WENDEL :Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting 2017 - All resolutions are adopted


Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting 2017

All resolutions are adopted

 

All the 32 resolutions submitted to the shareholders' vote at the General Meeting held on May 19, 2017, were approved.

The General Meeting notably approved the payment of a cash dividend amounting to €2.35 per share, an increase of 9.3% compared to 2015 and the appointments of Nicholas Ferguson, independent member, and of Nicolas ver Hulst - as of July 1, 2017 - as members of the Supervisory Board. The renewal of the appointments of Bénédicte Coste, Priscilla de Moustier and Edouard de l'Espée as members of the Supervisory Board were also approved.

The ex-dividend date is May 23, 2017, the payment date is May 26, 2017.

Number of shares comprising the share capital: 47,101,304

Number of shares having the voting right: 45,665,803

The quorum reached 69.32% of the shares having the voting right (representing 31,654,163 shares and 52,581,846 votes for 1,023 shareholders).

Result of the votes

Wendel being a European company, a majority of shareholders is calculated on the basis of votes cast (for or against). Abstentions are not taken into account and are not assimilated with "no" votes.

Resolutions pertaining to the ordinary meeting Result %

"For"
Votes

"For"
%

"Against"
Votes

"Against"
Votes cast
  1 Approval of the 2016 parent company financial statements Approved 99.95 52,387,516 0.05 25,943 52,413,459
2 Approval of the 2016 consolidated financial statements Approved 99.94 52,412,316 0.06 30,568 52,442,884
3 Net income allocation, dividend approval and payment Approved 99.99 52,470,745 0.01 5,706 52,476,451
4 Approval of related-party agreements Approved 91.88 47,820,388 8.12 4,227,081 52,047,429
5 Approval of the renewal of commitments made to the Chairman of the Executive Board in the event of the termination of his duties Approved 86.17 44,937,981 13.83 7,213,947 52,151,928
6 Approval of the renewal of commitments made to the other Executive Board member in the event of the termination of his duties Approved 84.76 44,192,388 15.24 7,947,924 52,140,312
8 Renewal of the appointment of Bénédicte Coste as a member of the Supervisory Board Approved 96.49 50,557,098 3.51 1,840,085 52,397,183
9 Renewal of the appointment of Priscilla de Moustier as a member of the Supervisory Board Approved 95.97 50,198,825 4.03 2,109,447 52,308,272
10 Renewal of the appointment of Édouard de L'Espée as a member of the Supervisory Board Approved 97.72 51,319,535 2.28 1,195,849 52,515,384
11 Appointment of Nicholas Ferguson as a member of the Supervisory Board Approved 99.33 52,106,659 0.67 351,153 52,457,812
12 Appointment of Nicholas ver Hulst as a member of the Supervisory Board Approved 98.52 51,675,476 1.48 777,634 52,453,110
13 Setting of the amount of directors' fees allocated to the Supervisory Board Approved 97.26 50,848,696 2.74 1,433,023 52,281,719
14 Vote on the compensation policy for the Chairman of the Executive Board Approved 83.78 43,813,399 16.22 8,481,127 52,294,526
15 Vote on the compensation policy for the other Executive Board member Approved 83.96 44,000,665 16.04 8,405,174 52,405,839
16 Vote on the compensation policy for Supervisory Board members Approved 97.66 51,210,415 2.34 1,226,213 52,436,628
17 Non-binding vote on compensation owed or granted to Executive Board Chairman Frédéric Lemoine Approved 84.02 43,967,325 15.98 8,363,089 52,330,414
18 Non-binding vote on compensation owed or granted to Executive Board member Bernard Gautier Approved 86.71 45,481,836 13.29 6,972,480 52,454,316
19 Non-binding vote on compensation owed or granted to François de Wendel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board Approved 98.49 51,728,835 1.51 791,420 52,520,255
20 Authorization granted to the Executive Board to purchase the Company's shares at a maximum price of €200 Approved 99.50 52,220,163 0.50 260,628 52,480,791

 

