Finance Shareholders' Meeting EN Locations Search go to store ... Menu The Carrefour Group SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING 2020 Universal Registration Document 2021 Notice of meeting 01. 2021 Shareholders’ Meeting 02. Why attend the meeting? 03. Different types of meeting 04. Find out when a meeting is held Attend 2021 SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING The Shareholders’ Meeting of Carrefour will be held on May 21, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Paris time at Carrefour’s registered office, 93 avenue de Paris in Massy. Given the current Covid-19 pandemic context and in accordance with the measures introduced by the French Ordinance no. 2020-321 of 25 March 2020 amending the rules on meetings and deliberations of shareholders’ meetings and governing bodies of legal entities and entities without legal personality governed by French private law, as a result of the Covid-19 epidemic, and extended by Decree n° 2021-255 of 9 March 2021, the Board of Directors decided to hold the Shareholders’ Meeting behind closed doors at the registered office in closed session. This Shareholders’ Meeting will be broadcasted live and available in replay on the Company’s website. Galfa, represented by Mr. Philippe Houzé, also Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Stéphane Israël, shareholder and Lead Independent Director have been appointed as scrutineers (scrutateurs). How to participate No admission card will be delivered. Carrefour invites its shareholders: to vote by post or online; or to give their proxy to the Chairman; or to give their proxy to a third person, natural or legal, of their choice. Whatever the method of participation chosen, it will be possible to choose from these two modes: the Votaccess* platform; or the voting form** The voting procedures are presented in the 2021 Notice of Meeting [lien à mettre vers la Notice of Meeting]. Written questions Shareholders may address their questions in writing to the Board of Directors either electronically at the email address assembleegenerale@carrefour.com or by post, under the conditions provided for by the regulations in force (being specified that, as an exception, written questions must be sent before the end of the second open day prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting, i.e. May 19, 2021). Ad hoc system for the 2021 Shareholders Meeting In order to maintain shareholder dialogue which is particularly important to the Company during this Shareholders’ Meeting and in addition to the “written questions” provided for by law under the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), shareholders may submit questions in writing in advance of the meeting that would customarily be asked orally during the meeting. Accordingly, a dedicated email address (questionsag2021@carrefour.com) will be made available to shareholders from Wednesday May 19, 2021 at 9:00 am CEST until Thursday May 20, 2021 at 4:00pm CEST (day before the Meeting). Such questions must imperatively be accompanied by the remittance of a certificate of registration of your shares, edited after the record date (May 19, 2021), so as to be taken into account. These questions will be answered orally during the Shareholders’ Meeting, on the basis of a representative selection of the topics that have attracted the attention of the shareholders and within the time set aside for them. They may be regrouped by topic so as to facilitate the Company’s answers. *Votaccess platform will be open from May 3, 2021 to May 20, 2021 3 pm (Paris time). ** Voting forms must be received by May 18, 2021 at Société Générale. Download the 2021 voting form (french only) Download the 2021 Notice of meeting See the 2021 Shareholders' Meeting replay Why attend the SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING? Irrespective of the number of shares they hold, all shareholders are invited to take part in the Carrefour Shareholders’ Meeting. It is a special opportunity to talk with Carrefour’s senior managers, learn about the Group’s results and objectives, and take part in the decision-making process. The dates of the Carrefour Shareholders’ Meeting are announced every year in our “Financial Events”. Find the documents of the last General Shareholders' Meeting What are the different types OF SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGS? There are three types of Shareholders’ Meetings. 1 - Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting (OSM) This is held once a year, for the specific purpose of approving the financial statements for the fiscal year just ended, setting the dividend and its terms of payment and, if necessary, appointing or renewing the terms of the Directors and the Statutory Auditors. The financial statements must be approved within six months from the fiscal year-end. During an Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting (OSM), resolutions are adopted by simple majority of the votes present or represented. 2 - Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting (ESM) This takes place periodically, when the company is required to seek shareholder approval to modify the articles of association, or to authorise a capital increase or reduction, a merger or a demerger. Resolutions are adopted by a majority of two-thirds of the votes present or represented. 3 - Combined Shareholders’ Meeting (OSM and ESM) When the Shareholders’ Meeting will vote on both ordinary and extraordinary resolutions, it is classified as a Combined Shareholders’ Meeting. How can you find out when A SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING WILL BE HELD? Shareholders’ Meetings are announced in three different ways: 1 - Publication in the BALO (Official French Bulletin) The Balo is available at: www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr. The announcement that a meeting is due to be held is published at least thirty-five days before the date of the meeting. The notice of meeting is published at least fifteen days before the date of the meeting. 2 - Information for registered shareholders The notice of the Shareholders’ Meeting is automatically sent by post to all direct registered or intermediary registered shareholders. 3 - Information through Carrefour You can contact the Shareholder Relations Department or visit the “Shareholder section’” area of the Group Website, where the notice of the Carrefour Shareholders’ Meeting is posted several weeks in advance. How to attend THE SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING? Only Carrefour shareholders may attend the Shareholders’ Meeting. Your shares must be registered with SGSS at least two trading days before the meeting if you are a registered shareholder or with your financial intermediary if you are a bearer shareholder. 1 - If you are a registered shareholder There are a number options for those wishing to attend the Shareholders' Meeting: • the notice of meeting will be sent to your residential address, along with your postal vote/proxy form. • if you would prefer to be notified by email: log on to www.sharinbox.societegenerale.com and consent to electronic notification for this purpose. Agreement must be given at least 35 days before the date of the meeting and remains valid for future meetings. To vote at the Shareholders’ Meeting: • you want to vote or vote by proxy via the website: log on to www.sharinbox.societegenerale.com and vote on the dedicated site before the meeting. The voting website opens on the date on which the shareholders are notified and remains open until the working day preceding the date of the meeting at 3:00pm (Paris time) ; • you can give your proxy to the Chairman of the meeting, vote by post or appoint another shareholder, your spouse, or any other natural or legal person of your choice, to act as a proxy holder by returning the vote form to SGSS. 2 - If you are a bearer shareholder To attend and vote at the Shareholders' Meeting, you must contact your financial intermediary. As in the case of a registered shareholder, there are a number of options open to you: • if you want to vote or vote by proxy via Internet: use your usual information to log on to the website of the financial establishment that manages your account and cast your vote. • using the postal vote form given by your intermediary, you can cast your vote by post, or give your proxy to the Chairman of the meeting, or appoint another shareholder, your spouse, or any other natural or legal person of your choice to act as a proxy holder. What is the QUORUM? The Shareholders’ Meeting can validly deliberate only if a minimum proportion of the capital is present or represented. This proportion, known as “quorum” varies depending on the type of meeting: • in the case of an OSM (Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting), this is 1/5 of the shares on first invitation, whereas no quorum is required on a second invitation; • in the case of an ESM (Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting), this is 1/4 of the shares on first invitation and 1/5 on a second invitation; • in the case of a CGM (Combined Shareholders’ Meeting) the quorum requirements are the same as for Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meetings, depending on the nature of the resolutions. 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