BOURBON (EPA:GBB) BOURBON - How to participate in the Annual General Meeting
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03/05/2010 11:25
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
All shareholders, irrespective of the number of BOURBON shares they hold, may
attend the Meeting in person, have themselves represented or vote by post.
Whatever method of participation you choose; you must indicate your choice by
completing the form provided for this purpose.
- If you are a registered shareholder, you will receive this form, appended to
the notice of the meeting that will be sent to you shortly by CACEIS
Corporate Trust ;
- If you are a bearer shareholder, you can request this form, simply by writing
to CACEIS Corporate Trust - Service Assemblées (*), but this request must be
received by 4th June 2010 at the latest.
* (normal mail : 14 rue Rouget de Lisle, 92862 Issy-Les-Moulineaux cedex 09,
France)
What proof of shareholder status is required to participate in the Meeting?
- If your shares are nominee-registered (pure or managed), they must be
registered in your name in the BOURBON share accounts opened with CACEIS
Corporate Trust by 00.00 hours, Paris time, 4th June 2010 at the latest ;
- If you hold bearer shares, they must be registered, before the same
time-limit, in the accounts of the financial intermediary which manages your
holdings (bank, financial institution and broker). Your financial
intermediary then issues an attendance certificate as proof of this account
registration.
1. If you wish to attend the General Meeting in person, you must first obtain
an admission card
To receive this card, simply tick box A on the above-mentioned form and send
it back to CACEIS Corporate Trust as indicated above. Your card will be
sent to you shortly before the Meeting.
2. If you wish to vote by post or appoint a proxy
You must tick box B on the form, together with the box corresponding to your
choice from among the three following possibilities:
▪ to vote by post, tick box 2 and, as appropriate, blacken the
resolutions you do not wish to pass;
▪ to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as proxy, tick box 1;
▪ to appoint some other shareholder or your spouse as proxy, tick box
3 and add the name, address and contact details of the person you
appoint.
Whichever form of participation you choose, you must return the form, duly
completed, signed and dated, to CACEIS Corporate Trust - Service Assemblées
(*), by 4th June 2010 at the latest. No choices can be registered beyond this
date.
* (14 rue Rouget de Lisle, 92862 Issy-Les-Moulineaux cedex 09, France)
If you hold bearer shares, you must send this form to your financial
intermediary, which will return it directly to CACEIS Corporate Trust,
accompanied with the participation certificate for the shares you hold.
In no cases should requests for admission cards or postal voting forms be sent
directly to BOURBON.
Do please note that once a shareholder has cast a postal vote, sent off a proxy
form or requested an admission card, it is no longer possible to opt for
another method of participation in the Meeting. Any shareholder having
voted by post or appointed a proxy may nonetheless attend the Meeting, but
without participating directly in the voting.