DJ RUBIS: Combined shareholder's meeting of December 9, 2020 - Amendments to the ways of participating in the shareholders' meeting - Change to a meeting behind closed doors
RUBIS
RUBIS: Combined shareholder's meeting of December 9, 2020 - Amendments to
the ways of participating in the shareholders' meeting - Change to a meeting
behind closed doors
03-Dec-2020 / 19:00 CET/CEST
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Paris, December 3, 2020, 7:00 pm
Rubis' shareholders are advised that, in view of the prevailing health
context and measures restricting gatherings, and in accordance with
Ordinance No. 2020-1497 of December 2, 2020 extending and modifying
Ordinance No. 2020-321 of March 25, 2020 authorizing the holding of
Shareholders' Meetings without shareholders and other persons entitled to
attend being present, the December 9, 2020 Combined Shareholders' Meeting of
Rubis, initially convened at the Salons Hoche - 9 avenue Hoche - 75008 Paris
- France, will be exceptionally held behind closed doors at the company's
registered office, 46 rue Boissière - 75116 Paris - France.
Consequently, it will not be possible to attend physically to the
Shareholders' Meeting and no admission card will be issued.
The Shareholders' Meeting will be broadcasted live at 2.00 p.m. (Paris time)
on Wednesday December 9, 2020, then, available on replay on the Company's
website (www.rubis.fr), without the possibility to ask questions or to
submit draft amendments or new resolutions during the meeting.
In accordance with Ordinance No. 2020-321 of March 25, 2020, whose
provisions have been extended and modified by Ordinance No. 2020-1497 of
December 2, 2020 and provisions of the French Commercial Code, formalities
for participating in the Shareholders' Meeting and shareholders' rights are
described below.
Each shareholder, regardless of the number of shares held, may participate
in the Shareholders' Meeting by voting by mail (postal voting form.pdf [1]),
electronically via the VOTACCESS secure voting platform
(https://www.nomi.olisnet.com [2]), by granting a proxy to any individual or
legal entity of their choice, or by granting a proxy to the Chairman of the
Shareholders' Meeting. You are reminded that holders of preferred shares do
not have the right to vote at the Meeting.
prior formalities for Participating in the shareholders' MEETING
In accordance with Article R. 225-85 of the French Commercial Code, each
shareholder must demonstrate the registration of its securities in its name
or in the name of the intermediary registered on this shareholder's behalf
(pursuant to the seventh paragraph of Article L. 228-1 of the French
Commercial Code) by the second business day preceding the Meeting, i.e.
Monday, December 7, 2020 at midnight (00:00 hours) (Paris time).
Thus:
· holders of registered shares (pure or administered) must have their
shares registered, at that date with Caceis Corporate Trust - Service
Assemblées - 14 rue Rouget-de-Lisle - 92862 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex 09 -
France, which manages Rubis securities;
· holders of bearer shares must, at that date, provide proof of
registration of their shares with their financial intermediary, by means
of a shareholder certificate issued by their intermediary, where
appropriate by electronic means as per Article R. 225-61 of the French
Commercial Code, and attached to the voting or proxy form made out in the
name of the shareholder or on behalf of the shareholder represented by the
registered intermediary.
WAYS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
Considering that the meeting will be held behind closed doors, shareholders
and persons entitled to attend will not be physically present. Shareholders
are consequently encouraged to vote remotely by mail or by Internet on the
VOTACCESS secure voting plateform.
Vote by mail or by proxy
1) Vote or grant a proxy via the Internet (recommended)
Shareholders may transmit their voting instructions, or grant or cancel a
proxy to the Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting or to any other person
authorized (to vote by mail) via the Internet, prior to the Shareholders'
Meeting, on the VOTACESS website dedicated to the Shareholders' Meeting
under the conditions described below:
· for shareholders holding their registered shares (pure or administered):
registered shareholders can access the Votaccess website via the Olis
Actionnaire website at https://www.nomi.olisnet.com [2]:
· pure registered shareholders (actionnaires au nominatif pur) can log on
to the Olis Actionnaire website using their usual access codes. Their
login ID is indicated on the postal voting form,
· holders of administered registered shares (actionnaires au nominative
administré) may log on to the Olis Actionnaire website using the Internet
connection identifier indicated on the voting form.
