INGENICO GROUP: Combined Annual Shareholders' Meeting Voting results

Press release Paris, April 29, 2016    Combined Annual Shareholders' Meeting    Voting results Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING) held its Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting today in Paris. The shareholders approved all the resolutions submitted by the Board of Directors except for Resolution 32, which purported to shorten term of office for the independent advisor (censeur)...

Press release

Paris, April 29, 2016

Combined Annual Shareholders' Meeting

Voting results

 

 

Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING) held its Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting today in Paris.

 

The shareholders approved all the resolutions submitted by the Board of Directors except for Resolution 32, which purported to shorten term of office for the independent advisor (censeur). The main resolutions approved pertained to the following:

 

• The consolidated financial statements for 2015
• Distribution of a dividend of EUR1.30 per share, up 30% over the previous year and payable in cash or in shares
• Ratification of the appointment of Ms. Colette Lewiner and of Mr. Bernard Bourigeaud as Independent Directors
• The renewal of the terms of office of Ms. Diaa Elyaacoubi, Mr. Philippe Lazare, Ms. Florence Parly and Mr. Thibault Poutrel on the Board of Directors
• An advisory opinion on the components of the remuneration due or granted to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in respect of 2015
• The delegations of financial decision-making authority to the Board of Directors
• The proposal to reorganize the Group's operating activities in France into subsidiaries

 

The Board of Directors renewed Mr. Philippe Lazare's mandate as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

Philippe Lazare, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ingenico Group, stated: "I want to thank all the Ingenico Group shareholders for their support and their confidence. This year once again, our governance practices have progressed, with independent directors now forming a sizable majority on the Board of Directors. I also want to extend my thanks to the Board members for their commitment to growing Ingenico Group's business."

 

Information on dividends

The ex-dividend date is May 6, 2016 and the dividend payable date is June 3, 2016. Shareholders opting for a dividend paid in new Ingenico Group shares, priced at EUR88.44 per share, must exercise that option between May 6, 2016 and May 26, 2016, inclusive. Beyond that time limit, only cash dividends shall be paid.

The price for shares issued as stock dividends shall be equal to 90% of the average closing price quoted for Ingenico Group shares on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock exchange over the twenty trading days preceding the date of the Shareholders' Meeting, less the net amount of the dividend.

The shares issued as stock dividends shall carry dividend rights as of January 1, 2016 and shall have the same rights and terms as the Company's existing shares traded on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock exchange.

 

 

About Ingenico Group

Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING) is the global leader in seamless payment, providing smart, trusted and secure solutions to empower commerce across all channels, in-store, online and mobile. With the world's largest payment acceptance network, we deliver secure payment solutions with a local, national and international scope. We are the trusted world-class partner for financial institutions and retailers, from small merchants to several of the world's best known global brands. Our solutions enable merchants to simplify payment and deliver their brand promise.

Learn more at www.ingenico.com       twitter.com/ingenico 

 

 

Contacts / Ingenico Group

Investors Stéphanie Constand VP Investor Relations [email protected] (T) / 01 58 01 85 68

Investors Caroline Alamy Investor Relations Manager [email protected] (T) / 01 58 01 85 09

Communication Coba Taillefer External Communication Manager [email protected] (T) / 01 58 01 89 62

 

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