinion on the compensation of the members of the
Management Board and of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board for
fiscal year 2016. The shareholders also approved the principles and
criteria for determining the compensation of the Company's
executive officers and Board members (i.e.,
the President and members of the Management Board and the
President and members of the Supervisory Board), applicable
starting in 2017, in accordance with the new Sapin 2 Law.
The Shareholders also adopted the
resolution to decrease the Company's share capital by reducing the
nominal value of the shares from €10 to €1. Following the
completion of the capital decrease, the share capital of Elis will
consist of 140,167,049 shares and will amount to €140,167,049.
The Shareholders approved the
renewal of the authorization granted to the Management Board with
regards to share buybacks and also adopted new authorizations and
delegations with regards to the issue of shares and/or
securities.
The results of voting on all resolutions submitted
to Shareholders will be available on the Company's website in the
coming days: www.corporate-elis.com
About Elis
Elis is a specialized
multi-service group, a leader in Europe and Latin America for the
rental and maintenance of flat linen, professional clothing, as
well as hygiene appliance and well-being services.
With more than 25,000 employees spread across 14 countries, Elis'
consolidated turnover in 2016 was €1,513 million and consolidated
EBITDA reached €468 million. Benefiting from more than a century of
experience, Elis today services hundreds of thousands of clients of
all sizes in the hotel, catering, healthcare, industry, retail and
services sectors, thanks to its network of more than 300 production
and distribution centers, which aims to ensure an unrivalled
proximity to its clients.
Contact
Nicolas Buron, Investor
relations, Phone : +33 1 75 49 98 30 -
nicolas.buron@elis.com
Elis - Combined shareholders'
meeting of May 19, 2017
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