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 2.38 per Share For For
4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital For For
5 Reelect Patricia Barbizet as Director For For
6 Reelect Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette as Director For For
7 Reelect Paul Desmarais Jr as Director For Against
8 Reelect Barbara Kux as Director For For
9 Advisory Vote on Compensation of Christophe de Margerie For For
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2.5 Billion and/or Authorize Capitalization of Reserves for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value For For
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 575 Million For For
12 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Under Item 11 For For
13 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind For For
14 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans For For
15 Authorize Capital Issuances for Use in Employee Stock Purchase Plans Reserved for International Subsidiaries For For
16 Authorize up to 0.8 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans For For
17 Amend Article 11 of Bylaws Re: Employee Representatives and Employee Shareholder Representatives For For
18 Amend Article 12 of Bylaws Re: Age Limit for Chairman of the Board For For
19 Amend Article 15 of Bylaws Re: Age Limit for CEO For For
20 Amend Article 17 of Bylaws Re: Proxy Voting For For
Shareholder proposals
A Amend Board Internal Rules Re: Publication of a Quarterly Newsletter Written by Employee Shareholder Representatives and Employee Representatives Against Against
B Amend the Social Criteria that are Currently Linked to Executive Compensation from Negative Safety Indicators to Positive Safety Indicator Against Against
C Allow Loyalty Dividends to Long-Term Registered Shareholders and Amend Article 20 of Bylaws Against Against
D Approve Appointment of Employee Representatives to the Board Committees and Amend Article 12.5 of Bylaws Against Against
E Amend Article 12.7 of Bylaws: Remuneration of Directors Against Against

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