Regulatory News:
Gecina (Paris:GFC):
The Combined General Meeting on April 18, 2013, chaired by Bernard Michel, approved all the resolutions presented by the Board of Directors, including the annual accounts for 2012.
The voting results will be available shortly on the Group internet site: www.gecina.fr.
Dividend
For 2012, the General Meeting approved the payment of a cash dividend of 4.40 euros per share, to be paid out on April 30.
Makeup of the Board of Directors
The General Meeting renewed the terms of office of two Directors, Mr Rafael Gonzalez de la Cueva and Mr Antonio Trueba Bustamante, for a four-year period ending further to the General Meeting convened to approve the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2016. The resolutions proposed by one shareholder during the session concerning the dismissal of 3 Directors were rejected.
At the Board meeting held following the General Meeting, the Directors also acknowledged the change of the permanent representative for the company Metrovacesa, which is now represented by Mr Carlos García León, and, after taking note of Mr Nicolas Diaz's resignation from his position as a Company Director, decided to coopt in his place, after consulting the Governance, Appointments and Compensation Committee, Mr Eduardo Paraja for the remaining term of his predecessor, ending further to the General Meeting convened to approve the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2013.
The makeup of the Board of Directors is now as follows:
Bernard Michel, Chairman
Philippe Donnet (1)
Vicente Fons
Rafael Gonzalez de la Cueva (1)
Sixto Jimenez
Metrovacesa, permanent representative: Carlos García León
Jacques-Yves Nicol (1)
Eduardo Paraja
Predica, permanent representative: Jean-Jacques Duchamp (1)
Inès Reinmann (1)
Helena Rivero
Victoria Soler
Antonio Trueba Bustamante
(1) Independent Directors
Gecina, a leading real estate group
Gecina owns, manages and develops property holdings worth 11 billion euros at December 31, 2012, with 88% located in the Paris Region. This real estate company's business is built around an Economic division, including France's largest office portfolio, and a Demographic division, with residential assets, student residences and healthcare facilities. Gecina has put sustainable innovation at the heart of its strategy to create value, anticipate its customers' expectations and invest while respecting the environment, thanks to the dedication and expertise of its staff.
Gecina is a French real estate investment trust (SIIC) listed on Euronext Paris, and is part of the FTSE4Good, DJSI Europe and World, Stoxx Global ESG Leaders and ASPI Eurozone® indices. In line with its commitments to the community, Gecina has created a company foundation, which is focused on protecting the environment and supporting all forms of disability.
www.gecina.fr
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