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Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2019 Mersen

Mersen: Annual General Meeting of May 17, 2019

Paris, May 17, 2019 – Mersen (Euronext FR0000039620 – MRN), a global expert in electrical power and advanced materials, held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders today at La Défense (Paris) under the chairmanship of Olivier Legrain, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

With a quorum of more than 66%, all of the resolutions proposed by the Board of Directors were approved, at a minimum of 95%.

In particular, the shareholders:

  • approved the payment of a 2018 dividend of €0.95 per share. The dividend will be payable on July 5, 2019, with an ex-dividend date of July 3, 2019.
  • approved the company financial statements and consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2018;
  • approved the related-party agreement for the CEO, Luc Themelin;
  • approved the appointment of Denis Thiery as a director;
  • renewed the term of office as director of BpiFrance Investissement;
  • approved the fixed and variable items of total compensation and advantages of all kind paid or due to executive directors with respect to fiscal year 2018;
  • approved the principles and criteria for determining, allocating and awarding the fixed, variable and exceptional components of total compensation and benefits of all kinds that may be awarded to the corporate officers in respect of fiscal year 2019;
  • approved the share buy-back program;
  • authorized the Board of Directors to issue shares for subscription by employees of the Group;
  • authorized the Board of Directors to grant free and performance shares to employees of the Group and the corporate officers of the Company.

The complete results of the votes are available on the Company's website at www.mersen.com (under Investors/Individual shareholders).

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About Mersen

A global expert in electrical power and advanced materials, Mersen designs innovative solutions to address its clients' specific needs to enable them to optimize their manufacturing performance in sectors such as energy, electronics, transportation, chemicals & pharmaceuticals and process industries.

Mersen, with 6,900 employees working across 35 countries, recorded sales of €879 million in 2018.

Mersen is listed on Euronext Paris – Compartment B

 

INVESTOR AND ANALYST CONTACT
Véronique Boca
VP, Communication Mersen
Tel. + 33 (0)1 46 91 54 40
Email: dri@mersen.com

MEDIA CONTACT
FTI Consulting Strategic Communications
Stanislas Mulliez/Guillaume Granier
Tel. +33 (0)1 47 03 68 10
Email: stanislas.mulliez@fticonsulting.com / guillaume.granier@fticonsulting.com

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