Ipsen -AGM and EGM 28 May 2019
The majority of the Board is not composed of independent members. Consequently, among the proposed renewals, only the Chairman of the Board will be supported due to the separation of functions with the Executive Management (resolutions 5 to 7).
With regard to the 2018 remuneration of the CEO, the failure to communicate the achievement rates of each of the financial criteria related to the bonus constitutes a fundamental flaw for ECGS. In addition, the allocation of performance shares is based on criteria that cannot be verified and are calculated over a period of only two years, which is insufficient to be considered long-term. Finally, the amounts are high. For these reasons, it is not possible to approve resolution 9 (ex-post vote). The absence of improvements in the remuneration policy for 2019 also leads to opposition to resolution 11, especially as an increase in fixed remuneration is expected (ex-ante vote).
Ipsen is global biotechnology specialty care company. Co. engages in research, development, manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical products for human healthcare. Co.'s product portfolio includes pharmaceutical products marketed around the world to specialists working in its targeted therapeutic areas (oncology, endocrinology, neurology and haematology). These products are specialist care drugs. Co. also markets products in other therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, cardiovascular and cognitive disorders. These products are primary care drugs. Co.'s brand names include Decapeptyl®, Somatuline®, Dysport®, Nutropin Aq®, Smecta®, Forlax®, Nisis®,Adrovance®, Exforge® and Adenuric®.
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