The Combined General Meeting of Veolia Environnement shareholders, held today at its administrative headquarters, under the chairmanship of its Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Antoine Frérot, approved all of the resolutions submitted to it with a quorum of 77.04%.
These resolutions relate in particular on:
- the approval of the parent company financial statements and group consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025;
- the setting of the dividend in cash for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2025 at €1.50 per share. The shares will be traded ex-dividend as of May 11, 2026 and payable from May 13, 2026;
- the renewal of the terms of office as Director of Mr. Antoine Frérot and Mrs. Estelle Brachlianoff for a four-year period which will expire at the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting that will be called to approve the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2029. At the recommendation of the Nominations Committee, the Board of Directors reappointed Mr. Antoine Frérot as Chairman of the Board of Directors, it being stipulated that in 2028 he will reach the age limit for chairing the Board of Directors as defined in the Articles of Association. The Nominations Committee and the Board of Directors will, in 2026 and 2027, consider the succession plan for the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Furthermore, the Board of Directors confirmed Mrs. Estelle Brachlianoff as Chief Executive Officer;
- the appointment of Mr. Jean-Christophe Taret as Director representing employee shareholders and Mrs. Sandra Cortese as a replacement for a four-year period which will expire at the end of the General Shareholders’ Meeting that will be called to approve the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2029;
- the compensation paid during fiscal year 2025 or awarded in respect of the same fiscal year to Mr. Antoine Frérot, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Mrs. Estelle Brachlianoff, Chief Executive Officer;
- the information relating to the 2025 compensation of the Directors (excluding the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer);
- the compensation policy in respect of fiscal year 2026 of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and Directors;
- the financial authorizations granted to the Board of Directors to increase the share capital by issuing shares and/or securities, and in particular those in the frame of the implementation of employee share ownership plans;
the renewal of the authorization granted to the Board of Directors to grant shares to corporate officers and employees of the Group and corporate officers of the Company.