Societe Generale_ Combined Shareholders Meeting dated 23 May 2023: Voting results
Source: GlobeNewswireCOMBINED SHAREHOLDERS MEETING DATED 23 MAY 2023 : VOTING RESULTS
Paris, 23 May 2023
Voting results of the resolutions
- Number of shares making up the share capital: 808 208 965
- Number of shares with voting rights: 775 035 608
- Number of shares voting: 414 233 557
- Number of voting rights attached to the shares voting: 433 221 989
- 25 793 shareholders were present or represented
- Quorum: 53.45%
| Resolutions | For | Against | Abstention (*) | |||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 1 | Approval of the annual consolidated accounts for the 2022 financial year. | 428,220,149 | 99.35% | 2,816,935 | 0.65% | 2,014,052 | 0.46% | |
| 2 | Approval of the annual accounts for the 2022 financial year. | 428,010,456 | 99.29% | 3,049,070 | 0.71% | 2,034,289 | 0.47% | |
| 3 | Allocation of 2022 income; setting of the dividend. | 426,068,832 | 98.49% | 6,515,608 | 1.51% | 512,046 | 0.12% | |
| 4 | Approval of the Statutory Auditors' report on related-party agreements referred to in by Article L. 225-38 of the French Commercial Code. | 430,675,093 | 99.62% | 1,641,605 | 0.38% | 804,887 | 0.19% | |
| 5 | Approval of the compensation policy for the Chairman of the Board of Directors, pursuant to Article L. 22-10-8 of the French Commercial Code. | 404,685,864 | 93.66% | 27,383,897 | 6.34% | 1,044,408 | 0.24% | |
| 6 | Approval of the compensation policy for the Chief Executive Officer and the Deputy Chief Executive Officers, pursuant to Article L. 22-10-8 of the French Commercial Code. | 337,179,715 | 78.73% | 91,081,660 | 21.27% | 4,858,708 | 1.12% | |
| 7 | Approval of the compensation policy for Directors, pursuant to Article L. 22-10-8 of the French Commercial Code. | 399,167,646 | 92.41% | 32,798,822 | 7.59% | 1,158,979 | 0.27% | |
| 8 | Approval of information relating to the compensation of each corporate officer required by Article L. 22-10-9 I of the French Commercial Code. | 405,249,414 | 95.14% | 20,719,806 | 4.86% | 7,150,325 | 1.65% | |
| 9 | Approval of the components composing the total compensation and benefits of any kind paid during or awarded to Mr Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Chairman of the Board of Directors in respect of the 2022 financial year, pursuant to Article L. 22-10-34 II of the French Commercial Code. | 403,420,943 | 93.50% | 28,041,331 | 6.50% | 1,653,741 | 0.38% | |
| 10 | Approval of the components composing the total compensation and benefits of any kind paid during or awarded to Mr Frédéric Oudéa, Chief Executive Officer, in respect of the 2022 financial year, pursuant to Article L. 22-10-34 II of the French Commercial Code. | 376,098,494 | 92.96% | 28,469,383 | 7.04% | 28,525,427 | 6.58% | |
| 11 | Approval of the components composing the total compensation and benefits of any kind paid during or awarded to Mr Philippe Aymerich, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, in respect of the 2022 financial year, pursuant to Article L. 22-10-34 II of the French Commercial Code. | 402,991,129 | 93.70% | 27,107,336 | 6.30% | 2,997,697 | 0.69% | |
| 12 | Approval of the components composing the total compensation and benefits of any kind paid during or awarded to Ms Diony Lebot, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, in respect of the 2022 financial year, pursuant to Article L. 22-10-34 II of the French Commercial Code. | 402,179,554 | 93.30% | 28,873,781 | 6.70% | 2,041,724 | 0.47% | |
| 13 | Advisory opinion on compensation paid in 2022 to regulated persons referred to in Article L. 511-71 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. | 418,715,775 | 97.78% | 9,523,259 | 2.22% | 4,854,194 | 1.12% | |
| 14 | Appointment of Slawomir Krupa as Director. | 423,075,089 | 98.74% | 5,386,666 | 1.26% | 4,626,221 | 1.07% | |
| 15 | Appointment of Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier as Director. | 357,008,237 | 88.57% | 46,083,968 | 11.43% | 30,004,784 | 6.93% | |
| 16 | Appointment of Ulrika Ekman as Director. | 421,302,465 | 98.94% | 4,507,330 | 1.06% | 7,303,539 | 1.69% | |
| 17 | Appointment of Benoît de Ruffray as Director. | 402,526,329 | 94.50% | 23,429,760 | 5.50% | 7,164,228 | 1.65% | |
| 18 | Authorisation granted to the Board of Directors to purchase ordinary shares in the Company up to a limit of 10% of the share capital. | 423,464,008 | 98.64% | 5,856,819 | 1.36% | 3,791,859 | 0.88% | |
| 19 | Delegation of authority granted to the Board of Directors to perform, with cancellation of pre-emptive subscription rights, capital increases or disposals of shares reserved for members of a company or Group employee savings plan. | 421,911,730 | 97.57% | 10,512,896 | 2.43% | 663,236 | 0.15% | |
| 20 | Modification of paragraph I of Article 7 of the by-laws relating to the duration of the terms of office of Directors representing employees elected by employees. | 428,012,521 | 99.10% | 3,879,414 | 0.90% | 1,215,726 | 0.28% | |
| 21 | Modification of Article 9 of the by-laws relating to the maximum age of the Chairman of the Board of Directors. | 417,023,288 | 96.79% | 13,834,861 | 3.21% | 2,229,387 | 0.51% | |
| 22 | Powers to complete formalities. | 430,811,012 | 99.66% | 1,488,946 | 0.34% | 787,124 | 0.18% | |
(*) The percentage of abstention is calculated by reference to the total number of votes of the shareholders who participated in the meeting (for, against, abstention).
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