Attendance

Only one SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT COMPANY share is required in order to attend the Annual General Meeting.

Announcement of the Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting is convened in the Bulletin d’Annonces Légales Obligatoires  (BALO) (Bulletin of Compulsory Legal Notices), via the publication:

  • of a preliminary notice, at least 35 trading days before the scheduled date of the Annual General Meeting, containing in particular the agenda for the Meeting and the text of the resolutions;
  • of a notice to attend, at least 15 trading days before the date of the Meeting, specifying the date, time and location, as well as the conditions for attending the Meeting and its agenda.

The Meeting is also announced on our website and by the publication of a notice in the press.

Terms and conditions for attending the General Meeting

Any shareholder whose shares have been registered in a share account 3 business days prior to the date of the Meeting, i.e. by 21 May 2012, may attend on the following express conditions:

For registered shareholders

If you are a registered shareholder, you will automatically receive a notice to attend the Meeting at least 15 days beforehand which will notably include :

  • a summary presentation on changes to the business and sales turnover, etc.,
  • the agenda for the Meeting,
  • the main characteristics of the Meeting and the draft Resolutions to be submitted to a vote at the Meeting,
  • a form allowing you to attend the Meeting or to be represented at it, or to exercise a postal vote
  • a stamped envelope to return the voting form, duly filled in, dated and signed to CACEIS Corporate Trust at the latest three business days prior to the Meeting, i.e., by midnight on May 21, 2012 (Paris time):

        CACEIS Corporate Trust
        Assemblées générales centralisées
        14, rue Rouget de Lisle
        92862 Issy les Moulineaux cedex 9

Registered shareholders can register to attend on the day of the General Meeting, provided they have proof of identity. In order to avoid delays in registration, however, it is highly recommended to return the voting form prior to the General Meeting.

For bearer shareholders

If you hold SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT COMPANY bearer shares, the notice to attend is not automatically sent to you, and must be requested from your authorized intermediary.
Once you have filled in, dated and signed the form, it must be sent to your authorized intermediary who will forward it to CACEIS Corporate Trust together with a shareholder certificate (proving your status as a shareholder in the Company) at the latest three business days priori to the Meeting, i.e. by midnight on 21 May 2012 (Paris time).

Bearer shareholders who have not received the admission cards they have requested should arrive on the day of the Meeting, and go to the “shareholders with no card” counter, together with a shareholder certificate, which should be obtained from their authorized intermediary, at the latest 3 business days prior to the General Meeting, i.e. by midnight on 21 May 2012 (Paris time).