Capital reduction by cancellation of shares
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, January 16, 2018 - In the context of the 2016 and 2017 share buyback programs, Bureau Veritas (the "Company") purchased 2,400,000 of its own shares as of January 1 until December 31, 2017.
Pursuant to the authorization conferred by the 25th resolution of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of May 16, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors, at its meeting of December 15, 2017, decided to cancel 330,000 of the shares bought back, representing 0.07% of the share capital and gave all powers to the Chief Executive Officer at this end.
After taking into account the cancellation of shares, the share capital amount to €53,040,000 and the number of outstanding shares (including stock options exercised as of January 1 until December 31, 2017) is 442,000,000.
