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Lagardère S.A. AGM Information 2016

May 3, 2016

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AGM Information

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Results of the Annual Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of Lagardère SCA

Tuesday, 3 May 2016

The Annual Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company was held on Tuesday, 3 May 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. The quorum reached by the shareholders present, represented or having voted by mail or online was in excess of 64 % of the shares with voting rights.

After a summary presentation of the operations, the strategy and the results of the Company and the Group, the Managing Partners and the Group's key executives answered all the questions raised by the shareholders.

All the proposed resolutions presented by the Managing Partners were approved including those relating to:

  • the amount of the dividend set at €1.30 per share, which has an ex-dividend date of 6 May 2016 and will be paid as of 10 May 2016, passed by 99.57 %;
  • the favourable advisory opinions on the components of remuneration payable or granted to the Managing Partners in respect of 2015, passed by 95.88 % and 91.87 %;
  • the re-appointment as members of the Supervisory Board of Nathalie Andrieux and Hélène Molinari for a term of four years and of Georges Chodron de Courcel, Pierre Lescure and François Roussely for a term of three years, passed by more than 98 %;
  • the authorisations given to the Managing Partners to award free shares to Group's executives and employees, passed by 97.44 % and 85.26 %.

The ballot results on each resolution were the following:

Votes For
(%)
Votes Against
(%)
Abstention
(%)
Resolution n° 1 – Approval of the Company's financial statements for the year ended
31 December 2015.
99.60 0.33 0.07
Resolution n° 2 – Approval of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended
31 December 2015.
99.77 0.16 0.07
Resolution n° 3 – Allocation of the Company's results and dividend distribution. 99.57 0.28 0.15
Resolution n° 4 – Issuing of an advisory opinion on the components of remuneration
payable or granted to Arnaud Lagardère, Managing Partner, in
respect of 2015.
95.88 4.02 0.10
Resolution n° 5 – Issuing of an advisory opinion on the components of remuneration
payable or granted to the representatives of the other Managing
Partner in respect of 2015.
91.87 7.99 0.14
Resolution n° 6 – Re-appointment of Nathalie Andrieux as a member of the
Supervisory Board for a term of four years.
98.22 1.68 0.10
Resolution n° 7 – Re-appointment of Georges Chodron de Courcel as a member of
the Supervisory Board for a term of three years.
98.13 1.77 0.10
Resolution n° 8 – Re-appointment of Pierre Lescure as a member of the Supervisory
Board for a term of three years.
98.67 1.23 0.10
Resolution n° 9 – Re-appointment of Hélène Molinari as a member of the Supervisory
Board for a term of four years.
99.66 0.26 0.08
Resolution n° 10 – Re-appointment of François Roussely as a member of the
Supervisory Board for a term of three years.
99.45 0.43 0.12
Resolution n° 11 – Authorisation to be given to the Managing Partners, for a period of
eighteen months, to trade in the Company's shares.
99.76 0.16 0.08
Resolution n° 12 – Authorisation to be given to the Managing Partners, for a period of
thirty-eight months, to award performance shares to employees and
senior managers of the Company and of related companies or
groups.
97.44 2.48 0.08
Resolution n° 13 – Authorisation to be given to the Managing Partners, for a period of
thirty-eight months, to award free shares to employees and senior
managers of the Company and of related companies or groups.
85.26 14.61 0.13
Resolution n° 14 – Powers for formalities. 99.83 0.09 0.08

The webcast of this general meeting is accessible online on the Company's website www.lagardere.com

The Lagardère group is a global leader in content publishing, production, broadcasting and distribution, whose powerful brands leverage its virtual and physical networks to attract and enjoy qualified audiences. It is structured around four business lines: Books and e-Books; Travel Retail; Press, Audiovisual, Digital and Advertising Sales Brokerage; Sports and Entertainment. Lagardère shares are listed on Euronext Paris. www.lagardere.com

Press Contacts
Thierry FUNCK-BRENTANO tel. +33 1 40 69 16 34 [email protected]
Ramzi KHIROUN tel. +33 1 40 69 16 33 [email protected]
Investor Relations Contact

Florence LONIS tel. +33 1 40 69 18 02 [email protected]