Worldline - 2023 General meeting - Approval of all resolutions - Press Release
08 Junio 2023 - 11:00AM
Worldline - 2023 General meeting - Approval of all resolutions -
Press Release
Worldline’s 2023 Annual General
Meeting
Approval of all resolutions submitted by
the Board of
directors
Paris La Défense, June
8, 2023 -
Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a
global leader in payment
services held today its Annual General
Meeting chaired by Mr.
Bernard Bourigeaud,
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The General Shareholders Meeting was held
physically and gathered a large quorum of 80,20%. It was broadcast
live and is available for replay on the Company's website.
All resolutions have been approved. The General
Meeting approved, in particular, the Company and consolidated
accounts for the financial year ending December 31st, 2022.
The General Meeting approved the renewal of
Director’s term of office of Mrs. Giulia Fitzpatrick, Mr. Bernard
Bourigeaud1, Mr. Gilles Grapinet, Mr. Gilles Arditti1, Mr. Aldo
Cardoso1 and Mr. Thierry Sommelet1 for a term of three (3) years.
All renewed directors assigned to committees retain their
membership.
At the end of this General Meeting, the Board of
Directors of Worldline now comprises 17 Directors, including two
Directors representing the employees Mrs. Marie-Christine Lebert,
whose term was renewed as representative of the Social and Economic
Committee, and Mr. Stephan Van Hellemont, who was newly appointed
as representative of European Works Council.
With 66% of independent Directors, the
composition of the Board is well-balanced and allows an adequate
representation of its main shareholders and strategic partners. The
Board is composed of 40% by women and of a diversity of profiles
that ensures solid and complementary skills.
Furthermore, the General Meeting approved the
elements of compensation and benefits for 2022 granted to Mr.
Bernard Bourigeaud, Chairman of the Board of Directors, to Mr.
Gilles Grapinet, Chief Executive Officer, and to Mr. Marc-Henri
Desportes, Deputy Chief Executive Officer. The General Meeting also
approved the 2023 compensation policies applicable to the corporate
officers.
The Shareholders approved the renewal of the
authorization granted to the Board of Directors with regards to
share buybacks, as well as the authorizations and financial
delegations regarding the issue of shares and/or securities notably
with and without preferential subscription rights of shareholders,
as the case may be.
The delegations granted to the Board to increase
the share capital reserved for employees who are members of a
company or group savings plan or employees of the Company’s foreign
subsidiaries were also renewed.
The shareholders also approved the authorization
granted to the Board to allocate performance shares and
stock-options of the Company to employees and/or corporate officers
of the Company or Group companies.
Lastly, the shareholders voted in favour of
amending the Company’s Bylaws to raise the age limit of the
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors held after the
Shareholders' General Meeting unanimously decided to confirm the
reappointment of Mr. Bernard Bourigeaud as Chairman of the Board,
Mr. Gilles Grapinet as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Marc-Henri
Desportes as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Georges Pauget
as Lead Independent Director.
The results of voting on all resolutions
submitted to Shareholders are available on the Company’s website:
www.investors.worldline.com/en/general-meeting-of-shareholders.
Contacts
Investor Relations
Laurent Marie+33 7 84 50 18
90laurent.marie@worldline.com
Benoit d’Amécourt+33 6 75 51 41
47benoit.damecourt@worldline.com
Communication
Sandrine van der Ghinst+32 499 585
380sandrine.vanderghinst@worldline.com
Hélène Carlander+33 7 72 25 96
04helene.carlander@worldline.com
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About Worldline
Worldline [Euronext: WLN] helps businesses of
all shapes and sizes to accelerate their growth journey – quickly,
simply, and securely. With advanced payments technology, local
expertise and solutions customised for hundreds of markets and
industries, Worldline powers the growth of over one million
businesses around the world. Worldline generated a 4.4 billion
euros revenue in 2022. worldline.com
Worldline’s corporate purpose (“raison d’être”)
is to design and operate leading digital payment and transactional
solutions that enable sustainable economic growth and reinforce
trust and security in our societies. Worldline makes them
environmentally friendly, widely accessible, and supports social
transformation.
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