2007 - April
2007 - April
2007 - April
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6.0<br />
Combined General Shareholders’ Meeting on <strong>April</strong> 24 th , 2008<br />
2. Resolutions<br />
Submitted for approval at the ordinary general<br />
meeting<br />
First resolution - Approval of the statutory financial<br />
statements<br />
The General Meeting, having taken note of the Board of<br />
Directors’ report, the Chairman of the Board of Directors’<br />
report and the Statutory Auditors’ reports on the accounts<br />
for the year ended December 31 st , 2006, hereby approves<br />
the annual financial statements as presented, as well as<br />
the operations reflected in the said financial statements or<br />
summarized in these reports, with 104,657,613.89 euros in<br />
profit.<br />
The General Meeting also hereby approves the total amount<br />
of expenses and charges of 13,813 euros, covered under<br />
Section 4 of Article 39 of the general French tax code, as well<br />
as the corresponding tax.<br />
Second resolution - Approval of the consolidated<br />
financial statements<br />
The General Meeting, having taken note of the special<br />
Statutory Auditors’ report and the Board of Directors’ report<br />
on the consolidated financial statements at December 31 st ,<br />
<strong>2007</strong> approves these financial statements as presented, with<br />
72,110,861 euros in profit (Group share).<br />
Third resolution - Agreements under Articles L.225-38<br />
et seq of the French commercial code<br />
Ruling on the special report presented to it on the<br />
agreements covered under Articles L. 225-38 et seq of the<br />
French commercial code, the General Meeting approves the<br />
agreements mentioned therein.<br />
Fourth resolution - Appropriation of income<br />
The General Meeting, as recommended by the Board of<br />
Directors, decides to allocate income as follows:<br />
Source<br />
Profit for the year:<br />
Previous retained earnings:<br />
Deduction against reserves (other reserves):<br />
Allocation<br />
Legal reserve:<br />
Dividends:<br />
Other reserves:<br />
Retained earnings:<br />
YEAR<br />
104,657,613.89 euros<br />
0 euros<br />
0 euros<br />
3,147.36 euros<br />
17,956,678.08 euros<br />
86,697,788.45 euros<br />
0 euros<br />
The General Meeting acknowledges that the dividend per<br />
share is set at 0.44 euros, with the total amount paid out in<br />
this way eligible for the 40% rebate applicable under Article<br />
158-3-2 of the general French tax code.<br />
This dividend will be paid out on Friday May 5 th , 2008<br />
If the company were to hold any of its own shares as on<br />
the date that these dividends were paid out, the sums<br />
corresponding to dividends not paid out on account of such<br />
shares would be allocated to retained earnings.<br />
In accordance with the provisions of Article 243 ii of the<br />
General French Tax Code, the Meeting acknowledges that<br />
it has been reminded of the dividends paid out over the<br />
previous three years:<br />
Income eligible for the rebate<br />
Dividends<br />
Other income paid out<br />
Income not eligible for the<br />
rebate<br />
2004 8,895,856.86 euros _ _<br />
2005 13,395,354.39 euros _ _<br />
2006 16,292,779.20 euros _ _<br />
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