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EuropaCorp

AGM Information Sep 28, 2020

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Report on the 28 September 2020 General Shareholders' Meeting

Saint-Denis, 28 September 2020 – EuropaCorp's ordinary and extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting was held today, behind closed doors. Attendees were:

  • Mr Luc Besson, President of the Board;
  • Mr Axel Duroux, CEO;
  • Messrs Arnaud Malivoire and Olivier Juramie, Auditors;
  • Mr Arnaud de Senilhes, Secretary of the Board;
  • Mr Régis Marillas;
  • Mr Vincent Teyssot, CFO.

Given the sanitary crisis linked to the Covid-19 epidemic, shareholders had been invited to vote remotely until the day before the General Meeting.

All the resolutions have been adopted.

Details of the votes by resolution are presented in the appendix, as well as the answers to the written questions asked in preparation for this meeting.

ABOUT EUROPACORP

Founded in 1999, EuropaCorp has grown to become the leading film and series production studio in Europe. The Group's international activities cover the entire film value chain with expertise in production, theatrical distribution, international sales, TV, video & VOD, and music publishing. EuropaCorp is able to ensure creativity and quality throughout the lifecycle of its films and television projects. The Group has produced or co-produced more than 120 films and has distributed more than 160 of them in French cinemas. Since 1999, it has produced 10 of the 20 biggest French hits internationally and 22 films among the 70 French productions with the most international admissions (source: Le film français – May 17, 2019). The Group has also been active since 2010 in the production of TV series and single titles for platforms worldwide.

EuropaCorp was created by the director, screenwriter and producer Luc Besson. More information on www.europacorp.com

Contacts

Groupe EuropaCorp NewCap

Lisa Reynaud | Investor Relations | [email protected] Pierre Laurent | NewCap Régis Lefèbvre | Communication | [email protected] [email protected] | Tel: 01 44 71 94 94 Tel: 01 55 99 50 00

EuropaCorp is listed on the C Compartment of Euronext Paris ISIN Code: FR0010490920 – MNEMO Code: ECP

APPENDIX

Detail of the votes cast

The shareholders who were present or represented at the meeting held a total of 101,948,689 (83.53%), which constitutes a sufficient quorum for both the ordinary and extraordinary sessions of the meeting.

Resolution Subject % votes
for
% votes
against
% votes
abstention
Results
1 Approval of the company accounts for the
financial year ended on 31 March 2020
99.97% 0.01% 0.02% Resolution
adopted
2 Approval of the consolidated accounts for the
financial year ended on 31 March 2020
99.97% 0.01% 0.02% Resolution
adopted
3 Distribution of profits for the financial year
ended on 31 March 2020
99.97% 0.01% 0.02% Resolution
adopted
4* Approval of the special report of the Statutory
Auditors drawn up pursuant to article L. 225-40
on regulated agreements referred to in article L.
225-38 of the Commercial Code and approval
of said agreements
99.48% 0.49% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
5* Approval of the special report of the Statutory
Auditors on regulated agreements and
approval of said agreements referred to in
article L. 225-42 of the Commercial Code
99.48% 0.49% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
6 Approval
of
information
relating
to
the
remuneration of corporate officers mentioned
in I of article L. 225-37-3 of the French
Commercial Code
99.53% 0.45% 0.02% Resolution
adopted
7 Approval of fixed and variable components of
the remuneration and benefits of any kind paid
or awarded for the 2019-2020 financial year to
Mr Luc Besson, as Chairman of the Board of
Directors, and Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
99.48% 0.49% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
8 Approval of fixed and variable components of
the remuneration and benefits of any kind paid
or awarded for the 2019-2020 financial year to
Mr Régis Marillas, as Deputy Chief Executive
Officer
99.47% 0.07% 0.46% Resolution
adopted
9 Approval of Mr Luc Besson's remuneration
policy, in his capacity as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer and then Chairman of the
Board of Directors, for fiscal year 2020-2021
99.46% 0.51% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
10 Approval of the remuneration policy of Mr Axel
Duroux, in his capacity as Chief Executive
Officer, for the 2020-2021 fiscal year
99.48% 0.51% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
11 Approval of Mr. Régis Marillas' remuneration
policy, in his capacity as Deputy Managing
Director for fiscal year 2020-2021
99.47% 0.09% 0.44% Resolution
adopted
12 Approval of Directors' Compensation Policy for
fiscal year 2020-2021
99.90% 0.07% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
13 Authorisation of a plan by the Company to
repurchase its own shares
99.55% 0.43% 0.02% Resolution
adopted
Resolution Subject % votes
for
% votes
against
% votes
abstention
Results
14 Renewal of statutory auditors and alternate
auditors
99.97% 0.01% 0.02% Resolution
adopted
15 Renewal of the term of office of Mr Luc Besson
as Director
99.52% 0.46% 0.02% Resolution
adopted
16 Appointment of Mr. Axel Duroux as Director 99.96% 0.02% 0.02% Resolution
adopted
17 Delegation of authority to give the Board of
Directors to decide on the issue, with the
maintenance of the preferential subscription
right, ordinary shares and/or securities giving
immediate and/or future access to the capital
of the Company or to debt securities
99.95% 0.02% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
18 Delegation
of
authority
to
the
Board
of
Directors to decide on the issue, by public offer,
with
the
removal
of
the
preferential
subscription
right,
ordinary
shares
and/or
securities
giving
immediate
and/or
future
access to the capital of the Company
or to
debt securities
99.93% 0.04% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
19 Delegation of competence to the Board of
Directors to decide on the issue, with the
removal of the preferential subscription right, of
ordinary
shares
and/or
securities
giving
immediate and/or future access to the capital
of the Company or to debt securities the
framework of an offer referred to in II of article
L. 411-2 of the French Monetary and Financial
Code
99,92% 0,05% 0,03% Resolution
adopted
20 Approval to give the Board of Directors to set
the price of issues of ordinary shares or
securities with the removal of the preferential
right of subscription of shareholders, up to a
limit of 10% of the capital per annum
99.50% 0.47% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
21 Authorisation to give the Board of Directors the
authority to increase, in accordance with article
L. 225-135-1 of the Commercial Code, the
number of shares to be issued in connection
with issues carried out with the maintenance or
removal of the preferential subscription right of
shareholders
99.88% 0.09% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
22 Delegation
of
authority
to
the
Board
of
Directors to carry out an increase of capital,
with the removal of the preferential right of
subscription
of
shareholders,
reserved
for
employees
of
the
Company
or
related
companies
99.88% 0.09% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
23 Overall limit of cash issuance authorisations 99.90% 0.08% 0.02% Resolution
adopted
24 Delegation to the Board of Directors of powers
to increase the share capital by issuing ordinary
shares or transferable securities giving access to
the
share
capital
of
the
Company
as
remuneration for securities contributed in the
99,45% 0,52% 0,03% Resolution
adopted
Resolution Subject % votes
for
% votes
against
% votes
abstention
Results
framework of a public Swap offering initiated
by the Company
25 Delegation to the Board of Directors of powers
to decide on the issue of ordinary shares of the
Company within the limit of 10% of the share
capital, as remuneration for contributions in
kind granted to the Company
99.51% 0.46% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
26 Delegation of powers to be granted to the
Board of Directors for the purpose of issuing
securities
giving
access
to
the
Company's
capital, with the removal of the preferential
subscription right, in the framework of a swap
of financial securities
99.44% 0.53% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
27 Authorisation to the Board of Directors to grant
share subscription or purchase options to the
employees
or
corporate
officers
of
the
Company and its affiliates
99.44% 0.53% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
28 Authorising the Board of Directors to carry out
free assignments of existing Company shares
and/or those to be issued to employees or
corporate officers of the Company and affiliates
99.43% 0.54% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
29 Delegation of powers to be granted to the
Board of Directors to increase share Capital by
incorporation of premiums, reserves, profits or
other
99.88% 0.09% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
30 Authorisation to give the Board of Directors for
the
effect
of
reducing
share
capital
by
cancellation of shares
99.95% 0.02% 0.03% Resolution
adopted
31 Powers for formalities 99.97% 0.00% 0.03% Resolution
adopted

