PRESS RELEASE
Paris, April 21, 2023, 6 p.m.
OUTCOME OF THE COMBINED GENERAL MEETING
HELD ON APRIL 21, 2023
1. OUTCOME OF THE COMBINED GENERAL MEETING HELD ON APRIL 21, 2023 AND RESULTS OF VOTING OF THE RESOLUTIONS
Icade's Combined General Meeting (hereinafter the "General Meeting") was held this Friday, April 21, 2023 at the registered office of the Company, Immeuble Open, 27 rue Camille Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.
Notices of meeting and invitations to attend were published and invitations to attend were sent in accordance with applicable regulations. All the documents relating to this General Meeting are available on the Company's website at https://www.icade.fr/en/finance/shareholders/general-shareholders-meeting.
The General Meeting was chaired by Mr Frédéric Thomas, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, represented by Mr Alexandre Thorel, and Crédit Agricole Assurances, represented by Mr Emmanuel Chabas, were appointed as scrutineers from among the shareholders with the largest number of voting rights.
Mr Jérôme Lucchini was appointed as the General Meeting's Secretary. The quorum was established as follows:
- 66,457,953 voting shares, i.e. a quorum of 87.71 % for the Ordinary General Meeting,
- 66,460,660 voting shares, i.e. a quorum of 87.71 % for the Extraordinary General Meeting.
All the resolutions proposed at the General Meeting were approved by a very large majority. Detailed voting results for each resolution are shown in the appendix to this press release. In particular, the General Meeting:
- Approved the separate and consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2022;
- Approved the distribution of a gross cash dividend of €4.33 per share for the financial year 2022. In accordance with the decision made by the Board of Directors on February 17, 2022, a gross interim dividend of €2.16 per share was paid on March 2, 2023, with shares having gone ex-dividend on February 28, 2023, and the remaining balance will be paid in the form of a gross final dividend of €2.17 per share on July 6, 2023, with shares going ex-dividend on July 4, 2023;
- Approved the new regulated related party agreements mentioned in the Statutory Auditors' special report;
- Reappointed Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Mr Emmanuel Chabas, Mr Gonzague de Pirey and Mr Antoine Saintoyant as directors;
- Approved the remuneration policies for directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer;
- Approved the elements of remuneration for the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer for the 2022 and 2023 financial years;
- Issued a favourable opinion on the Company's goals and progress with respect to climate transition and biodiversity preservation;
- Renewed the financial authorisations and delegations to be given to the Board of Directors.
2. CHANGES IN GOVERNANCE FOLLOWING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING HELD ON APRIL 21, 2023
After this General Meeting, the Board of Directors of the Company met on April 21, 2023 and made the following decisions:
- The appointment of Mr Nicolas Joly as Chief Executive Officer of Icade for a period of four years, i.e. until the General Meeting to be held in 2027;
- The appointment of Mr Emmanuel Chabas as a member of Icade's Strategy and Investment Committee.
The composition of the Board of Directors is unchanged with 15 directors, including 5 independent directors. The composition and chairmanship of the four committees of the Board of Directors remain unchanged, except for the appointment of Mr Emmanuel Chabas as a member of Icade's Strategy and Investment Committee.
The composition of the Board of Directors and its committees is detailed in the appendix.
The General Meeting presentation is available on the Company's website at: https://www.icade.fr/en/finance/shareholders/general-shareholders-meeting.
3. SAY ON CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY
Since 2010, Icade has been strongly committed to fighting climate change and reducing the carbon footprint of its assets. At the end of 2022, it announced that the SBTi had approved its +1.5°C pathway.
As a result, Icade now has:
- Higher goals for its three business lines and Corporate covering scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions in line with a +1.5°C pathway;
- An objective to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050;
- A €100m investment plan for 2022-2026 for the Office Property Investment Division to help achieve these goals.
Icade has also maintained its ambitious strategy to preserve biodiversity which led to concrete results in 2022 and new strong commitments:
- Rewilding 100% of the Property Development Division's new builds and the Office Property Investment Division's business parks by 2030;
- Implementing solutions to support biodiversity in 90% of the Office Property Investment Division's buildings;
- Voluntarily contributing to the restoration or conservation of ecosystems through carefully selected projects.
