ALBIOMA
PRESS RELEASE
PARIS LA DÉFENSE, MAY 27, 2014
GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF MAY 27, 2014
All resolutions approved
Dividend per share of €0.60, partly payable into new shares
Albioma's Chairman & CEO Jacques Pétry declared during the meeting: "The very good results of the 2013 financial year and the solidity of our business model allow us to push forward with our policy to distribute dividends on a regular basis and to engage in a dynamic growth of our activities.
We are very satisfied with the first month operating our Rio Pardo Termoelétrica plant, the Group's first facility in Brasil, Albioma's priority for international development."
General Meeting approved all resolutions put to the vote
256 shareholders have participated in the General Meeting of shareholders, chaired by Albioma's Chairman & CEO Jacques Pétry, either attending the meeting or voting by post or by proxy, representing altogether over 69% of the share capital. The General Meeting approved all resolutions put to the vote. Details of the votes and information pertaining to the quorum will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.albioma.com.
In particular, Albioma's shareholders approved both the consolidated and company financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2013, as well as the renewal of the appointment of Mr. Michel Bleitrach as a Director.
2013 dividend approved
Proposed dividend for the 2013 financial year of €0.60 per share was adopted. The shareholders may choose to obtain payment of their whole dividend in cash, or to obtain the payment of 50% of their dividend in the form of new shares and the 50% remainder in cash.
The option for the payment of the dividend in the form of new shares of the Company shall be exercised from June 5 to June 20, 2014 (included). The payment in cash and delivery of the new shares, if applicable, will take place on July 2, 2014.
Next on the agenda: release (post-trading) of results for the first half of the 2014 financial year, on July 22, 2014.
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ABOUT ALBIOMA
Using its unique expertise in exploiting bagasse (a by-product of sugar cane), Albioma is able to produce electric energy from every type of biomass through a cogeneration process. The Group is also a pioneer of agricultural anaerobic digestion in France. Its ambition is to be recognized as agri-businesses' partner of choice for turning biomass into a highly-effective source of energy without conflict over use. In addition, Albioma develops and operates high-margin solar projects.
For further information, please visit www.albioma.com
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