Shareholders wishing to attend or be represented at the general shareholders’ meeting must provide proof of their status by having their shares registered in their name (or in the name of the custodian entered on their account if they are not French residents) no later than the second working day prior to the general shareholders’ meeting at midnight (Paris time):

On the registers of registered shares kept on behalf of the company by its authorized agent (CACEIS Corporate Trust), or,

On the registers of bearer shares kept by the custodian with which their shares are registered.

To facilitate the shareholder’s admission to the meeting, it is recommended that the shareholder obtains, before the general shareholders’ meeting, an entrance card as follows:

Holders of registered shares must send their request to CACEIS Corporate Trust – Service assemblées – 14, rue Rouget de Lisle – 92862 Issy les Moulineaux Cedex – France. If you do not have time to apply for your entrance card, or if you haven’t received it on the day of the general shareholders’ meeting, you will nevertheless be able to enter the meeting as holder of registered shares, simply by presenting proof of identity at the welcome desk.

Holders of bearer shares must obtain a participation certificate from the custodian of their shares proving their shareholder status at the date of the request. The custodian will then transmit this certificate to CACEIS Corporate Trust which will send the shareholder an entrance card. If you do not have time to apply for your entrance card, or if you have not received it on the day of the general shareholders’ meeting, you may attend the meeting by presenting proof of identity and a participation certificate at the welcome desk.

On the day of the general shareholders’ meeting, each shareholder must provide proof of his shareholder status and his identity during the registration process.

Shareholders who are unable to attend the general shareholders’ meeting may:

Designate any physical or moral person of their choice (including the chairman of the GM);

Address a proxy vote to the company without indication of a representative;

Vote by mail.

Requests for postal voting forms or proxy forms will only be honored if they are received by CACEIS Corporate Trust or the company headquarters no later than six days before the date of the general shareholders’ meeting. These forms, duly filled in, along with the participation certificate for bearer shares must be received by CACEIS Corporate Trust or ABC arbitrage headquarters no later than three days before the date of the general shareholders’ meeting.

Documents needed at the meeting 

With an approach respectful of the environment in line with the principles described in the Corporate social responsibility report of the group, all the documents necessary for the Combined Shareholders General Meeting will be communicated in dematerialized form.

During the Combined Shareholders General Meeting , only the text of the resolutions will be available in paper format. We therefore invite our shareholders to use their smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices to consult documents during the meeting (a Wi-Fi connection will be available) or to print the documents they deem necessary before the Combined Shareholders General Meeting.