AGM Information • May 17, 2019
AGM Information
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The Annual Meeting of Michelin shareholders was held on May 17, 2019 in Clermont-Ferrand under the chairmanship of the Managing Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard.
Shareholders adopted all of the resolutions submitted for their approval. These concerned, in particular:
Marc Henry, Chief Financial Officer, noted the increase in segment operating income, which amounted to €2.8 billion in 2018 amid a challenging environment. He also emphasized the structural free cash flow of more than €1.2 billion generated in 2018, and the Group's improved ability to structurally generate cash flow over the past few years.
On the back of a 9.3% increase in sales in the first quarter at constant currency rates, the Group confirmed:
Florent Menegaux, Managing General Partner since the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of May 18, 2018 and Managing Chairman following this Meeting, went on to outline his strategic vision for the Group. His deeply-held conviction is that the Group's sustainable growth needs to be based on three pillars of equal importance: financial performance that secures the company's long-term future, investing in our employees and their development and respect for the planet and its inhabitants.
He also highlighted the Group's main strengths which are the MICHELIN brand, its technological leadership and the commitment of its teams, before reviewing the Group's four domains of growth:
1 The additional contribution of Camso and Fenner is estimated at €150 million for 2019
2 Of which €150 million due to the application of IFRS 16
Florent Menegaux emphasized the need to step up the pace of the Company's digital transformation, which is a key component of technological leadership and a way to forge close ties with customers.
With its clear road map, the Group is confident about its future thanks to the commitment of its teams to meet its targets and transform it into a company of the future, one that is proud of its expertise and values.
After paying tribute to the vital role played by Jean-Dominique Senard at his side from the time he joined the Michelin group in 2005, Michel Rollier, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, praised the importance and quality of his contribution as Managing Chairman to the Group's development. The sharp increase in earnings notably enabled Michelin to carry out key investments in the areas of growth and strategic acquisitions, and implement a balanced dividend strategy. Florent Menegaux for his part warmly commended the fruitful working relationship with Jean-Dominique Senard over the past twelve years and also read out a large number of testimonials from the teams at Michelin.
In an emotional conclusion, Jean-Dominique Senard expressed his immense pride in having headed the Group for all these years and thanked the teams throughout the world for everything they had given him.
The presentations to shareholders, vote totals on the resolutions and a webcast of the entire Annual Meeting will be posted on May 17, 2019 on the corporate website (www.michelin.com/eng).
| Investor Relations | Media Relations |
|---|---|
| Edouard de Peufeilhoux | Corinne Meutey |
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| Humbert de Feydeau | Individual Shareholders |
| +33 (0) 4 73 32 68 39 | Isabelle Maizaud-Aucouturier |
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| Pierre Hassaïri [email protected] |
Clémence Rodriguez +33 (0) 4 73 32 15 11 [email protected] |
This press release is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation to recommend the purchase of Michelin shares. To obtain more detailed information on Michelin, please consult the documents filed in France with Autorité des Marchés Financiers, which are also available from the www.michelin.com/eng website. This press release may contain a number of forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that these statements are based on reasonable assumptions as at the time of publishing this document, they are by nature subject to risks and contingencies liable to translate into a difference between actual data and the forecasts made or inferred by these statements.
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