COMBINED SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING OF MAY 15, 2018: All the resolutions submitted have been adopted
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, May 15, 2018 - The combined general meeting (ordinary and extraordinary) (the " General Meeting ") of Bureau Veritas (the " Company "), chaired by Mr. Aldo Cardoso, Chairman of the Board of Directors, was held today.
All the resolutions submitted to the General Meeting have been adopted, among which:
- the approval of the statutory and consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended on December 31, 2017;
- the allocation of a dividend of 0.56 euro per share that will be payable on May 22, 2018;
- the ratification of the co-option of Mr André François-Poncet as Director;
- the renewal of the terms of office of Mr. Aldo Cardoso, Mr. Pascal Lebard and Mr. Jean-Michel Ropert as Directors;
- the approval of the components of the compensation policy applicable to the Chairman of the Board of Directors and to the Chief Executive Officer for the 2018 financial year;
- the approval of fixed, variable and exceptional components of total compensation and benefits-in-kind paid or awarded for the 2017 financial year to the Chairman of the Board of Directors and to the Chief Executive Officer; and
- the granting or renewal of delegations of authority and/or financial authorizations to the Board of Directors.
During the presentation of the Board's reports, Mr. Didier Michaud-Daniel, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Nicolas Tissot, Executive Vice-President Finance and Legal, presented the highlights of the financial year 2017, the results of 2017, detailing in particular the revenue, adjusted operating profit, earning per share (EPS), cash flow statement and the financial position.
Mr. Didier Michaud-Daniel then presented the business review, the first quarter revenue and the outlook for 2018, the corporate social responsibility and the other relevant information.
Mr. Aldo Cardoso, Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Pierre Hessler, Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee, presented respectively the corporate governance, the compensation components of the executive corporate officers in 2017 and the compensation policy applicable to the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer for the 2018 financial year.
The presentation made during the General Meeting and the results of the vote of the resolutions submitted to the General Meeting will be available on the Company's website ( www.bureauveritas.com ) under Finance / Shareholders / Shareholders Meeting.
| About Bureau Veritas Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has around 75,000 employees located in more than 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. Compartment A, ISIN code FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI. For more information, visit www.bureauveritas.com |
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| Florent Chaix | ||
| florent.chaix@bureauveritas.com | ||
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