2007 - April

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Combined General Shareholders’ Meeting on April 24 th , 2008
2. Resolutions
Submitted for approval at the ordinary general
meeting
First resolution - Approval of the statutory financial
statements
The General Meeting, having taken note of the Board of
Directors’ report, the Chairman of the Board of Directors’
report and the Statutory Auditors’ reports on the accounts
for the year ended December 31 st , 2006, hereby approves
the annual financial statements as presented, as well as
the operations reflected in the said financial statements or
summarized in these reports, with 104,657,613.89 euros in
profit.
The General Meeting also hereby approves the total amount
of expenses and charges of 13,813 euros, covered under
Section 4 of Article 39 of the general French tax code, as well
as the corresponding tax.
Second resolution - Approval of the consolidated
financial statements
The General Meeting, having taken note of the special
Statutory Auditors’ report and the Board of Directors’ report
on the consolidated financial statements at December 31 st ,
2007 approves these financial statements as presented, with
72,110,861 euros in profit (Group share).
Third resolution - Agreements under Articles L.225-38
et seq of the French commercial code
Ruling on the special report presented to it on the
agreements covered under Articles L. 225-38 et seq of the
French commercial code, the General Meeting approves the
agreements mentioned therein.
Fourth resolution - Appropriation of income
The General Meeting, as recommended by the Board of
Directors, decides to allocate income as follows:
Source
Profit for the year:
Previous retained earnings:
Deduction against reserves (other reserves):
Allocation
Legal reserve:
Dividends:
Other reserves:
Retained earnings:
YEAR
104,657,613.89 euros
0 euros
0 euros
3,147.36 euros
17,956,678.08 euros
86,697,788.45 euros
0 euros
The General Meeting acknowledges that the dividend per
share is set at 0.44 euros, with the total amount paid out in
this way eligible for the 40% rebate applicable under Article
158-3-2 of the general French tax code.
This dividend will be paid out on Friday May 5 th , 2008
If the company were to hold any of its own shares as on
the date that these dividends were paid out, the sums
corresponding to dividends not paid out on account of such
shares would be allocated to retained earnings.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 243 ii of the
General French Tax Code, the Meeting acknowledges that
it has been reminded of the dividends paid out over the
previous three years:
Income eligible for the rebate
Dividends
Other income paid out
Income not eligible for the
rebate
2004 8,895,856.86 euros _ _
2005 13,395,354.39 euros _ _
2006 16,292,779.20 euros _ _
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