FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2020 Annual General Meeting
and Board of Directors
Payment of 2.45 euros ordinary dividend per share
Clichy, France, 20 May 2020 – In the current environment of the COVID-19 epidemic, SOCIÉTÉ BIC Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in Clichy, France, behind closed doors, without the physical presence of its shareholders.
It was chaired by Mr. Timothée BICH, director.
The Shareholders’ Meeting approved the payment, from June 3, 2020, of an ordinary dividend amount of 2.45 euros per share, and all the proposed resolutions, among them:
The Board of Directors, held after the Shareholders’ Meeting, decided to renew the mandates of Candace Matthews on the Audit Committee as well as on the Nomination, Governance and CSR Committee.
MARIE-PAULINE
CHANDON-MOËT, maiden name : BICH - DIRECTOR
Marie-Pauline Chandon-Moët is President of Chateau de Ferrand SAS, and has been a Director of the Board of SOCIÉTÉ BIC since May 28, 2003. She was European Real Estate Projects Manager for BIC Group until December 31, 2010. Before this, she successively held, since 1991, the positions of Sales Administration Assistant, Sales Administration Manager (France then Europe), as well as Supply Chain Manager for Europe. |
CANDACE MATTHEWS - DIRECTOR
Since November 2014, Candace Matthews has been Region President, The Americas, of Amway. Prior to joining Amway in 2007 as Global Chief Marketing Officer, she was Executive President from 2001 to 2007 of Soft Sheen-Carson. Before that, she held different positions in Marketing at General Mills, Procter & Gamble, Bausch & Lomb and in Management at Novartis and The Coca-Cola company, in the United States. |
TIMOTHÉE BICH - DIRECTOR
Timothée Bich was a potfolio manager at Stone Milliner Asset Management LLP until December 2019. He joined Stone Milliner as an execution trader from its launch in 2012 and was appointed Head of Execution in 2016. Before joining Stone Milliner, he worked as an analyst at Moore Europe Capital Management, supporting credit and macro portfolio managers (2010-2011). |
JAKE SCHWARTZ - DIRECTOR
Jake Schwartz is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of General Assembly. Founded in 2011 in New York, General Assembly is a pioneer and leader in continuing education in the digital and new technology skills. Prior to founding General Assembly, he was Senior Associate at Associated Partners LP, a private equity fund (2008-2010) and Investment Advisor at Capital Counsel in New York City (2003-2005). |
ABOUT BIC
BIC is a world leader in stationery, lighters and shavers. For more than 75 years, the Company has honored the tradition of providing high-quality, affordable products to consumers everywhere. Through this unwavering dedication, BIC has become one of the most recognized brands and is a trademark registered worldwide. Today, BIC products are sold in more than 160 countries around the world and feature iconic brands such as Cello®, Conté®, BIC FlexTM, Lucky Stationery, Made For YOUTM, Soleil®, Tipp-Ex®, Wite-Out® and more. In 2019, BIC Net Sales were 1,949.4 million euros. The Company is listed on “Euronext Paris,” is part of the SBF120 and CAC Mid 60 indexes and is recognized for its commitment to sustainable development and education. It received an A- Leadership score from CDP. For more, visit www.bicworld.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube.
CONTACTS
Sophie Palliez-Capian – VP, Corporate Stakeholder Engagement - sophie.palliez@bicworld.com | |
Investor Relations Contact: + 33 1 45 19 52 98 | Press Contacts |
Sophie Palliez-Capian + 33 6 87 89 33 51 sophie.palliez@bicworld.com | Albane de La Tour d’Artaise +33 1 45 19 51 51 Albane.DeLaTourDArtaise@bicworld.com |
Isabelle de Segonzac : +33 1 53 70 74 85 isegonzac@image7.fr |
2020 AGENDA – ALL DATES TO BE CONFIRMED
First Half 2020 results | 29 July 2020 | Conference call and Webcast |
Third Quarter 2020 results | 28 October 2020 | Conference call and Webcast |
Annual 2020 results | 17 February 2021 | Meeting and Webcast |
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