Regulatory News:
The Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of Air Liquide
(Paris:AI) will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2014,
starting at 3 pm, on first notice, in the Palais des
Congrès, Paris, France. Proposed resolutions, approved by
Air Liquide’s Board of Directors on February 17, 2014, to be
submitted to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, as well as
all the information concerning the Meeting are available on the
Group’s website, Shareholders section.
Notice of meeting has been published on March 19, 2014 in the
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, and is also posted on the website. 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 Annual General Meeting provides an opportunity to present
the Group’s strategy and its development prospects and to
participate in the life of the Company. All shareholders are
invited to vote either by attending the General Meeting in
person or by voting by correspondence or by proxy. As is the case
each year, they can choose to vote by sending the voting form back,
so that it reaches the Company on Saturday, May 3, 2014
at the latest.Air Liquide also offers its shareholders the
possibility of voting by Internet, prior to the Meeting. The
voting website will be open from Monday, March 24 to Tuesday, 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.
The participation of every shareholder is essential.
The Shareholders’ Meeting will be webcast live and a recorded
version will be available on the Group’s website. Follow the
Combined Shareholders’ Meeting live on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/airliquidegroup.
All the preparatory documents will also be kept at disposal of
the shareholders at Shareholder Services, 75 quai d’Orsay, 75321
Paris Cedex 07, 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, 2013)
- 36% of the capital held by
individual shareholders
- 45% of the capital held by
non-French institutional investors
- 19% of the capital held by
French institutional investors
Agenda of the Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of May 7, 2014
Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
- Board of Directors’ reports.
- Statutory Auditors’ reports.
- Approval of the Company financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2013.
- Approval of the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2013.
- Appropriation of 2013 earnings and
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 three
members of the Board of Directors.
- Appointment of two members to the Board
of Directors.
- Approval of the agreements referred to
in articles L. 225-38 et seq of the French Commercial Code and
the Statutory Auditors’ Special Report, relating to
Mr. Benoît Potier and Mr. Pierre Dufour.
- Opinion on elements of remuneration due
or allocated to Mr. Benoît Potier and to Mr. Pierre Dufour for
the year ended December 31, 2013.
- Setting the amount of the Directors’
Fees.
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 through capitalization of additional
paid-in capital, reserves, profits or any other amount that may be
capitalized, in view of attributing free shares to shareholders
and/or increasing the par value of existing shares, for a maximum
amount of 250 million euros.
- Amendment to the articles of
association regarding Employee Directors.
- Amendment to the articles of
association regarding a Lead Director.
- Amendment to article 21 of the
Company's articles of association.
Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
UPCOMING DATES
First quarter 2014 revenue:Thursday, April 24, 2014
Combined Shareholders’ Meeting:Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Dividend ex date*:Friday, May 16, 2014
Dividend payment date*:Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Free share attribution date*:Monday, June 2, 2014
* subject to the necessary approvals of the next Combined
Shareholders’ Meeting
World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with more than
50,000 employees and serves more than 2 million customers and
patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of
the company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide’s
ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term
performance and acting responsibly.
Air Liquide ideas create value over the long term. At the core
of the company’s development are the commitment and constant
inventiveness of its people.
Air Liquide anticipates the challenges of its markets, invests
locally and globally, and delivers high-quality solutions to its
customers and patients, and the scientific community.
The company relies on competitiveness in its operations,
targeted investments in growing markets and innovation to deliver
profitable growth over the long-term.
Air Liquide’s revenues amounted to € 15.2 billion in 2013, and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
around 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Paris Euronext
stock exchange (compartment A) and is a member of the CAC 40 and
Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 indexes.
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