Teleperformance: Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of April 14, 2022
Teleperformance SE held its Combined General Meeting on April 14, 2022, where shareholders approved all submitted resolutions. Key approvals included the 2021 financial statements, a proposed dividend of €3.30 per share (ex-dividend date on April 26, 2022), and the renewal of four directors' terms. New appointments of Shelly Gupta and Carole Toniutti raised the Board's female representation to 50%. These decisions underscore the Group's commitment to shareholder expectations and corporate governance best practices.
- Approval of a €3.30 dividend per share, increasing from the previous year.
- Renewal of directors strengthens governance continuity.
- Appointment of two new female directors enhances Board diversity to 50%.
- None.
Shareholders adopted all the resolutions submitted to their vote.
They notably approved:
- the 2021 parent company and consolidated financial statements;
-
the proposed dividend of
€3.30 per share, representing an increase compared with the previous year: the ex-dividend date isApril 26, 2022 and the payment date isApril 28, 2022 ; -
the renewal of the terms of office of four directors:
Bernard Canetti ,Pauline Ginestié ,Wai Ping Leung andPatrick Thomas ; -
the appointment of
Shelly Gupta andCarole Toniutti as directors. These appointments will increase the percentage of women on the Board to50% (compared to43% previously) and strengthen the Board’s diversity in terms of experience, expertise, and nationalities; - the information on the remuneration of directors and corporate officers as well as their remuneration policy, described in the corporate governance report included in the 2021 Universal Registration Document.
The resolutions submitted to the shareholders were all approved with strong majorities*. They reflect the Group’s ongoing commitment to meet the expectations of its shareholders and adopt best practices in corporate governance.
* Voting results provided in the appendix to this press release and available on Teleperformance’s corporate website (www.teleperformance.com – Investors / General Meetings section).
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Teleperformance (TEP – ISIN: FR0000051807 – Reuters: TEPRF.PA - Bloomberg: TEP FP), the global leader in outsourced customer and citizen experience management and advanced related services, serves as a strategic partner to the world’s largest companies in many industries. It offers a One Office support services model including end-to-end digital solutions, which guarantee successful customer interaction and optimized business processes, anchored in a unique, comprehensive high touch, high tech approach. Nearly 420,000 employees, based in 88 countries, support billions of connections every year in over 265 languages and around 170 markets, in a shared commitment to excellence as part of the “Simpler, Faster, Safer” process. This mission is supported by the use of reliable, flexible, intelligent technological solutions and compliance with the industry’s highest security and quality standards, based on Corporate Social Responsibility excellence. In 2021, Teleperformance reported consolidated revenue of
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APPENDIX:
VOTING RESULTS OF THE COMBINED SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING OF
|
Ordinary |
Extraordinary |
Number of shares composing the share capital |
58,737,600 |
58,737,600 |
Number of shares with voting rights: |
58,645,175 |
58,645,175 |
Number of shareholders represented or voting by post: |
4,945 |
4,945 |
Number of shares owned by shareholders represented or voting by post |
40 993 750 |
40 993 750 |
Number of voting rights owned by shareholders represented or voting by post: |
42 143 536 |
42 143 536 |
Quorum |
|
|
|
FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTENTIONS |
RESULTS |
||
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
||
As an Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting |
||||||
1. Approval of the statutory financial statements for the year ended |
42,112,090 |
|
2,414 |
|
28,894 |
Adopted |
2. Approval of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended |
42,112,083 |
|
2,414 |
|
28,894 |
Adopted |
3. Appropriation of 2021 results - Determination of dividend amount and payment date |
41,954,965 |
|
184,380 |
|
4,063 |
Adopted |
4. Special report of the statutory auditors on regulated agreements and commitments – Acknowledgement of the absence of new agreements |
42,138,883 |
|
305 |
|
4,220 |
Adopted |
5. Approval of the information referred to in paragraph I of Article L. 22-10-9 of the French Commercial Code for all of the Company’s corporate officers |
40,646,204 |
|
1,491,049 |
|
6,150 |
Adopted |
6. Approval of the fixed, variable and exceptional elements comprising the total remuneration and the benefits of all kind paid in the 2021 financial year or granted in respect of the 2021 financial year to Mr. |
