Combined Annual Shareholders' Meeting of May 17, 2016: all the resolutions submitted have been adopted
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, May 17, 2016 - The combined annual shareholders' meeting of Bureau Veritas, chaired by Frédéric Lemoine, Chairman of the Board of Directors, was held on Tuesday 17, 2016.
All the resolutions submitted to the shareholders' meeting have been adopted, among which:
- the approval of the statutory and consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended on December 31, 2015;
- the allocation of a dividend of 0.51 euro per share that will be payable on May 23, 2016;
- the renewal of the term of the offices of Pierre Hessler;
- the appointment of Siân Herbert-Jones as Director;
- the opinion on the elements of remuneration owed or granted to Didier Michaud-Daniel, Chief Executive Officer, for the financial year ending on December 31, 2015;
- the renewal of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit and the appointment of Ernst & Young Audit as principal Statutory Auditors;
- the appointment of Jean-Christophe Georghiou and Auditex as alternate Statutory Auditors;
- the renewal of the delegations of authority and/or the financial authorizations in favor of employees and Executive Corporate Officers.
During the presentation of the Board's reports, Didier Michaud-Daniel, Chief Executive Officer, presented the highlights of the financial year ended on December 31, 2015, the results of 2015, detailing in particular the revenue, adjusted operating profit, earning per share (EPS), cash flow statement and the financial position.
Didier Michaud-Daniel then presented the business review, the first quarter revenue, the outlook for 2016, the corporate social responsibility and the other relevant information.
Frédéric Lemoine, Chairman of the Board, and Pierre Hessler, Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee presented respectively the corporate governance and the elements of remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer.
The presentation made during the shareholders' meeting and the results of the vote of the resolutions submitted to the shareholders' meeting will be available on the Group's website www.bureauveritas.com under Finance / Shareholder Information / Shareholders' Meeting.
About Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has 66,000 employees located in 1,400 offices and laboratories around the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its clients improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.
Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index.
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