Atos SE Ordinary General Meeting
Bezons, May 26, 2016 - Atos SE held today its Annual General Meeting chaired by Mr. Thierry Breton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
All resolutions submitted by the Board of Directors were approved.
In particular, the General Meeting approved the annual and consolidated accounts for the financial year ending December 31, 2015, the dividend payment of €1.10 per share, as well as the option for payment of the dividend in either shares or cash. Shareholders may opt [1] for payment in shares between June 2, and June 15, 2016 inclusive by addressing their request to their financial intermediary. The issuance price of new shares pursuant to the exercise of the option for the payment in shares was set at € 74.48. The ex-dividend date will be June 2, 2016 and the dividend will be paid in cash or shares as from June 24, 2016.
The General Meeting also renewed the terms of office of Directors of Ms. Aminata Niane, Ms. Lynn Paine, and Mr. Vernon Sankey. Following the renewal of the Directors' terms of office, the Board of Directors held after the General Meeting decided to confirm the composition of the Board's Committees.
The voting results of the Combined General Meeting are indicated on Atos website (sections Investors - Annual General Meeting).
Contacts
For more information, please contact:
Media
: Terence Zakka +33 1 73 26 40 76
terence.zakka@atos.net
Investor Relations
: Gilles Arditti +33 1 73 26 00 66
gilles.arditti@atos.net
Benoit d'Amécourt +33 1 73 26 02 27
benoit.damecourt@atos.net
About Atos
Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is a leader in digital services with pro forma annual revenue of circa € 12 billion and circa 100,000 employees in 72 countries. Serving a global client base, the Group provides Consulting & Systems Integration services, Managed Services & BPO, Cloud operations, Big Data & Cybersecurity solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, the Group works with clients across different business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications, and Transportation.
Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. The Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and is listed on the Euronext Paris market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy, Unify and Worldline.
For more information, visit: atos.net .
[1] The option to receive the dividend payment is not available to shareholders residing in a country where such option would require registration or authorization by local market authorities. Shareholders residing outside France are required to inform themselves of any restrictions which may apply under their local law and comply therewith.
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Source: ATOS via GlobeNewswire
