Regulatory News:
Air Liquide's (Paris:AI) Combined General Meeting will be held
on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. (Paris time), on first
calling, at Paris Innovation Campus, 1, Chemin de la porte des
loges, Les Loges-en-Josas (78), France. In order to protect the
health and safety of its employees and shareholders, Air Liquide's
Combined General Meeting will be held behind closed doors. On the
date of the Notice of meeting, there are indeed administrative
measures which restrict movements and gatherings for public health
reasons and which prevent shareholders from attending this Meeting
in person, notably in light of the number of persons who usually
attend such Meetings.
The draft resolutions, approved by Air Liquide's Board of
Directors on February 9, 2021 and to be submitted to the General
Meeting, as well as all the information concerning the Meeting are
available on the Company's website, Shareholders section.
The Notice of meeting published on March 24, 2021 in the French
legal gazette (Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires) is
available on the Company's website, in the 2021 General Meeting
section.
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 which will be
submitted to the vote of shareholders with a presentation of the
objectives of each resolution and practical information for
attending, voting and exercising shareholder rights.
Shareholders are informed that adaptations of the voting
conditions will be necessary. Considering that the Meeting will be
held behind closed doors, no admission cards will be issued and
proxies to third parties shall be processed according to the
conditions described on the Company's website. Votes on the
resolutions and proxies to the Chairman shall be managed as
usual.
Voting can be carried out by post mail or by Internet (given the
situation, we strongly recommend shareholders to vote by Internet
in order to facilitate processing). The voting website will be open
from Tuesday, March 30 until Monday, May 3 at 3 p.m., Paris
time.
Pursuant to article 8 of Decree No 2020-418 of April 10, 2020,
the Board of Directors has appointed two scrutineers from among the
shareholders that, to the Company's knowledge on the date of the
Notice of meeting, hold the largest number of voting rights, are
able to attend the General Meeting, and accept this role. They are
the following two companies: Amundi and BNP Paribas.
For the most up-to-date information, shareholders are invited to
regularly consult the General Meeting page which will be updated
whenever necessary, since the modalities described above may be
modified. The agenda, along with the various documents relating to
this Meeting, may also be consulted on this page.
Air Liquide share ownership (as at December 31, 2020)
-- 33% of the capital held by individual shareholders
-- 51% of the capital held by non-French institutional investors
-- 16% of the capital held by French institutional investors
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Agenda of the Combined General Meeting of May 4, 2021
Ordinary General Meeting
-- Approval of the Company financial statements for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2020
-- Approval of the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2020
-- Appropriation of 2020 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 Mr Xavier Huillard as Director
-- Appointment of Mr Pierre Breber as Company Director
-- Appointment of Mr Aiman Ezzat as Company Director
-- Appointment of Mr Bertrand Dumazy as Company Director
-- Statutory Auditors' Special Report on agreements covered by the articles
L. 225-38 et seq. of the French Commercial Code
-- Approval of the elements of remuneration paid during or awarded in
respect of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 to Mr Benoît
Potier
-- Approval of information relating to the remuneration of corporate
officers stated in article L. 22-10-9 I of the French Commercial Code
-- Approval of the remuneration policy applicable to Executive Officers
-- Approval of the remuneration policy applicable to Directors
Extraordinary General 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 shareholder preferential share subscription rights for a
maximum par value 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 over-subscription
-- 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 General Meeting
-- Powers for formalities.
Shareholder Services
www.airliquide.com/shareholders/contact-us
UPCOMING DATES
First quarter 2021 revenue:
Friday, April 23, 2021
Combined General Meeting:
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Dividend ex date*:
Monday, May 17, 2021
Dividend payment date*:
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
* subject to the necessary approvals at the Combined
Shareholders' Meeting scheduled for 4 May 2021
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with
approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 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 -
with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at
the heart of its strategy. The company's customer-centric
transformation strategy aims at profitable, regular and responsible
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 more than 20 billion euros in
2020. 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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Investor Relations
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SOURCE: Air Liquide
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