COLAS (EPA:RE) - Colas - PR The Annual Combined Shareholders' Meeting on April 20, 2021 will be held behind closed doors
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Paris, March 23, 2021
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THE ANNUAL COMBINED SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING ON APRIL 20, 2021 WILL BE HELD BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS
In view to comply with the French Government's latest sanitary restrictions,
and to protect our shareholders, guests and organizers, Frédéric Gardès,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, acting as per the powers granted to him
by the Board of Directors on February 16, 2021, has decided that the Annual
Combined Shareholders' Meeting on April 20, 2021 will be exceptionally held
behind closed doors, contrary to what was indicated in the meeting notification
dated March 15, 2021, the terms of which are modified as below:
At date, administrative measures restricting or prohibiting travel and
gathering in groups do not allow for the physical presence of shareholders at
the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting, given the number of people that are
usually present at shareholder meetings.
Thus, in accordance with the emergency measures passed by the French Government
to fight the spread of Covid-19, along with Ordinance No. 2020-321 dated March
25, 2020 and Decree No. 2020-418 dated April 10, 2020, the Annual Combined
Shareholders Meeting of the Company will be held without the physical presence
of the shareholders at the registered office of the Company, 1 rue du Colonel
Pierre Avia, 75015 Paris, at 3 p.m.
As such, the following modalities will apply:
* No admission card will be issued;
* Shareholders may only vote remotely and prior to the Meeting, by mail using
the voting form or by giving proxy to the Chairman of the Meeting until
Friday April 16, 2021 at 11:59 pm;
* Shareholders can ask written questions up to two working days before the
Meeting, ie until Friday April 16, 2021 at 11:59 pm;
* The Meeting will be broadcast live and in its entirety on the Company's
website, https://www.colas.com
- Finance section;
* The video of the Meeting will be available at the end of the meeting on the
website, with the presentation broadcast during the meeting.
These changes are explained in further detail on the Company's website:
https://www.colas.com/en/finance/regulated-information in the
2021/ShareholdersMeeting section, and will be reiterated in the meeting
notification, which will be published on April 2, 2021 in the Bulletin des
Annonces Légales Obligatoires.
Colas (www.colas.com)
Colas, a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group, has one mission: to imagine, build
and maintain sustainable transport infrastructure. Backed by a network of 800
construction business units and 3,000 material production units in more than 50
countries on five continents, the Group's 55,000 employees act locally to
connect communities and foster exchanges for today and tomorrow. Colas'
ambition is to be the world leader in innovative, sustainable mobility
solutions.
In 2020, consolidated revenue at Colas totaled EUR12.3 billion (55% outside of
France).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Delphine LOMBARD Tel.: +33 6 60 07 76 17
Rémi COLIN Tel.: +33 7 60 78 25 74
contact-presse@colas.fr
Jean-Paul JORRO Tel.: +33 1 47 61 74 23
Mélodie LAMIAUX Tel.: +33 1 47 61 75 61
contact-investors@colas.fr