Danone: 2023 Danone Shareholders’ Meeting: Approval of all resolutions proposed by the Board of Directors
27 Abril 2023 - 11:36AM
Danone: 2023 Danone Shareholders’ Meeting: Approval of all
resolutions proposed by the Board of Directors
Press Release – Paris, April 27, 2023
2023
Danone Shareholders’ Meeting:
Approval of all
resolutions proposed by the Board of
Directors
2023
Danone Shareholders’ Meeting: all resolutions
proposed by the Board of Directors
approved
Danone’s Shareholders’ Meeting was held today,
chaired by Gilles Schnepp, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
69.02% of Danone’s total outstanding share capital was present or
represented in this Shareholders’ Meeting.
Danone’s shareholders approved all resolutions
submitted to its approval by the Board of Directors, including the
statutory and consolidated financial statements for the 2022 fiscal
year, and the distribution of a dividend of €2.00 per share in
cash. The ex-dividend date (or ex-date) is set on
May 9, 2023, and the dividend will be payable on May 11,
2023.
In addition, the Shareholders’ Meeting approved
the appointment of the candidate proposed to join the Board of
Directors – Sanjiv Mehta, as well as the proposed renewals of terms
of office of the members of the Board of Directors: Valérie
Chapoulaud-Floquet and Gilles Schnepp along with the ratification
of the co-opting of Gilbert Ghostine and Lise Kingo, as
Directors.
This Shareholders’ Meeting was an opportunity to
present Danone’s strategy, its development perspectives and the
2022 fiscal year’s highlights. In particular, Antoine de
Saint-Affrique presented the Group's new Climate Strategy. He
detailed the commitments and priorities implemented in order to
preserve and regenerate nature, one of the 3 pillars of the new
sustainability roadmap, Danone Impact Journey.
The presentations made during the Shareholders’
Meeting and the answers to all written questions sent by
shareholders are available on Danone’s corporate website
(www.danone.com). The detailed voting results per resolution and
the video webcast of the Shareholders’ Meeting will be available on
the website by April 28th, 2023.
Composition of the
Board’s Committees
Following the Shareholders’ Meeting, the
Committees of the Board are composed as follow:
-
Nomination, Compensation and Governance
Committee: Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet (Chair and Lead
Independent Director), Frédéric Boutebba and Patrice Louvet;
- Audit
Committee: Géraldine Picaud (Chair), Gilbert Ghostine and
Gilles Schnepp – it being specified that, as of July 1, 2023,
Sanjiv Mehta will join the Audit Committee, replacing Gilles
Schnepp;
-
CSR Committee: Lise Kingo
(Chair), Gilbert Ghostine, Susan Roberts and Bettina Theissig.
Composition of Danone’s Board of
Directors as of July 1,
2023
Gilles Schnepp, ChairmanValérie
Chapoulaud-Floquet, Lead Independent DirectorAntoine de
Saint-Affrique, CEOFrédéric Boutebba, Director representing
employeesGilbert GhostineLise KingoPatrice LouvetSanjiv
MehtaGéraldine PicaudSusan RobertsBettina Theissig, Director
representing employees
Thus, as of July 1, 2023, the Board of Directors
will have 11 members (including two Directors representing
employees), its independence rates will amount to 89%, 56% of the
board members are non-French, and 44% are women.
Today’s Shareholders’ Meeting thus marks the
achievement of the Board’s renewal, which was announced in July
2021.
About Danone
(www.danone.com)
Danone is a leading global food and beverage
company operating in three health-focused, fast-growing and
on-trend categories: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products,
Waters and Specialized Nutrition. With a long-standing mission of
bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone
aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking
practices while committing to achieve measurable nutritional,
social, societal and environment impact. Danone has defined its
Renew strategy to restore growth, competitiveness, and value
creation for the long-term. With 100,000 employees, and products
sold in over 120 markets, Danone generated €27.7 billion in sales
in 2022. Danone’s portfolio includes leading international brands
(Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danio, Danonino, evian,
Nutricia, Nutrilon, Volvic, among others) as well as strong local
and regional brands (including Aqua, Blédina, Bonafont, Cow &
Gate, Mizone, Oikos and Silk). Listed on Euronext Paris and present
on the OTCQX market via an ADR (American Depositary Receipt)
program, Danone is a component stock of leading sustainability
indexes including the ones managed by Vigeo Eiris and
Sustainalytics, as well as the Ethibel Sustainability Index, the
MSCI ESG Indexes, the FTSE4Good Index Series, Bloomberg Gender
Equality Index, and the Access to Nutrition Index. By 2025, Danone
aims to become one of the first multinational companies to obtain
global B Corp™ certification.
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