Press release
Cie du Bois Sauvage: All agenda items were approved at the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings
On 28 April 2021, Compagnie du Bois Sauvage held its Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings.
In the context of the health measures in force and as announced at the time of convening the meetings, the meetings were held in video/audio format (webcast). Shareholders were able to exercise their voting rights in advance by proxy and had the opportunity to ask questions both in advance by e-mail and via a chat box during the meeting.
All shareholders who had granted a proxy were duly represented at the General Meetings.
Shareholders approved all items of both agendas.
Details of the resolutions are available on the website (in French only):
https://www.bois-sauvage.be/societe/assemblees-generales/
The answers to shareholder’s questions will be published on the company's website.
The Ordinary General Meeting approved in particular the payment of a gross dividend of EUR 7.80 per share (ISIN BE0003592038), i.e. a dividend net of withholding tax of EUR 5.46 which will be paid on May 5, 2021 (ex-date May 3, 2021 - record date May 4, 2021). The "System Paying Agent" retained for the payment of the dividend for the financial year 2020 is Euroclear Belgium.
The Extraordinary General Meeting decided in particular to bring the bylaws into compliance with the provisions of new Code of Companies and Associations (CCA) and to renew the authorization of the Board to repurchase shares in the Company under certain conditions.
This press release has been translated into English. In the event of divergence, the French version shall be final.