Air Liquide has revealed that its Combined Shareholders’ Meeting has successfully taken place in France and all proposed resolutions have been passed by shareholders, representing 44.2% of the voting rights.
The meeting, chaired by Chairman and CEO Benoît Potier in the presence of the members of the board, was attended by 4,426 people on 7th May at the Palais des Congrès in Paris and the proposed dividend of €2.25 per share (up 12.5% on 2007) to be distributed on 19th May was approved.
Shares held in registered form continuously from 31st December 2005 to 19th May 2008, the payment date of the dividend, will attract a bonus dividend of 10%, while in addition, the allocation of one bonus share for every ten shares held will take place on 9th June 2008.
The meeting also renewed the term of office of Professor Rolf Krebs as a Director, and appointed two new Directors, Ms Karen Katen and Mr Jean-Claude Buono, for a period of 4 years. At the Board Meeting which followed, Klaus Schmieder and Pierre Dufour were confirmed in their functions as Senior Executive Vice-Presidents.
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