35,758,011 |
|
6,032,841 |
|
352,391 |
Adopted |
7. Approval of the fixed, variable and exceptional elements comprising the total remuneration and the benefits of all kind paid in the 2021 financial year or granted in respect of the 2021 financial year to Mr. |
36,783,861 |
|
5,006,504 |
|
352,796 |
Adopted |
8. Approval of the remuneration policy for directors |
41,767,354 |
|
47,309 |
|
328,675 |
Adopted |
9. Approval of the remuneration policy for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
38,181,951 |
|
3,897,293 |
|
64,129 |
Adopted |
10. Approval of the remuneration policy for the Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
38,616,617 |
|
3,463,703 |
|
63,063 |
Adopted |
11. Appointment of Ms. |
42,117,101 |
|
21,099 |
|
5,038 |
Adopted |
12. Appointment of Ms. |
42,115,707 |
|
21,647 |
|
5,766 |
Adopted |
13. Renewal of the term of office of Ms. Pauline GINESTIE as a director |
42,115,555 |
|
21,842 |
|
5,914 |
Adopted |
14. Renewal of the term of office of Ms. |
42,112,552 |
|
25,498 |
|
5,053 |
Adopted |
15. Renewal of the term of office of Mr. |
40,697,260 |
|
1,440,763 |
|
5,224 |
Adopted |
16. Renewal of the term of office of Mr. |
34,373,967 |
|
6,630,792 |
|
1,138,386 |
Adopted |
17. Determination of the annual amount of directors’ remuneration |
42,001,877 |
|
136,658 |
|
4,693 |
Adopted |
18. Authorization to be given to the Board of Directors to allow the Company to repurchase its own shares pursuant to the provisions of Article L. |
41,695,925 |
|
433,860 |
|
13,493 |
Adopted |
As an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting |
||||||
19. Delegation of authority to be given to the Board of Directors for the issue of ordinary shares and/or securities giving access to the capital (of the Company or of a subsidiary) and/or to debt instruments, with application of the preferential subscription rights for shareholders, duration of the delegation, maximum nominal amount of capital increases, option to offer the unsubscribed securities to the public, non-exercise during public offerings |
39,371,148 |
|
2,770,295 |
|
1,776 |
Adopted |
20. Delegation of authority to be given to the Board of Directors for the issue of ordinary shares and/or securities giving access to the capital (of the Company or of a subsidiary) and/or to debt instruments, without preferential subscription rights for shareholders, with the option to confer a priority right, by public offering (except offers referred to in paragraph 1 of Article L.411-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code) and/or as consideration for securities transferred under a public exchange offer, duration of the delegation, maximum nominal amount of capital increases, issue price, option to limit the issue to the amount of subscriptions or to distribute unsubscribed securities, non-exercise during public offerings |
39,520,717 |
|
2,620,498 |
|
2,012 |
Adopted |
21. Delegation of authority to be given to the Board of Directors for the issue of ordinary shares and/or securities giving access to the capital (of the Company or of a subsidiary) and/or to debt instruments, without preferential subscription rights for shareholders by an offer referred to in paragraph 1 of Article L.411-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, duration of the delegation, maximum nominal amount of capital increases, issue price, option to limit the issue to the amount of subscriptions or to distribute unsubscribed securities, non-exercise during public offerings |
38,371,343 |
|
3,770,368 |
|
1,473 |
Adopted |
22. Authorization to increase the amount of capital increases under the 19th, 20th and 21st resolutions within the limit of their thresholds and within the limit of |
36,614,546 |
|
5,522,701 |
|
5,900 |
Adopted |
23. Delegation of authority to be given to the Board of Directors to increase the share capital by issuing ordinary shares and/or securities giving access to the equity, without preferential subscription rights for shareholders, in favor of members of a company savings plan pursuant to the provisions of Articles L.3332-18 et seq. of the French Labor Code, duration of the delegation, maximum nominal amount of capital increases, issue price, possibility to allocate free shares in accordance with Article L.3332-21 of the French Labor Code |
41,017,701 |
|
1,123,390 |
|
2,054 |
Adopted |
24. Authorization to be granted to the Board of Directors to grant, under no consideration, existing shares and/or shares to be issued to employees and/or certain corporate officers of the Company or of affiliated companies or economic interest groups, waiver by the shareholders of their preferential subscription rights, duration of the authorization, cap, term of vesting period in particular in the event of disability |
38,450,023 |
|
3,341,556 |
|
351,578 |
Adopted |
25. Powers for formalities |
42,137,667 |
|
340 |
|
4,187 |
Adopted |
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