All of these items were included in the "Say on Climate and Biodiversity" resolution approved by 98.33 % of the shareholders at today's General Meeting.
The Biodiversity report and the Climate section of the CSR Chapter of the Universal Registration Document are available on Icade's website.
ABOUT ICADE
DESIRABLE PLACES TO LIVE
As an office and healthcare property investment company (portfolio worth €15.1bn on a full consolidation basis as of 12/31/2022) and a developer of homes, offices and public amenities (2022 economic revenue of €1.3bn), Icade designs, builds, manages and invests in cities, neighbourhoods and buildings that are innovative, diverse, inclusive and connected, with a reduced carbon footprint. Desirable places to live and work. In collaboration with its stakeholders, Icade has made low carbon a strategic priority in order to reinvent real estate and create cities that are healthier, happier and more hospitable. Icade is a key player in Greater Paris and major French cities. It is listed as a "SIIC" on Euronext Paris and its leading shareholder is the Caisse des Dépôts group.
The text of this press release is available on the Icade website: www.icade.fr/en
CONTACTS
Anne-Sophie Lanaute | Charlotte Pajaud-Blanchard | Marylou Ravix | ||
Head of Financial Communication and | ||||
Investor Relations | Press Relations Manager | External communication officer | ||
+33 (0)1 41 57 70 29 | +33 (0)1 41 57 71 19 | +33 (0)7 88 30 88 51 | ||
anne-sophie.lanaute@icade.fr | charlotte.pajaud-blanchard@icade.fr | marylou.ravix@icade.fr |
APPENDIX - VOTING RESULTS FOR EACH RESOLUTION
ICADE
Combined General Meeting , Friday 21 April 2023
VOTE RESULTS
CAPITAL SHARES: | 76 234 545 | ||||||||||||
Valid for majority | Votes not valid | Presents & Represented | % of shares | Excluded | State of | ||||||||
for majority | |||||||||||||
Resolution | Type | Vote Time | |||||||||||
For | % | Against | % | (Abstain+Invali | Shares | Votes | capital | voting rights | adoption | ||||
d+Not voted) | |||||||||||||
1 | Approval of the separate financial statements for the | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 66 380 451 | 99,95% | 34 481 | 0,05% | 43 021 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
year ended December 31, 2022 - Approval of non-tax | |||||||||||||
10:52:20 | |||||||||||||
deductible expenses and charges | |||||||||||||
2 | Approval of the consolidated financial statements for | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 66 380 435 | 99,95% | 34 521 | 0,05% | 42 997 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
the year ended December 31, 2022 | 10:52:55 | ||||||||||||
3 | Appropriation of profits for the financial year and | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 66 176 933 | 99,58% | 277 141 | 0,42% | 3 879 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
determination of the dividend amount | 10:53:25 | ||||||||||||
4 | Statutory Auditors' special report on regulated | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 33 989 549 | 94,55% | 1 958 800 | 5,45% | 624 533 | 66 457 953 | 36 572 882 | 87,18% | 29 885 071 | Carried |
related party agreements and approval of the new | |||||||||||||
10:53:59 | |||||||||||||
agreements mentioned therein | |||||||||||||
5 | Reappointment of Caisse des Dépôts et | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 54 648 777 | 82,24% | 11 800 786 | 17,76% | 8 390 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
Consignations as director | 10:54:29 | ||||||||||||
6 | Reappointment of Mr Emmanuel Chabas as director | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 51 017 307 | 76,78% | 15 429 731 | 23,22% | 10 915 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
10:55:00 | |||||||||||||
7 | Reappointment of Mr Gonzague de Pirey as director | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 66 086 067 | 99,53% | 314 516 | 0,47% | 57 370 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
10:55:31 | |||||||||||||
8 | Reappointment of Mr Antoine Saintoyant as director | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 50 907 887 | 76,61% | 15 539 136 | 23,39% | 10 930 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
10:56:00 | |||||||||||||
9 | Approval of the remuneration policy for the | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 66 369 057 | 99,96% | 29 668 | 0,04% | 59 228 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
members of the Board of Directors | 10:56:31 | ||||||||||||
