Proposal Mgt rec Vote
Management proposals
1 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports For For
2 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports For For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 2.44 per Share For For
4 Approve Stock Dividend Program (Cash or New Shares) For For
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital For For
6 Reelect Gerard Lamarche as Director For For
7 Elect Maria Van der Hoeven as Director For For
8 Elect Jean Lemierre as Director For For
9 Elect Renata Perycz as Representative of Employee Shareholders to the Board For For
A Elect Charles Keller as Representative of Employee Shareholders to the Board Against Against
B Elect Werner Guyot as Representative of Employee Shareholders to the Board Against Against
10 Renew Appointment of Ernst and Young Audit as Auditor For For
11 Renew Appointment of KPMG SA as Auditor For For
12 Renew Appointment of Auditex as Alternate Auditor For For
13 Appoint Salustro Reydel SA as Alternate Auditor For For
14 Approve Auditors' Special Report on Related-Party Transactions Including a New Transaction with Thierry Desmarest For For
15 Approve Agreements with Patrick Pouyanne For For
16 Advisory Vote on Compensation of Thierry Desmarest, Chairman until Dec. 18, 2015 For For
17 Advisory Vote on Compensation of Patrick Pouyanne, CEO until Dec. 18, 2015, CEO and Chairman since Dec. 19, 2015 For For
18 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights and/or Capitalization of Reserves for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2.5 Billion For For
19 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 600 Million For For
20 Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities for Private Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 600 Million For For
21 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Under Items 19 and 20 For For
22 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind For For
23 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans For For
24 Authorize up to 0.8 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans For For
25 Authorize up to 0.75 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Stock Option Plans For For

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