Report
Pauline Delecourt
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SOLVAY - Assemblée Générale Extraordinaire des actionnaires du 3 avril 2020

La société propose de renouveler deux autorisations (résolutions 1 et 2) pour une durée de 5 ans.

Proxinvest note que dans la nouvelle rédaction de l’article 8 (résolution 2), la société ne prévoit plus la possibilité d’utiliser cette délégation en période d’OPA, ce que Proxinvest félicite.

De plus, il est proposé de moderniser les anciens statuts (résolutions 3 et 4) et de les aligner sur les pratiques actuelles. Afin d’aligner les statuts sur le « CAC » (Companies and Associations Code) et de simplifier et moderniser certaines dispositions, il est proposé de remplacer le texte actuel des articles avec un nouveau texte. Les modifications proposées ne semblent pas impacter négativement les actionnaires.

On notera que Solvay n'opte pas pour le droit de vote double (autorisé comme une possibilité par le CAC), Proxinvest apprécie fortement ce choix.

Underlying
Solvay SA

Solvay is engaged in chemical and plastic businesses worldwide. Co. offers chemical products such as advanced materials, barium strontium, calcium chloride, caustic soda, chlorinated products, fluor, peroxygen products, polyglycerols, precipitated calcium carbonate, soda ash, and sodium bicarbonate. It also provides specialty polymers, such as Spire ultra polymers, Solviva biomaterials, and sulfone polymers. Co. structures its activities around five operating segments: Advanced Formulations, Advanced Materials, Performance Chemicals, Functional Polymers and Corporate & Business Services, each with its own specific business model and each comprised of Global Business Units (GBUs).

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Proxinvest
Proxinvest

Founded in 1995, Proxinvest is an independent proxy firm supporting the engagement and proxy analysis processes of investors. Proxinvest mission is to analyse corporate governance practices and resolutions proposed at general meetings of listed firms.

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Pauline Delecourt

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