BUREAU VERITAS : Preparatory documents for the Combined General Meeting of 17 May 2016

Neuilly-sur-Seine, April 27, 2016 - The Combined General Meeting of Bureau Veritas (the "Company") will be held on Tuesday May 17, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at the following address: Eurosites, 28 avenue George V, 75008 Paris , for the purpose of discussing the agenda and the draft resolutions contained in the preliminary notice of meeting published in the legal gazette " Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires " n°40 of April 1, 2016 ( http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/balo/ ).

The main instructions for participating and voting at the Meeting are described in the above mentioned preliminary notice of meeting as well as in the notice of meeting published in the legal gazette, " Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires " n°51 ( http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/balo/ ) and in the newspaper " Les Petites Affiches " of April 27, 2016. Said notices are available on the Company's website ( www.bureauveritas.com ).

A booklet including the agenda, the draft resolutions and the main instructions for participating and voting at the Meeting has been sent to shareholders holding shares in registered form. This document is also available on the Company's website ( www.bureauveritas.com ).

The documents referred to in article R.225-73-1 of the French Commercial Code are available on the Company's website ( www.bureauveritas.com ) under Shareholders Information / Annual General Meeting, as from April 26, 2016 .

All other preparatory documents pertaining to the Meeting are available to the shareholders at the Company's registered office and/or on the Company's website ( www.bureauveritas.com ), under Shareholders Information / Annual General Meeting, in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory provisions.

Shareholders may also request until the fifth day (inclusive) prior to the Meeting, i.e., until Thursday May 12, 2016 included, that the documents and information referred to in articles R.225-81 and R.225-83 of the French Commercial Code be sent to them under the following conditions:

  • for shareholders holding shares in registered form : to BNP Paribas Securities Services - CTS - Assemblées générales, Grands Moulins de Pantin - 9, rue du Débarcadère, 93761 Pantin Cedex, France;
  • for shareholders holding bearer shares : either to the financial intermediary holding custody, or, provided they attach to their request a certificate of ownership issued by their financial intermediary, directly to BNP Paribas Securities Services, at the above address.

The other documents and information that must be made available pursuant to legal and regulatory provisions are available to shareholders in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory provisions at either the Company's registered office or on the Company's website as appropriate ( www.bureauveritas.com ). 

Please note that the Company 2015 Registration Document ( Document de Référence ) filed on March 29, 2016 with the Autorité des marchés financiers is available on the Company's website ( www.bureauveritas.com ) and on the website of the Autorité des marchés financiers ( www.amf-france.org ). The Company 2015 Registration Document includes in particular the annual financial report, the report of the Chairman of the Board of Directors with special reporting on the internal auditing and risk management procedures implemented by the Company, as well as the statutory auditors' fees for the financial year ending on December 31, 2015.

About Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has 66,000 employees located in 1,400 offices and laboratories around the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its clients improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.

Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index.

Compartment A, ISIN code FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI.

For more information, visit www.bureauveritas. com


  

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