Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
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Annual General Meeting of Shareholders May, 9 2005 at
4:30 p.m - Paris Expo, Grande Arche of Paris La Defense.
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Notice of joint shareholders' Meeting
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Report :
- Over 1,018 shareholders attended the meeting
held at La Défense near Paris on 9 May 2005 (867 shareholders
attended the meeting in 2004).
- Quorum was established at 45,45 % (46,04 % in
2004).
- All the resolutions submitted by the Board of
Directors were approved.
- The 2004 financial statements and
dividend payment of 3.30 euros were
approved.
- Three directors’ mandates were renewed :
- Elisabeth LULIN
- Jean AZEMA
- Patrick RICARD
- All three are independent directors. Subsequent to these
appointments, the Board of Directors comprises 16 members,
including eight independent directors and three employees.
- The General Meeting approved reducing the maximum number of
Board of Directors members from 18 to 15: 13
directors appointed by the General Meeting (compared with the
current 15) and 2 directors elected by personnel (compared with the
current 3). With regards to directors appointed by personnel, this
decision will become effective at the end of their mandates or
following the 2006 General Meeting.
- The General Meeting approved increasing the first threshold
above which shareholdings must be declared from 0,5% of capital or
voting rights to 1,5%.
- The General Meeting authorizes the Board of Directors to grant
existing shares to employees, executives or Chief
Executive Officers. The total number of restricted shares thus
attributed may not represent more than 1% of Société
Générale’s capital.
- The General Meeting did not approve the resolution submitted by shareholders representing 0,59 % of Société Générale’s capital which aimed to abolish the 15% cap on shareholders’ voting rights. This resolution was approved by only 7,33 % of shareholders.
Detailed voting results :
Resolutions | For | % | Against | Abstention | SUM |
1 | 225 805 199 | 99,20 | 912 243 | 900 452 | 227 618 894 |
2 | 188 777 023 | 82,94 | 38 019 101 | 822 770 | 227 618 894 |
3 | 225 855 547 | 99,22 | 813 727 | 949 620 | 227 618 894 |
4 | 224 186 003 | 98,49 | 2 406 819 | 1 026 072 | 227 618 894 |
5 | 214 874 485 | 94,40 | 11 660 632 | 1 083 777 | 227 618 894 |
6 | 225 245 145 | 98,86 | 1 318 604 | 1 055 145 | 227 618 894 |
7 | 213 268 208 | 93,70 | 13 277 824 | 1 072 852 | 227 618 894 |
8 | 179 600 758 | 78,90 | 46 795 946 | 1 222 190 | 227 618 894 |
9 | 187 006 611 | 82,16 | 39 840 119 | 772 164 | 227 618 894 |
10 | 223 382 869 | 98,14 | 3 171 843 | 1 064 182 | 227 618 894 |
11 | 203 645 053 | 88,47 | 23 153 148 | 820 693 | 227 618 894 |
12 | 201 477 946 | 88,51 | 25 036 432 | 1 104 516 | 227 618 894 |
13 (RES A) | 16 686 577 | 7,33 | 195 874 552 | 15 057 765 | 227 618 894 |
14 | 225 442 946 | 99,05 | 1 348 169 | 827 779 | 227 618 894 |
Resolutions | Items |
1 | Approval of the parent company financial statements. |
2 | Allocation of income and dividend payment -Reallocation of income booked to the special reserve for long term capital gains. |
3 | Approval of the consolidated financial statements. |
4 | Approval of the report on agreements covered by article L. 225-38 of the French Commercial Code. |
5 | Renewal of the Director’s mandate of Mr Jean AZEMA. |
6 | Renewal of the Director’s mandate of Mrs Elisabeth LULIN. |
7 | Renewal of the Director’s mandate of Patrick RICARD. |
8 | Authorization to buy and sell Société Générale shares. |
9 | Amendments to the Company’s by-laws - reduction in the number of Directors. |
10 | Amendment to the Company’s by-laws - increase in the first statutory disclosure threshold of shareholdings. |
11 | Authorization granted to the Board of Directors to grant existing shares. |
12 | Authorization to increase capital stock up to a maximum of 10%, in remuneration for contributions of capital stock or securities with an equity component that are not part of a public exchange offer. |
13 (A) | (not approved by the boarding of directors) ; cancellation of 15% cap on shareholders’ voting rights. |
14 | Delegation of authority. |
