INGENICO GROUP: Combined Annual Shareholders' Meeting - Voting results
10 Mai 2017 - 6:01PM
Press
release |
Paris,
May 10, 2017 |
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Combined Annual Shareholders'
Meeting
Voting results
Ingenico Group (Euronext:
FR0000125346 - ING) held its Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary
Shareholders' Meeting today in Paris.
The shareholders approved all the
resolutions submitted by the Board of Directors.
The main resolutions approved pertained to the following:
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The consolidated financial statements for
2016;
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Distribution of a dividend of €1.50 per share,
up 15% over the previous year and payable in cash or in
shares;
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Ratification of the appointment of Ms. Caroline
Parot and the renewal of the terms of office of Mr. Bernard
Bourigeaud and Ms. Caroline Parot as Independent Directors;
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Say on Pay for Philippe Lazare's 2016
compensation
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Approval of the principles and criteria
governing the determination of total compensation awarded to the
CEO;
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Renewal of financial delegations of authority
;
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Various by-laws modifications in order to bring
them in line with the applicable legal provisions.
With the appointment of Caroline
Parot as Independent Director, the Board of Directors is most
specifically strengthening its financial skills and retailers'
expertise. At the end of this general assembly, the Board of
Directors is now composed of nine directors including four women.
Philippe Lazare, the Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Ingenico Group, stated: "I want to thank all the Ingenico Group shareholders for
their support and their confidence and our directors for their
commitment. The Group has once again improved its governance
practices with a Board of Directors composed of nearly 89% of
independent directors and with a feminization rate above
44%."
Information on
dividends
The ex-dividend date is May 17, 2017 and the dividend payable date
is June 12, 2017. Shareholders opting for a dividend paid in new
Ingenico Group shares, priced at €74.79 per share, must exercise
that option between May 17, 2017 and June 2, 2017, inclusive.
Beyond that time limit, only cash dividends shall be
paid.
The price for shares issued as stock dividends shall be equal to
90% of the average closing price quoted for Ingenico Group shares
on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock exchange over the twenty trading
days preceding the date of the Shareholders' Meeting, less the net
amount of the dividend.
The shares issued as stock dividends shall carry dividend rights as
of January 1, 2017 and shall have the same rights and terms as the
Company's existing shares traded on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock
exchange.
About Ingenico
Group
Ingenico Group (Euronext:
FR0000125346 - ING) is the global leader in seamless payment,
providing smart, trusted and secure solutions to empower commerce
across all channels, in-store, online and mobile. With the world's
largest payment acceptance network, we deliver secure payment
solutions with a local, national and international scope. We are
the trusted world-class partner for financial institutions and
retailers, from small merchants to several of the world's best
known global brands. Our solutions enable merchants to simplify
payment and deliver their brand promise.
Learn more at www.ingenico.com
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Contacts /
Ingenico Group
Investors
Laurent Marie
VP Investor Relations
laurent.marie@ingenico.com
(T) / 01 58 01 92 98 |
Investors
Caroline Alamy
Investor Relations Manager
caroline.alamy@ingenico.com
(T) / 01 58 01 85 09 |
Communication
Coba Taillefer
External Communication Manager
coba.taillefer@ingenico.com
(T) / 01 58 01 89 62 |
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