10 | Approval of the remuneration policy for the | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 66 111 607 | 99,95% | 33 461 | 0,05% | 312 885 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
Chairman of the Board of Directors | 10:57:03 | ||||||||||||
11 | Approval of the remuneration policy for the Chief | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 60 575 688 | 91,17% | 5 868 593 | 8,83% | 13 672 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
Executive Officer and/or any other corporate officer | 10:57:36 | ||||||||||||
12 | Approval of the information referred to in section I of | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 64 060 919 | 97,13% | 1 889 767 | 2,87% | 507 267 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
Article L. 22-10-9 of the French Commercial Code | 10:58:08 | ||||||||||||
Approval of the fixed, variable and exceptional | |||||||||||||
13 | components of total remuneration and benefits of | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 66 362 774 | 99,95% | 34 149 | 0,05% | 61 030 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
any kind paid during the past financial year or | |||||||||||||
10:58:46 | |||||||||||||
granted for the same period to Mr Frédéric Thomas, | |||||||||||||
Chairman of the Board of Directors | |||||||||||||
Approval of the fixed, variable and exceptional | |||||||||||||
components of total remuneration and benefits of | |||||||||||||
14 | any kind paid or granted to Mr Olivier Wigniolle in his | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 60 811 602 | 91,52% | 5 632 008 | 8,48% | 14 343 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
capacity as Chief Executive Officer from January 1, | 10:59:30 | ||||||||||||
2022 to December 31, 2022 and from January 1, 2023 | |||||||||||||
to April 21, 2023 (inclusive) |
15 | Authorisation to be given to the Board of Directors to | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 66 125 322 | 99,57% | 288 722 | 0,43% | 43 909 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
have the Company repurchase its own shares under | |||||||||||||
11:00:08 | |||||||||||||
Article L. 22-10-62 of the French Commercial Code | |||||||||||||
16 | Say on Climate and Biodiversity | Ordinary | 21/04/2023 | 65 280 471 | 98,33% | 1 108 158 | 1,67% | 69 324 | 66 457 953 | 66 457 953 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
11:00:38 | |||||||||||||
17 | Authorisation to be given to the Board of Directors to | Extraordinary | 21/04/2023 | 66 041 905 | 99,38% | 415 045 | 0,62% | 5 710 | 66 462 660 | 66 462 660 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
cancel the shares repurchased by the Company under | |||||||||||||
11:01:12 | |||||||||||||
Article L. 22-10-62 of the French Commercial Code | |||||||||||||
Delegation of authority to be given to the Board of | |||||||||||||
18 | Directors to increase the share capital by | Extraordinary | 21/04/2023 | 65 747 752 | 98,93% | 709 768 | 1,07% | 5 140 | 66 462 660 | 66 462 660 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
capitalisation of reserves, profits and/or share | 11:01:44 | ||||||||||||
premiums | |||||||||||||
19 | Delegation of authority to be given to the Board of | Extraordinary | 21/04/2023 | 64 795 857 | 97,50% | 1 662 138 | 2,50% | 4 665 | 66 462 660 | 66 462 660 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
Directors to issue ordinary shares with pre-emptive | |||||||||||||
11:02:15 | |||||||||||||
rights for existing shareholders | |||||||||||||
20 | Authorisation to be given to the Board of Directors to | Extraordinary | 21/04/2023 | 65 871 891 | 99,12% | 585 762 | 0,88% | 5 007 | 66 462 660 | 66 462 660 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
increase the number of new shares being issued | 11:02:45 | ||||||||||||
Delegation of authority to be given to the Board of | |||||||||||||
Directors to increase the share capital by issuing | |||||||||||||
21 | ordinary shares and/or securities entitling their | Extraordinary | 21/04/2023 | 65 433 078 | 98,46% | 1 024 359 | 1,54% | 5 223 | 66 462 660 | 66 462 660 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
holders to shares in the Company, without pre- | |||||||||||||
11:03:32 | |||||||||||||
emptive rights, to members of a company savings | |||||||||||||
plan pursuant to Articles L. 3332-18 et seq. of the | |||||||||||||
French Labour Code | |||||||||||||
22 | Powers to complete formalities | Extraordinary | 21/04/2023 | 66 452 474 | >99,99% | 5 545 | <0,01% | 4 641 | 66 462 660 | 66 462 660 | 87,18% | 0 | Carried |
11:04:01 | |||||||||||||
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