(*) For those resolutions, the shares held by Front Line Mr. Luc Besson and Mr. Régis Marillas (for a total of 12,944,470 shares) were not taken into account when calculating the quorum and the votes cast.

Written questions addressed during the General Meeting

Question 1: Is there any thought at Europacorp about the production of documentaries? Are the advent of new distribution platforms and their need for French content (with preference for short formats) a great opportunity to start such activity?

Axel Duroux speaks:

"If the production of fiction feature films is the core business of the Company, EuropaCorp sets no limit regarding the format of its contents. In the past, EuropaCorp has notably produced the documentary Home, directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Luc Besson has himself directed the documentary Atlantis in 1991. My own experience, before becoming the new CEO of the Company, relating to TV shows (Endemol, TF1), will allow EuropaCorp to grasp potential opportunities linked to content delinearization and innovation on formats. Reflection on this matter is real."

Question 2: Is the ambition to have an environmental impact considered? Luc Besson could easily become the French David Attenborough, a place where nobody expects him but where he would be legitimate since The Big Blue (a film so beautiful!).

Luc Besson speaks:

"The Company has a real ambition in this matter, and impact comes two ways: the form and the substance. In substance, it's very clear, in particular with films like Arthur with a strong environmental message for children. But it was also the case with films like The Big Blue, the documentaries Home, The Cove, and Atlantis, or the world of Valerian. Environment has always been at the heart of our films, without being militant, and above all we have always wanted to convey this message to the kids.

Regarding the form, film shootings are much more environmentally friendly today than in the past. We hold meetings before starting shooting about environmental impact, which is taken into account without impacting the quality of the film.

In addition, digital technology has changed cinema. Before, there were film rolls, made from oil and carried by trucks. Now, copies are sent by internet.

Slow and steady, silently, we act for this noble cause."

Question 3: Beyond environmental commitment, has EuropaCorp considered societal commitment? Making a sci-fi film about the world post-virus could significantly impact the behaviours of today and then save thousands of lives? Imagining the future is also a way to shape it.

Luc Besson speaks:

"It's tempting, but we can't think this way. Story comes first. If we have a story which allows it, of course, but we won't make a story only with this purpose. We are not militants but citizens. Today we need citizens to be informed and committed, because there are 7 billion of them. We try to convince citizens more than convince people to become militants."

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