After connecting to the Olis Actionnaire website, registered shareholders
should follow the instructions given on the screen to access the VOTACCESS
website and vote or appoint or cancel a proxy.
· for bearer shareholders: it is the bearer shareholder's responsibility
to find out whether or not his or her account-keeping institution is
connected to the VOTACCESS website and, if so, to read the terms and
conditions of use of the VOTACCESS website.
If the shareholder's account-keeping institution is connected to the
VOTACCESS website, the shareholder should identify him or herself on the
account-keeping institution's Internet portal using his or her usual access
codes. He or she must then follow the instructions given on the screen to
access the VOTACCESS website and vote or grant or cancel a proxy. It is
specified that only bearer shareholders whose account-keeping institution
has joined the VOTACCESS website will be able to vote (or grant or cancel a
proxy) online.
If the shareholder's account-keeping institution is not connected to the
VOTACCESS website, notification of the appointment or cancellation of a
proxy may nevertheless be made electronically in accordance with the
provisions of Article R. 225-79 of the French Commercial Code, by sending an
email to the following email address:
ct-mandataires-assemblees-rubis@caceis.com. The email must include as an
attachment a scanned copy of the proxy voting form specifying the
shareholder's surname, first name, address and full bank references, as well
as the name, first name and address of the proxy appointed or canceled,
together with the shareholder certificate issued by the authorized
intermediary.
To be taken into account by the Company, appointments or cancellations of
proxies sent by email must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. (Paris time)
the day before the Meeting. Only notifications of appointments or
cancellations of proxies may be sent to the email address specified above;
no other requests or notifications concerning other matters will be
considered and/or processed.
Access to the VOTACCESS platform has been open since Monday, November 23,
2020, and will close the day before the Meeting, i.e. Tuesday, December 8,
2020 at 3:00 p.m. (Paris time).
Shareholders are advised not to wait until the last few days to connect to
the VOTACCESS platform to vote in order to avoid its potential saturation.
2) Vote by email or by proxy using the mail service
Shareholders may vote by mail using the standard postal or proxy voting form
attached to the Notice of Meeting. They can obtain the standard form for
voting by mail or by proxy:
· if their securities are registered: from Caceis Corporate Trust -
Service Assemblées - 14 rue Rouget-de-Lisle - 92862 Issy-les-Moulineaux
Cedex 09 - France;
· if their shares are in bearer form: from their financial intermediary
(no later than six days before the date of the Meeting), who will return
it directly to Caceis Corporate Trust together with a shareholder
certificate.
In view of the health context, shareholders can also obtain the standard
postal voting/proxy form on the Company's website under the following link:
postal voting form.pdf [1]. Holders of bearer shares will still need a
shareholder certificate.
Shareholders can also be represented by:
· granting a proxy to the Chairman of the Meeting, using the standard
postal or proxy voting form attached to the Notice of Meeting, by sending
a proxy to the Company without specifying the proxy holder. The Company
will, in the name of the shareholder, and in accordance with the law, only
vote in favor of those resolutions presented or approved by the Board of
Management;
· granting a proxy to any individual or legal entity of their choice (to
vote by mail).
The standard postal or proxy voting form must be received by Caceis
Corporate Trust, at the aforementioned address, no later than Sunday,
December 6, 2020 (Article R. 225-77 of the French Commercial Code).
However, notification of the appointment or cancellation of a proxy may also
be made by email to the following address:
ct-mandataires-assemblees-rubis@caceis.com, in accordance with the
provisions of Article R. 225-79 of the French Commercial Code,. For bearer
shareholders, this notification must be accompanied by a shareholder
certificate and proof of identity. A representative may be discharged using
the same procedure as for appointment. To be taken into account by the
Company, appointments or cancellations of proxies sent by email must be
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