Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Mar 19, 2021
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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Translation for information purpose only. This document is an English-language translation of the convening notice (avis de convocation) published by Edenred on March 19, 2021. In the event of any differences between this English-language translation and the French avis de convocation, the French avis de convocation shall prevail.
A Société anonyme established under the laws of the Republic of France Share capital: €493,166,702 Registered office: 14 – 16, boulevard Garibaldi – 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux 493.322.978 R.C.S. Nanterre (the « Company»)
Issy-les-Moulineaux, March 19, 2021
The holders of the Bonds (as defined below) of the Company convened in general meetings on first convening on March 18, 2021 as part of the conversion of the corporate form of the Company through the adoption of the European company statute were unable to deliberate on the below agenda, due to lack of quorum. Consequently, the Board of Directors has decided to convene the general meetings of the holders of the Bonds (as defined below), as listed below, on second convening on March 29, 2021, at the times referred to below.
Given the current sanitary context and the related restrictions, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Ordinance No. 2020-321 of March 25, 2020 (the "Ordinance"), the general meetings of the holders of the Bonds (as defined below) of the Company will exceptionally be held in closed session, without the bondholders and other persons entitled to attend (other than the members of the executive committee (bureau) of each general meeting) being present, either physically or by telephone or audiovisual conference (it being specified that the live and recorded broadcast of each general meeting is provided by the Company under the conditions described below), at the Company's registered office located at 14 - 16 boulevard Garibaldi, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.
| Bond Issue | ISIN Code | Time of meeting on March 29, 2021 (Paris time) |
|---|---|---|
| Bonds issued on March 30, 2017 in an amount of €500,000,000 at the interest rate of 1,875% and due on March 30, 2027 (the "2017 Bonds") |
FR0013247202 | 9:30 a.m. |
| Bonds issued on June 18, 2020 in an amount of €600,000,000 at the interest rate of 1,375% and Due on June 18, 2029 (the "2020 Bonds", and together with the 2017 Bonds, the "Bonds"). |
FR0013518537 | 9:45 a.m. |
Each general meeting of the holders of the Bonds is convened on second convening in order to deliberate on the same agenda and on the same draft resolutions as the general meetings convened on first convening, as detailed below:
First resolution (Approval of the conversion of the corporate form of the Company through adoption of the European company statute and of the Draft Terms of Conversion (as defined below))
The general meeting, acting in accordance with the quorum and majority requirements for bondholders' meetings, having examined:
after having noted and acknowledged that:
and after having duly noted that in accordance with Article 12§2 of the aforementioned Regulation, the Company shall not be registered as a European company unless the procedure relating to employee involvement, as provided for in Articles L. 2351-1 et seq. of the French Labor Code, has been completed:
The general meeting, acting in accordance with the quorum and majority requirements for bondholders' meetings, decides that the attendance sheet, the powers of the represented bondholders and the minutes of this meeting will be filed at the registered office of the Company.
The general meeting, acting in accordance with the quorum and majority requirements for bondholders' meetings, authorizes and grants all powers to the representative of the Company to, as the case may be, take any measures and enter into any agreements as necessary in order to implement these resolutions, and to the bearer of a copy or extracts of these minutes for the purpose of completion of any and all legal or administrative formalities and make all filings and publications required by the applicable legislation and/or by the terms and conditions of the bonds.
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Each bondholder, regardless of the number of Bonds held, has the right to participate in the general meeting of the holders of the Bonds they hold.
In accordance with Article R. 228-71 of the French Commercial Code and with the terms and conditions of each of the Bonds, the right of each bondholder to participate in the relevant general meeting will be evidenced by the registration of their Bonds in the books of an authorized account holder in the name of such bondholder:
The bondholders are entitled to assign all or part of their Bonds at any time. However, only the Bonds recorded on the Record Date give right to the bondholders to participate to a general meeting. If a bondholder assigns their Bonds before the Record Date, the Company will invalidate or modify accordingly the vote by correspondence or the proxy of such bondholder. The relevant authorized account holder must notify such assignment to the Company and provide it with all necessary information.
Each bondholder or its proxy (under the conditions detailed below) is entitled to one vote for each Bond held or represented by it, it being specified that any bondholder entitled to more than one vote shall not be required to cast all of such votes in the same manner.
Given the current sanitary context and the related restrictions, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of the Ordinance, each meeting will exceptionally be held in closed session, without the bondholders and other persons entitled to attend (other than the members of the executive committee (bureau) of each general meeting) being present, either physically or by telephone or audiovisual conference.
Each general meeting will be chaired by the representative of the masse, as specified in the terms and conditions of each Bond. In accordance with the provisions of Article R.225-101 of the French Commercial Code and Article 8-2 of Decree no. 2020-418 of April 10, 2020 (the "Decree"), two tellers (scrutateurs) and the secretary of each general meeting will be appointed from among the Company's employees.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 5-1, II. 1° of the Ordinance and Article 8-2 of the Decree, the Company will provide live broadcasting of each general meeting by conference call, the access number of which will be provided upon request to the Centralising Agent (as defined below). A recording of the meeting will also be available on the Company's website.
Each bondholder has the right to participate in the relevant general meeting by proxy or by correspondence.
Each bondholder may exercise this right by filling in the participation form attached to this convening notice (the "Participation Form") and by returning it via their account holder to the Centralising Agent (as defined below) under the following conditions:
The Participation Forms will be taken into account for the quorum and voting calculation only if these forms are:
The Participation Form thus taken into account remains valid for successive meetings convened with the same agenda. Thus, the Participation Forms received for a bondholders' meeting convened on first convening on March 18, 2021 remain valid for the bondholders' meeting convened on second convening.
Bondholders who wish to vote on the resolutions and who hold their Bonds through a financial intermediary such as a trustee, custodian or other nominee must contact the said financial intermediary and instruct it to vote on their behalf, in accordance with the procedures set forth by the said intermediary.
The Participation Forms are attached to this convening notice and are also available from the Centralising Agent (as defined below) upon request.
In accordance with Articles L. 228-65 and L. 225-98 of the French Commercial Code and the terms and conditions of each of the Bonds, no quorum is required on second convening.
Decisions at a general meeting shall be taken by a two-third (2/3) majority of the votes of the bondholders present or represented.
All the information and documents which must be communicated to the bondholders in accordance with the applicable legislation will be made available to the bondholders within the time limits provided for by the applicable legal and regulatory provisions (i) at the Company's registered office located at 14 - 16 boulevard Garibaldi, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, (ii) on the Company's website (www.edenred.com) and (iii) upon request to the Centralising Agent (whose contact details are set out below).
Société Générale Securities Services 32, rue du champ de tir CS 30812 44308 Nantes Cedex 03 France +33 2 51 85 65 93 [email protected]
The Board of Directors
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