AGM Information • Apr 23, 2014
AGM Information
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Paris, April 23, 2014
The Ordinary General Meeting on April 23, 2014, chaired by Bernard Michel, approved all the resolutions presented by the Board of Directors, including the annual accounts for 2013.
The voting results will be available shortly on the Group website: www.gecina.fr.
The General Meeting approved the payment of a cash dividend of 4.60 euros per share for 2013, to be paid out on April 30.
The General Meeting ratified the coopting of Mrs Sylvia Fonseca (independent director) to replace Mr Philippe Donnet, who had resigned. Mrs Sylvia Fonseca's term of office will end following the General Meeting convened to approve the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2015.
The General Meeting also ratified the coopting of Mr Eduardo Paraja to replace Mr Nicolas Diaz, who had resigned, then decided to renew his term of office and the offices of Mr Bernard Michel and Mr Jacques-Yves Nicol (independent director) for a four-year period, i.e. through to the end of the General Meeting convened to approve the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2017.
Further to the acquisition by the alliance formed by The Blackstone Group LP and Ivanhoé Cambridge II Inc and their affiliates of a significant percentage of the interests previously held by the Rivero Group and the Soler Group, the General Meeting decided to not reappoint Mrs Helena Rivero and to terminate the directorships of Mrs Victoria Soler and Mr Vincente Fons early with immediate effect.
Alongside this, the General Meeting appointed Mrs Méka Brunel, Mr Anthony Myers and Mr Claude Gendron as Directors for four, three and two years respectively in order to allow their terms of office to be renewed on a staggered basis, in accordance with Article 12 of the Company's bylaws.
At the Board meeting held following the General Meeting, the Directors decided to reelect Mr Bernard Michel as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the remaining term of his directorship, i.e. through to the end of the General Meeting convened to approve the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2017.
The makeup of the Board of Directors is now as follows:
Bernard Michel, Chairman Méka Brunel Sylvia Fonseca (1) Claude Gendron Rafael Gonzalez de la Cueva (1) Sixto Jimenez Metrovacesa, represented by Carlos García León Anthony Myers Jacques-Yves Nicol (1) Eduardo Paraja Predica, represented by Jean-Jacques Duchamp (1) Inès Reinmann-Toper (1) Antonio Trueba
(1) Independent directors
Gecina owns, manages and develops property holdings worth 10.8 billion euros at December 31, 2013, with 90% located in the Paris Region. This real estate company's business is built around an Economic division, including France's largest office portfolio, and a Demographic division, with residential assets, student residences and healthcare facilities. Gecina has put sustainable innovation at the heart of its strategy to create value, anticipate its customers' expectations and invest while respecting the environment, thanks to the dedication and expertise of its staff.
Gecina is a French real estate investment trust (SIIC) listed on Euronext Paris, and is part of the FTSE4Good, DJSI Europe and World, Stoxx Global ESG Leaders and Euronext Vigeo France 20 indices. In line with its commitments to the community, Gecina has created a company foundation, which is focused on protecting the environment and supporting all forms of disability.
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