INGENICO GROUP: Combined Annual Shareholders' Meeting - Voting results
10 Mai 2017 - 6:02PM
Press
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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:
- The consolidated financial statements for 2016;
- Distribution of a dividend of €1.50 per share, up 15% over the
previous year and payable in cash or in shares;
- 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;
- Say on Pay for Philippe Lazare's 2016 compensation
- Approval of the principles and criteria governing the
determination of total compensation awarded to the CEO;
- Renewal of financial delegations of authority ;
- 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 dividendsThe 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
twitter.com/ingenico
Contacts / Ingenico Group
Investors Laurent MarieVP Investor
Relationslaurent.marie@ingenico.com (T) / 01 58 01 92 98 |
InvestorsCaroline AlamyInvestor Relations
Managercaroline.alamy@ingenico.com(T) / 01 58 01 85 09 |
CommunicationCoba TailleferExternal Communication
Managercoba.taillefer@ingenico.com(T) / 01 58 01 89 62 |
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