How to participate and vote at the General Meeting

How to participate and vote at the General Meeting

All shareholders may participate in the Combined General Meeting, regardless of the number of shares they own.

The right of shareholders to participate in the meeting is subject to their shares being registered in their name or in the name of the intermediary acting on their behalf on the second business day preceding the date of the meeting, i.e. on Tuesday April 25th, at 0:00 a.m., Paris time.

Registration of the shares in bearer share accounts kept by financial intermediaries must be evidenced by a certificate of participation issued by such intermediaries, attached to the single form for mail-in ballot or for proxy ballot.

You attend the General Meeting in person

You have to request an admission pass.

  Registered shareholders Bearer shareholders
Online Connect yourself to the website www.sharinbox.societegenerale.com using your usual ID and follow the procedure presented on screen to print-out your admission pass. Connect yourself using your usual access codes to the internet portal of your custodian to access the VOTACCESS website and follow the procedure indicated on screen to print-out your admission pass.
By mail
  • Tick box A in the top part of the form; 
  • Sign and date the bottom of the form; 
  • Write your name, first name and address in the lower right hand part of the form, or check them if they are already printed there.
Send your request directly to the Société Générale, Service des assemblées (General Meetings Department) using the prepaid envelope enclosed with the notice and information brochure. Send your request to your bank or the manager of your share portfolio.

An admission pass will be sent to you. The admission card is essential in order to participate in the meeting and shall be requested from each shareholder upon signing the attendance register. 

In the event that you have not received your requested admission card two days prior to the General Meeting, you can obtain any necessary information by contacting, accordingly, your financial intermediary or Société Générale’s admission card call centre between 9:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., from Monday to Friday, on the following number: +33 (0) 251 85 59 82 (France and abroad – Non surcharged number, invoicing according to the operator contract or the country of call).
 

You do not attend the General Meeting in person

You may elect one of the following options:

Online Registered shareholders Bearer shareholders
A. Vote Connect yourself to the website www.sharinbox.societegenerale.com using your usual ID and follow the procedure indicated on screen Connect yourself using your usual access codes to the internet portal of your custodian to access the VOTACCESS website and follow the procedure indicated on screen
B. Authorize the Chairman of the meeting to vote on your behalf Notify or revoke this decision by electronic means, at the latest on April, 26th 2023 at 3 :00 p.m., Paris time, by connecting yourself to the website www.sharinbox.societegenerale.com and following the procedure on screen.
C. Appoint another person as your proxy*
By mail Registered shareholders Bearer shareholders
A. To vote:
  • tick box 1 on the form;
  • show your vote;
  • sign and date at the bottom of the form.

You want to vote “for” each resolution: do not ink out any box.

You want to vote “against” a resolution or “abstain”: ink out the box “No” or “Abs.” whose number corresponds to the number of the resolution

Send your request directly to Société Générale using the envelope T, at the latest three days prior to the meeting, i.e. on April, 24th 2023 at 12:00 p.m., Paris time. Send your form to your bank or the manager of your share portfolio as soon as possible, and in any case early enough for the latter to be able to send the form to Société Générale accompanied by a certificate of participation, at the latest three days prior to the meeting, i.e. on April 24th 2023 at 12:00 p.m., Paris time.
B. To authorize the Chairman of the meeting to vote on your behalf:
  • tick box 2 on the form;
  • sign and date the bottom of the form.
C. To appoint your spouse or partner under a Civil Partnership Contract (PACS), another shareholder or any other natural person or legal entity of your choice as your proxy*:
  • tick box 3 on the form
  • give the identity (name and first name) and the address of the person who will represent you;
  • sign and date the bottom of the form.

Keep in mind: April, 24th 2023 at 12:00 p.m. (Paris Time) – the forms received by Société Générale, Service des assemblées, after this date will not be taken into account for the general meeting.

How to fill in this form?

 

Call us on 0805 800 000

Procedure for online voting

 Keep in mind: Until April, 26th 2023 3:00 p.m. (Paris Time), by logging to the website www.sharinbox.societegenerale.com (registered shareholders) or to your account holder’s site (bearer shareholders), to access the VOTACCESS website.
Veolia Environnement provides its shareholders with a dedicated website for voting prior to the General Shareholders’ Meeting.

Holders of registered shares

Connect yourself to the site via the Nominet asset management website: www.sharinbox.societegenerale.com, using your usual access codes:

  • access code: this can be found at the bottom of statements, and is the 5th item in the information under the “For company use” (Cadre réservé) section of the vote-by-mail or proxy form;
  • password: this was sent by mail at the beginning of the business relationship with Société Générale Securities Services. If this password is lost or forgotten, it can be recovered by going to the website home page and clicking on “Get your codes”.

Next, click on the name of the Shareholders’ Meeting in the “ongoing events” section on the home page, then select the event and follow the instructions, clicking on “Vote” to access the voting site.

Holders of bearer shares

Holders of bearer shares wishing to vote online prior to the General Shareholders’ Meeting will have to connect to their bank’s portal dedicated to the management of their assets, using their normal access codes. To access the VOTACCESS website and vote, they simply have to click on the icon that appears on the line corresponding to their Veolia Environnement shares.
Please note that only holders of bearer shares whose custodian is a member of the VOTACCESS system may access the website.

It is recommended to the shareholders to vote as soon as possible in order to avoid any system blockages during the final days, which could result in their vote not being recorded.

FOR ANY QUESTION OR CONNECTION DIFFICULTY, CALL:
Société Générale, Service des assemblées, from Monday to Friday: +33 (0)2 51 85 59 82 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Paris time) accessible free of charge from France and abroad.