All Lafarge shareholders have the right to attend the Group's General Meetings. General Meetings allow you to remain well informed, meet the management team and express your opinions about Group strategy and dividends.
2008 Best General Meeting |
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Already awarded Silver Medal in 2007, Lafarge received the 2008 Best General Meeting Award. The "Annual General Meeting Award" of the CAC40-listed groups was created by CapitalCom in partnership with Les Echos, Radio Classique and Deloitte. It awards the company whose General Meeting respects the current best practices based on more than 70 criteria, notably:
This Award demonstrates the growing care for our individual shareholders. |
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Prior consultation |
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Are you a shareholder? About 2 months before General Meetings, consultation papers are sent out to allow shareholders to express their expectations for the next Meeting (subjects they would like to be discussed, questions they would like to ask during the meeting, etc.). The results of the consultation are presented at the beginning of the meeting. |
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Meeting documentation |
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Full documentation enabling you to take part in a General Meeting will be sent to you automatically if:
In other cases, you will need to ask your bank or stockbroker for the meeting documentation. |
Shareholders’ Meetings
Ordinary General Meetings relate to the general management of the company: approval of financial statements, distribution of dividends, appointment and removal of administrators.
Extraordinary General Meetings take decisions that relate to the modification of bylaws, capital increases, mergers, asset contributions, separations and share issues. They can be convened at any time. Combined General Meetings occur when both Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings are held on the same date. |
Notice of Shareholders' Meetings |
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The Board of Directors fixes the date of the Annual General Meeting and informs the shareholders. The meeting documentation states the location and agenda of the meeting. It is sent to shareholders by post or e-mail. The next Shareholders' Meeting will be held on May 6, 2009. The notice of meeting for the May 2008 GM (P.D.F - 4078 Kb)
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Attending shareholders' meetings |
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All shareholders have the right to attend General Meetings regardless of the number of shares they hold. Shareholders can vote:
It is not necessary to block your shares with the relevant financial agent to be able to vote on resolutions at General Meetings. |
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Voting rights and dividend |
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In general, 1 share = 1 vote for. N.B.:
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Annual General Meeting - Archives |
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Last update on 11/17/2008

