SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT (EPA:SEV) SUEZ Combined Shareholders' Meeting of May 12, 2020 - 2019 universal registration document

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09/04/2020 17:51

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Paris-La Défense, April 9, 2020 at 5.50 pm

              COMBINED SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING OF MAY 12, 2020

                  2019 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

* Modification of the resolution relating to the dividend

* Modification of the participation and voting procedures at the Shareholders'
  Meeting of May 12, 2020

* Filing of the 2019 Universal Registration Document

MODIFICATION OF THE RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE DIVIDEND

The convening notice relating to the Shareholders' Meeting of May 12, 2020 will
be published in the Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires dated Friday
April, 10 2020. It will amend the 3rd resolution submitted to the Shareholders'
Meeting and previously announced in the said bulletin dated March 2, 2020 to
take into account the Board of Directors' proposal to decrease from EUR 0.65 to
EUR 0.45 per share the dividend for fiscal year 2019. The agenda of the
Shareholders' Meeting and the text of the submitted resolutions will otherwise
be unchanged.

PARTICIPATION AND VOTING PROCEDURES AT THE 2020 SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING

The convening notice will also specify holding and participation procedures at
the Shareholders' Meeting. Thus, in light of the Covid-19 epidemic, and in
accordance with the ordinance n°2020-321 dated March 25, 2020 published as
part of government measures to curb the spread of the virus, SUEZ's Board of
Directors has decided that the Shareholders' Meeting will be held without the
physical presence of shareholders, on Tuesday May 12, 2020 at 2:30pm CET at the
Company's registered office at Tour CB21, 16, place de l'Iris, 92040 Paris-La
Défense Cedex.

Consequently, in order to exercise their voting rights shareholders will have
to choose between assigning their proxy to the Meeting Chairman or to any
individual or legal entity voting by remote ballot by using one of the
following available ways: use the online voting website VOTACCESS or the voting
form which will be available on the  Company's website under the section
dedicated to Shareholders' Meetings
(https://www.suez.com/en/finance/financial-information/
annual-general-meetings). In light of the context, the Company invites its
shareholders to choose the VOTACCESS voting website to exercise their voting
rights, which will remain open until Monday May 11, 2020 at 3 p.m.

More details on the participation and voting procedures will be described in
the convening notice and the notice of meeting (brochure) which will be made
available on the Company's website
(https://www.suez.com/en/finance/financial-information/
annual-general-meetings). The Company invites its shareholders to frequently
visit Company's website as the undergoing situation may require to adjust these
participation procedures.

The Shareholders' Meeting being held without the physical presence of
shareholders, shareholders will not have the opportunity to ask questions
during the meeting, to submit amendments or new resolutions. The Shareholders'
Meeting will however be broadcast live and available on replay
(https://www.suez.com/en/finance/financial-information/annual-general-
meetings).

Shareholders will have the possibility to submit written questions which will
be answered during the Shareholders' Meeting or on the Company's website under
the section dedicated to Shareholders' meetings. These written questions may be
sent to the Board of Directors (by registered mail with acknowledgment of
receipt to the Company's head office for the attention of the General Secretary
or, preferably, by e-mail to: actionnaires@suez.com), no later than Thursday
May 7, 2020. In view of the current context, the Company has decided to answer
the questions received after the regulatory deadline which is set at no later
than the fourth business day preceding the date of the Shareholders' Meeting
(i.e. May 5, 2020). They must be accompanied by a shareholder certificate of
participation.

In accordance with applicable legal and regulatory provisions, documentation
relating to the Shareholders' Meeting will be available on the Company's
website. Shareholders may obtain the documents which would not be made
available on the Company's website by sending a request by e-mail to the
following address: actionnaires@suez.com or by post to Company's registered
office at the abovementioned address.

FILING OF THE 2019 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

The 2019 Universal Registration Document has been filed with the French
Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des Marchés Financiers, AMF) on April
9, 2020 under number D.20-0275.

This Universal Registration Document is available on the SUEZ website at the
following address www.suez.com, as well as on the AMF website
(www.amf-france.org).It is made available to the public under the conditions
provided for by the regulations in force.

It includes the annual financial report for the financial year 2019, the report
of the Board of Directors on corporate governance, the description of the share
buyback program and the extra-financial performance declaration.

The "Risk Factors" and "Profit Forecasts or Estimates" sections of the 2019
Universal Registration Document deal in particular with the impacts of the
health crisis linked to Covid-19, as of the filing date.

About SUEZ

With 90,000 employees on the five continents, SUEZ is a world leader in smart
and sustainable resource management. We provide water and waste management
solutions that enable cities and industries to optimize their resource
management and strengthen their environmental and economic performances, in
line with regulatory standards. With the full potential of digital technologies
and innovative solutions, the Group recovers 45 million tons of waste a year,
produces 4.4 million tons of secondary raw materials and 7.7 TWh of local
renewable energy. It also secures water resources, delivering sanitation
services to 66 million people and reusing 1.1 million m3 of wastewater. SUEZ
generated total revenues of EUR18.0 billion in 2019.

SUEZ CONTACT
Press
Isabelle Herrier Naufle
isabelle.herrier.naufle@suez.com
+33 (0) 6 83 54 89 62

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SUEZ
Head Office: Tour CB21 - 16 place de l'iris, 92040 Paris La Défense Cedex,
France - Tel: +33 (0)1 58 81 20 00 - www.suez.com
Limited Liability Company with a share capital of EUR 2,513,450,316 -
433 466 570 RCS Nanterre - TVA FR 68433

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