WENDEL Availability of the 2017 Registration Document
2017 registration document
Wendel announces its 2017 registration document was registered with the French Market Authorities on, April 12, 2018, number D. 18-0322. It is available to the public under current regulatory conditions and may be consulted in English on the Wendel website, wendelgroup.com, "Finance" portal, sections "regulated information" and "Annual General Meetings". It is also available at the Wendel headquarters, 89 rue Taitbout, 75009 Paris - France.
This registration document comprises the 2017 annual financial report, the report by the Supervisory Board on the governance and on the internal control, the reports from the Auditors and their fees, and the information required about the share buy-back program.
Annual general meeting set for May 17, 2018
Wendel informs its shareholders that the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting will be held on May 17, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. at Salle Wagram (39-41 avenue de Wagram, 75017 Paris).
Shareholders will be asked to approve a dividend of €2.65 per share, with ex-dividend date on May 22, 2018 and dividend payment date on May 24, 2017.
Agenda
5/17/2018
Shareholders' Meeting / Publication of NAV and trading update (before Shareholders' Meeting)
9/6/2018
H1 2018 earnings / Publication of NAV (pre-market release).
By conference call
11/29/2018
2018 Investor Day / Publication of NAV and trading update (pre-market release).
About Wendel
Wendel is one of Europe's leading listed investment firms. The Group invests in Europe, North America and Africa in companies that are leaders in their field, such as Bureau Veritas, Saint-Gobain, Cromology, Stahl, IHS, Constantia Flexibles and Allied Universal. Wendel plays an active role as industry shareholder in these companies. It implements long-term development strategies, which involve boosting growth and margins of companies so as to enhance their leading market positions. Through Oranje-Nassau Développement, which brings together opportunities for investment in growth, diversification and innovation, Wendel is also a shareholder of Mecatherm in France, Nippon Oil Pump in Japan, Saham Group, PlaYce and Tsebo in Africa, and CSP Technologies in the United States.
Wendel is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris.
Standard & Poor's ratings: Long-term: BBB-, stable outlook - Short-term: A-3 since July 7, 2014. Wendel is the Founding Sponsor of Centre Pompidou-Metz. In recognition of its long-term patronage of the arts, Wendel received the distinction of "Grand Mécène de la Culture" in 2012.
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