Resolutions pertaining to the extraordinary meeting Result %

"For"
Votes

"For"
%

"Against"
Votes

"Against"
Votes cast
21 Authorization granted to the Executive Board to reduce share capital through the cancellation of shares for up to 10% of capital in a 24-month period Approved 99.62 52,015,728 0.38 196,499 52,212,227
22 Delegation of power to the Executive Board to increase share capital, with preferential subscription rights maintained Approved 99.80 52,105,309 0.20 105,026 52,210,335
23 Delegation of power to the Executive Board to increase share capital, with preferential subscription rights canceled but with the possibility of granting a priority period for shareholders Approved 99.11 51,621,105 0.89 464,633 52,085,738
24 Delegation of power to the Executive Board to increase share capital through the issue of shares or securities giving access to the Company's capital with preferential subscription rights canceled, under a private placement Approved 98.29 51,142,230 1.71 890,111 52,032,341
25 Authorization for the Executive Board to set the issue price, using the method set forth at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting, for shares or securities, with preferential subscription rights canceled Approved 98.12 51,085,163 1.88 977,125 52,062,288
26 Delegation of power to the Executive Board to increase the number of shares to be issued in the event of excess demand Approved 98.71 51,264,752 1.29 671,606 51,936,358
27 Delegation of power to the Executive Board to increase share capital, in consideration for contributions of shares, either independently or through a public exchange offer Approved 98.58 51,348,504 1.42 738,511 52,087,015
28 Delegation of power to the Executive Board to increase share capital through the capitalization of reserves, profits or premiums Approved 99.95 52,185,166 0.05 23,876 52,209,042
29 Maximum aggregate amount of capital increases Approved 91.26 47,643,774 8.74 4,562,357 52,206,131
30 Delegation of power to the Executive Board to increase share capital, with preferential subscription rights canceled, through the issue of shares or securities giving access to the capital, reserved for members of the Group savings plan Approved 99.33 51,742,434 0.67 347,986 52,090,420
31 Authorization granted to the Executive Board to grant stock subscription options to corporate officers and employees, with preferential subscription rights canceled, and/or stock purchase options Approved 86.42 45,060,378 13.58 7,082,776 52,143,154
32 Authorization to the Executive Board to grant performance shares to corporate officers and employees, with preferential subscription rights canceled Approved 85.91 44,853,938 14.09 7,358,483 52,212,421
33 Powers for legal formalities Approved 99.96 51,989,086 0.04 22,411 52,011,497
                 


Calendar

9/7/2017

H1 2017 earnings / Publication of NAV (pre-market release)


11/30/2017

2017 Investor Day / Publication of NAV and trading update (pre-market release)


03/21/2018

2018 full-year earnings / Publication of NAV (pre-market release)


05/17/2018

2018 Shareholders' Meeting / Publication of NAV and trading update (before Shareholders' Meeting)


09/06/2018

H1 2018 earnings / Publication of NAV (pre-market release)


11/29/2018

2018 Investor Day / Publication of NAV and trading update (pre-market release)


About Wendel

Wendel is one of Europe's leading listed investment firms. The Group invests in Europe, North America and Africa in companies that are leaders in their field, such as Bureau Veritas, Saint-Gobain, Cromology, Stahl, IHS, Constantia Flexibles and Allied Universal. Wendel plays an active role as industry shareholder in these companies. It implements long-term development strategies, which involve boosting growth and margins of companies so as to enhance their leading market positions. Through Oranje-Nassau Développement, which brings together opportunities for investment in growth, diversification and innovation, Wendel is also a shareholder of exceet in Germany, Mecatherm in France, Nippon Oil Pump in Japan, Saham Group, SGI Africa and Tsebo in Africa, and CSP Technologies in the United States.

Wendel is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris.

Standard & Poor's ratings: Long-term: BBB-, stable outlook - Short-term: A-3 since July 7, 2014. Wendel is the Founding Sponsor of Centre Pompidou-Metz. In recognition of its long-term patronage of the arts, Wendel received the distinction of "Grand Mécène de la Culture" in 2012.


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Annual General Meeting 2017 - All resolutions are adopted