Regulatory News:
The Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of Air Liquide
(Paris:AI) will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at
3 pm, on first notice, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris,
France. The proposed resolutions, approved by
Air Liquide’s Board of Directors on February 13, 2019 and to
be submitted to the Shareholders’ Meeting, as well as all the
information concerning the Meeting are available on the Group’s
website, www.airliquide.com, Shareholders section.
The Notice of meeting has been published on March 20, 2019 in
the French legal gazette (Bulletin des Annonces Légales
Obligatoires) and is available on the Group’s website.
The invitation to the Meeting will be sent to all shareholders
of the Company, by mail or electronically for those having opted
for the electronic invitation. These documents include the voting
form, the agenda of the Meeting, the resolutions submitted to
shareholders, a presentation of the objectives of each resolution
and practical information for attending, voting and exercising
shareholder rights.
The Shareholders’ Meeting provides an opportunity to present the
Group’s strategy, its development prospects and to participate in
the life of the Company. All shareholders are invited to
vote either by attending the Shareholders’ Meeting in person,
by proxy, or by voting by correspondence. That process might be
carried out:
- by sending the voting form back, so
that it reaches the Company on Friday, May 3, 2019 at the
latest;
- by voting by Internet, prior to the
Meeting. The voting website will be open from Tuesday, March
26 to Monday, May 6 at 3 pm, Paris time. Detailed instructions
on how to connect to this website are provided in the invitation to
the Meeting documents sent to shareholders.
Air Liquide values the participation of each
shareholder.
The Shareholders’ Meeting will be webcast live and a recorded
version will be available on the Group’s website. It will be
accessible to people who are deaf or hearing impaired (through sign
language interpretation and surtitling, in French).
The preparatory documents will also be kept at disposal of the
shareholders at Shareholder Services, 75 quai d’Orsay, 75007 Paris,
France, and published on the Group’s website www.airliquide.com,
Shareholders section, according to legal and regulatory
requirements.
Air Liquide share ownership (as at
December 31, 2018)
- 32% of the capital held by
individual shareholders
- 50% of the capital held by
non-French institutional investors
- 18% of the capital held by
French institutional investors
Agenda of the Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of May 7,
2019
Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
- Board of Directors’ reports.
- Statutory Auditors’ reports.
- Approval of the Company financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2018.
- Approval of the consolidated financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2018.
- Appropriation of 2018 earnings; setting of the dividend.
- Authorization granted to the Board of Directors for a period
of 18 months to allow the Company to trade in its own shares.
- Renewal of the term of office of two Directors.
- Statutory Auditors’ Special Report on agreements covered by
articles L. 225-38 et seq. of the French Commercial Code.
- Approval of the elements of remuneration paid or awarded to Mr
Benoît Potier for the year ended December 31, 2018.
- Approval of the remuneration policy applicable to the
Executive Officers.
Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
- Authorization granted to the Board of Directors for a period
of 24 months to reduce the share capital by cancellation of
treasury shares.
- Delegation of authority granted to the Board of Directors for
a period of 26 months in order to increase the share capital via
the issuance of ordinary shares or marketable securities conferring
entitlement, immediately and/or in the future, to the Company’s
share capital, with retention of preferential subscription rights
for a maximum amount of 470 million euros.
- Authorization granted to the Board of Directors for a period
of 26 months to increase the issuance amount of equity securities
or marketable securities in the event of oversubscription.
- Authorization granted to the Board of Directors for a period
of 38 months to grant to employees and Executive Officers of the
Group, or some of such employees and Executive Officers, share
subscription options or share purchase options.
- Authorization granted to the Board of Directors for a period
of 38 months to grant existing or new shares to employees and
Executive Officers of the Group, or some of such employees or
Executive Officers.
- Delegation of authority granted to the Board of Directors for
a period of 26 months to perform share capital increases, with
cancellation of preferential subscription rights, reserved for
members of a Company or Group Savings Plan.
- Delegation of authority granted to the Board of Directors for
a period of 18 months to perform share capital increases, with
cancellation of preferential subscription rights, reserved for a
category of beneficiaries.
Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
- Powers for formalities.
UPCOMING DATES
First quarter 2019 revenue:Friday, April 26, 2019
Combined Shareholders’ Meeting:Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Dividend ex date*:Monday, May 20, 2019
Dividend payment date*:Wednesday, May 22, 2019
* subject to the necessary approvals at the Combined
Shareholders’ Meeting scheduled for 7 May 2019
A world leader in gases, technologies and
services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80
countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than
3.6 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen
are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They
embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core
of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader
in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to
sustainability. The company’s customer-centric transformation
strategy aims at profitable growth over the long term. It relies on
operational excellence, selective investments, open innovation and
a network organization implemented by the Group worldwide. Through
the commitment and inventiveness of its people, Air Liquide
leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare
and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its
stakeholders.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to 21
billion euros in 2018 and its solutions that protect life and the
environment represented more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is
listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and
belongs to the CAC 40, EURO STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
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