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5 Jun 2025 17:53
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Shareholders' Meeting and Board of Directors' Meeting held on June 5, 2025: Benoit Bazin reappointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Compagnie de Saint-Gobain today held its Shareholders' Meeting, at the close of which it also held a Board of Directors' meeting, in the composition resulting from the Shareholders' Meeting.
At the meeting, which was attended by 76,59% of the shares having voting rights, all the proposed resolutions were adopted by a large majority.
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Renewal of Benoit Bazin's term of office as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and appointment of three new independent directors
The director's term of office of Benoit Bazin was renewed by the Shareholders' Meeting and the Board of Directors reappointed him as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, in line with the intention announced on November 28, 2024. Jean-François Cirelli remains Lead Independent Director and Vice-Chairman of the Board.
Sibylle Daunis Opfermann, Director representing employee shareholders, was also reappointed.
The Meeting also approved the appointment of 3 new independent directors:
Β· Maya Hari, a Singaporean national, partner at Modern Manifesto;
Β· Antoine de Saint-Affrique, a French national, Chief Executive Officer of Danone;
Β· Hans SohlstrΓΆm, a Finnish national, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stora Enso.
These appointments bring the proportion of independent directors to 91% of Board members (excluding employee directors and those representing employee shareholders in accordance with the French code, Afep-Medef), i.e. 100% excluding the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Pamela Knapp, Agnès Lemarchand and Gilles Schnepp are leaving the Board of Directors as their terms of office have expired. The directors recognized their contributions to the Board's discussions and decisions as well as to the work of the Board Committees.
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Composition of the Board Committees
Taking into account these new appointments, the Board Committees have been reorganized as follows, with effect from today:
Β· Audit and Risk Committee
oΒ Thierry Delaporte (Chairman and Independent Director)
oΒ Geoffroy Roux de BΓ©zieux (Independent Director)
oΒ Hans SohlstrΓΆm (Independent Director)
o Hélène de Tissot (Independent Director)
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Β· Nomination and Remuneration Committee
o Jean-François Cirelli (Chairman, Lead Independent Director and Vice-Chairman of the Board)
oΒ Lydie Cortes (Employee Director)
oΒ Dominique Leroy (Independent Director)
oΒ Antoine de Saint-Affrique (Independent Director)
Β· Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
oΒ Sophie Brochu (Chairman and Independent Director)
oΒ Maya Hari (Independent Director)
oΒ Jana Revedin (Independent Director)
oΒ Philippe Thibaudet (Employee Director)
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Approval of dividend policy
Shareholders approved the distribution of a dividend up by 5% to β¬2.20 per share (compared with β¬2.10 for the 2023 financial year), to be wholly paid in cash. The shares will go ex-dividend on June 9, 2025, and the dividend payment will be made as from June 11, 2025.
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A webcast of the General Meeting and the results of the votes by resolution will be available from June 6, 2025 on Saint-Gobain's website (www.saint-gobain.com).
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About Saint-Gobain
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Worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets. Its integrated solutions for the renovation of public and private buildings, light construction and the decarbonization of construction and industry are developed through a continuous innovation process and provide sustainability and performance. The Group, celebrating its 360th anniversary in 2025, remains more committed than ever to its purpose "MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME".
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β¬46.6 billion in sales in 2024
More than 161,000 employees, locations in 80 countries
Committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050
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