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Shareholders' meeting 2023 on June 22

The Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Bureau Veritas was held at 3 p.m. on June 22, 2023, at the Company’s registered office:

Immeuble Newtime,
40/52, boulevard du Parc in Neuilly-sur-Seine
(the entrance is at no.52)
in the Auditorium located on the ground floor.

Shareholders are invited, at their earliest convenience prior to the Meeting, to request their admission card in order to attend the Meeting in person, to vote by post or to give a proxy to the Chairman or to any third party of their choice using the voting form or by Internet on the VOTACCESS secure voting platform. All the terms and conditions are described in the Notice of Meeting.

Steps will be taken to ensure that shareholders are able to follow the Shareholders’ Meeting live via an audio transmission accessible from this page. Shareholders will be able to submit questions on the dedicated chat room which will be answered during a Q&A session within the time allotted for this purpose during the meeting. This is a non-regulatory procedure that does not allow for the prior identification of shareholders and the exercise of shareholder rights.

Shareholders are encouraged to submit all requests for information and documents via email to the following address: ag2023@bureauveritas.com

Shareholders are invited to visit this page regularly for more information on the organization of the 2023 Shareholders’ Meeting.

IMPORTANT DATES*

VOTACCESS opening dateWednesday, May 31, 2023
VOTACCESS closing dateWednesday, June 21, 2023 at 3 p.m. (Paris time)
Deadline for returning the voting formMonday, June 19, 2023 at midnight (Paris time)

* consult the Notice of Meeting booklet below to see the terms and conditions.

CONTACTS

Contact Shareholder Services0800 434 241 (France only)
Asking questions about the organization
of the Meeting/ address a written question

Sunday, June 18, 2023 at midnight (Paris time)

ag2023@bureauveritas.com

Contact the Company's registry managerUptevia – Service Assemblées Générales – Grands Moulins de Pantin – 9, rue du Débarcadère – 93761 Pantin Cedex.


INFORMATION REGARDING BUREAU VERITAS SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING TO BE HELD ON JUNE 22, 2023

 

1. "NOTICE OF MEETING" PUBLISHED IN THE BALO (FRENCH)

Download the document published on May 31, 2023 in the BALO n°65 (in French) Download the document published on May 10, 2023 in the BALO n°56 (in French)

2. PRESS RELEASES

Download the Press Release regarding  the Combined Shareholders' meeting of June 22, 2023: All submitted resolutions were adoptedDownload the press release regarding the availability of preparatory documents relating to the Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of June 22, 2023Download the press release regarding the information relating to the Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of June 22, 2023

3. "NOTICE OF MEETING" OF THE SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING INCLUDING notably:

  • Agenda of the Combined Shareholders' Meeting
  • How to participate in the Shareholders’ Meeting
  • Information on Governance, including information on Directors whose co-optation or reappointment is proposed for ratification or approval to the Shareholders’ Meeting
  • Summary of the situation of the Company and the Group
  • Draft resolutions and Board of Directors’ Report to the Shareholders’ Meeting including the proposal for the allocation of the profit
  • Documents and information request form
  • Table of financial results over the past five financial years

Download the free translation of the 2023 Notice of Meeting

4. 2022 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT INCLUDING NOTABLY:

  • 2022 Statutory financial statements and consolidated financial statements (including notes)
  • Management report of the Board of Directors
  • Board of Directors' report on corporate governance including report on compensation of Corporate officers and the list of members of the Board of Directors and their positions
  • Summary table of the use of financial delegations
  • Information relating to the fees paid during the 2022 financial year to the statutory auditors
  • Information relating to the description of the share buyback program
  • List of subsidiaries and other equity participations
  • Statutory Auditors' reports on the statutory financial statements and consolidated financial statements
  • Statutory Auditors' special report on related-party agreements and commitments
  • Social, societal and environmental information constituting the Extra-Financial Performance Declaration

Download the 2022 Universal Registration Document

5. REPORT ON COMPENSATION OF CORPORATE OFFICERS

Download the report - 2022 URD_Extract Chap. 3.7

6. VOTING FORM

Download the voting form

7. TOTAL NUMBERS OF SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY AT MAY 10, 2023

Download the number of shares and voting rights at May 10, 2023

8. REPORTS OF THE STATUTORY AUDITORS

Download the 2022 Statutory Auditors’ report on the statutory financial statements (in French)
Download the 2022 Statutory Auditors’ report on the consolidated financial statements (in French)
Download the 2022 Statutory Auditors’ report on the related-party agreements(in French)
Download the 2022 Statutory Auditors’ report on the issue of shares or compound securities (in French)
Download the 2022 Statutory Auditors' report on the authorization to grant stock subscription options (in French)
Download the 2022 Statutory Auditors' report on the authorization to grant existing or new ordinary shares (in French)Download the 2022 Statutory Auditors' report on employee savings with delegation (in French)
Download the 2022 Statutory Auditors' report on reduction of the share capital (in French)

9. SLIDESHOW PRESENTED DURING THE SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING OF JUNE 22, 2023

Download the slideshow (in french)

10. RESULTS OF THE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TO THE SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING OF JUNE 22, 2023

Resolutions Voting Results Combined Shareholders Meeting of June 22 2023

11. SUMMARY/MINUTES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING OF JUNE 22, 2023

Download the minutes (In French)

12. ANSWERS TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

Answers to written questions from shareholders