Regulatory News:
Air Liquide (Paris:AI):
Commenting on the 2014 fiscal year and the Group’s growth
outlook, Benoît Potier, Chairman and CEO, said:
“In 2014, the Group achieved a solid performance,
which was in line with our objectives. In a mixed environment,
Air Liquide continued to improve its competitiveness, as attested
to by the increase in the operating margin, while investing in
growing markets and innovating in new technologies.
Thanks to solid fundamentals, the commitment and
entrepreneurial spirit of our employees, the trust of our
customers, and the loyalty of our shareholders, we are confident in
the Group’s ability to pursue with success its development over the
long term by creating value for all of its stakeholders.”
The Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of Air Liquide,
chaired by Benoît Potier, the Company’s Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, in the presence of the members of the Board of
Directors, was attended by 3,814 people on Wednesday,
May 6, 2015 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The Shareholders,
who represented 47.3% of the voting rights, i.e.
124,907 shareholders present or duly represented,
approved all of the resolutions submitted.
The proposed dividend, with an ex-date of May 18 and a
payment date of May 20, 2015, was approved: it has been set
at € 2.55 per share, which is an increase in shareholder
return of +10.3% taking into account the attribution of one
free share for every 10 existing shares in 2014.
The Shareholders renewed the term of office of Ms.
Siân Herbert-Jones as Director and appointed Ms. Geneviève
Berger as Director, both for a four-year period. A French
national, Ms. Geneviève Berger is a physicist and a professor of
medicine who served as Chief Science/ Research & Development
Officer at Unilever until 2014. Effective July 1, 2015, she will
serve as Chief Research Officer for the Swiss company
Firmenich.
The Board, duly noting that the terms of office of Mr. Gérard de
la Martinière and Mr. Cornelis Van Lede were expiring, sincerely
thanked them for their contributions to the Board’s
discussions.
On the recommendation of the Appointments and Governance
Committee, the Board of Directors appointed Ms. Siân
Herbert-Jones to serve as Chair of the Audit and Accounts Committee
and appointed Mr. Jean-Paul Agon to serve as Chair of the
Remuneration Committee and as a member of the Appointments and
Governance Committee. Ms. Sin Leng Low was appointed to serve as a
member of the Audit and Accounts Committee and Ms. Annette Winkler
to serve on the Remuneration Committee.
The Board of Directors is now composed of
12 members, including 5 women, and 6 foreign
nationals.
9 of the 11 members elected by the Shareholders are
independent. The current composition of the Board offers a
complementary mix of experience, nationalities and cultures, and
reflects the diversity policy conducted by the Group.
In addition, the Shareholders expressed a favorable opinion on
the remuneration of the Company’s Executive Officers for the 2014
fiscal year under two specific resolutions (“Say on Pay”).
Lastly, the Shareholders approved an amendment of the articles
of association seeking to deactivate the double voting right
introduced by the French Act of March 29, 2014 – the so-called “Loi
Florange”, reiterating their attachment to the principle of one
share - one vote.
Air Liquide share ownership (as of
December 31, 2014)
- 37% of the capital held by
individual shareholders
- 46% of the capital held by
non-French institutional investors
- 17% of the capital held by
French institutional investors
UPCOMING DATES
Dividend ex-date:Monday, May 18, 2015
Dividend payment date:Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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 € 15.4 billion in 2014, and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
more than 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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