Shareholders' Meeting

The Annual Shareholders’ Meeting took place on Tuesday January 12, 2021 at 3:30 P.M.

Watch the replay

In the context of the sanitary crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, this Shareholders’ Meeting was exceptionally held behind closed doors, without the physical presence of shareholders and other persons entitled to attend.

December 29, 2020 – Further details on deadlines for voting by appointing a proxy (other than the Chair of the Meeting) following the publication of French Decree Nr. 2020-1614
All proxy forms indicating the name of a proxy (whether they are sent by post or by electronic means) as well as the voting instructions of the proxy holder (which must be notified by sending a scanned copy of the voting form by email to assemblees.generales@sgss.socgen.com) must be received by Société Générale no later than 4 days before the Shareholders Meeting, i.e. on Friday January 8, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.  Proxy forms indicating the name of a proxy and related voting instructions delivered after this date will not be taken into account.

January 5, 2021 – Information related to the members of the bureau of the Shareholders Meeting of January 12, 2021 to be held behind closed doors
In accordance with ordinance Nr. 2020-1497 of December 2, 2020 and with French government decree Nr. 2020-1614 of December 18, 2020, shareholders are informed that the appointed scrutineers of the Shareholders Meeting of January 12, 2021 are:

• The company Bellon SA
• The company employee mutual fund « FCPE Groupe Sodexo Peps »

January 7, 2021 - Details for participating in the Q&A session during the January 12, 2021 Shareholders’ Meeting. 
Shareholders are invited to participate in this Shareholders’ Meeting by asking questions before and/or during the event, despite the meeting being held behind closed doors. Members of the Shareholders’ Club have been asked to send their questions by email before this Shareholders’ Meeting. These questions will be stated orally with the name of the shareholder and answered live during the Shareholders’ Meeting. In addition, an exceptional and complementary system is also being made available to shareholders to allow them to ask their questions live during the event using one of the following telephone numbers: 

• calling from France: +33 1 70 71 01 59
• calling from the United Kingdom: +44 207 194 3759
• calling from the United States: +1 646 722 4916
  (cost of a local call)
  
  followed by the passcode 13515834# for the conference in French, 
  or, the passcode 20130355# for the conference in English.

For technical reasons related to verifying their status as a shareholder, only shareholders who have voted, whose shares are held in registered form or who are members of the Shareholders' Club will be able to ask questions directly without prior formalities. If shareholders who have not voted and hold their shares in bearer form wish to ask questions, they must first provide proof of their status as shareholder. In that case, they are pleased to send this proof to communication.financiere@sodexo.com. As in physical Shareholders’ Meetings, the Company will do its best to answer as many questions as possible on a first-come-first-served basis in the allotted time.

 

Documents relating to the convening of the AGM:

• Avis de convocation BALO du 23 décembre 2020 (French only, Official Announcement)
• Notice of Meeting
• Addendum to the Notice of Meeting
• Press release: January 12, 2021 Annual Ordinary Shareholders Meeting to be held behind closed doors
• Avis de réunion rectificatif BALO du 16 décembre 2020 (French only, Official Announcement)
• Avis de réunion BALO du 2 décembre 2020 (French only, Official Announcement)
• Voting Form
• Fiscal 2020 Universal Registration Document
• Press release: Conditions for obtaining or consulting the meeting documents

Webcast and documents presented to the AGM:

• Webcast
• Slides
• Sodexo's Corporate Governance in 2021 (video)

Other documents relating to the AGM:

• Number of shares and voting rights, December 2, 2020
• Press release: Ordinary Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of January 12, 2021

Results of the votes and report of the AGM:

• Summary minutes of the AGM
• Voting Results

Questions & Answers:

• Answer to the written question of the trade union « CFE-CGC » of the company Orange

Sodexo Annual Shareholders’ meeting took place on Tuesday 21st January 2020 at l’Auditorium de la Seine Musicale – 1 Ile Seguin – 92100 Boulogne Billancourt.

 

Documents relating to the convening of the AGM:

• Avis de convocation BALO du 30 décembre 2019 (French only, Official Announcement)
• Avis de réunion BALO du 22 novembre 2019 (French only, Official Announcement)
• Notice of Meeting
• Avis de convocation Journal Investir du 4 janvier 2020 (French only, Notice of meeting published in the newspaper “Investir”)
• Voting Form (Specimen)
• Fiscal 2019 Universal Registration Document

Webcast and documents presented to the AGM:

• Webcast
• Slides
• Sodexo's Corporate Governance in 2020 (video)

Other documents relating to the AGM:

• Number of shares and voting rights, November 22, 2019

Results of the votes and report of the AGM:

• Voting Results
• Summary

 

Sodexo Annual Shareholders' Meeting was held on Tuesday 22^nd January 2019 at 3:30 pm at l’Auditorium de la Seine Musicale – 1 Ile Seguin – 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt.

 

Documents relating to the convening of the GA:

• Avis de réunion BALO du 23 novembre 2018 (French only, Official Announcement)
• Notice of Meeting Combined Shareholders’ Meeting
• Avis de convocation Journal Investir du 5 janvier 2019 (French only, Notice of meeting published in the newspaper “Investir”)
• Avis de convocation BALO et JAL Les Petites Affiches du 7 janvier 2019 (French only, Notice of meeting published in official journals)
• Voting Form (French only)

Webcast and documents presented to the GA:

• Webcast
• Slides
• Sodexo's Corporate Governance in 2019 (video)

Other documents relating to the GA:

• Number of shares and voting rights, November 23, 2018
• Attestation des CAC sur les dix meilleures rémunérations (French only, auditors report on compensation)
• Attestation des CAC relative au montant des dons donnant droit à déduction fiscale (French only, auditors report on deductibles)
• List of the recipients of patronage and sponsorship initiatives executed during FY 2018 by Sodexo

Results of the votes and report of the GA:

• Voting Results
• Summary

Questions & Answers

• Questions received from PHITRUST (French only)

• Answers from Sodexo to PHITRUST (French only, Answers from Sodexo to PHITRUST)

Sodexo Annual Shareholders' Meeting was held on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 at 3:30 pm, at La Maison de la Mutualité - 24 Rue Saint-Victor - 75005 Paris.

 

  Downloadable documents

 

• Summary
• Slides
• Voting results
• Avis de réunion BALO du 8 décembre 2017 (French only, Official Announcement)
• Number of shares and voting rights, December 8, 2017
• Attestation of compensation
• Attestation of tax deductible payments
• List of the recipients of patronage and sponsorship initiatives during FY 2017
• Attestation des CAC sur les dix meilleures rémunérations (French only, auditors report on compensation)
• Attestation des CAC relative au montant des dons donnant droit à déduction fiscale (French only, auditors report on deductibles)
• Notice of Meeting
• Avis de convocation BALO et JAL Les Petites Affiches du 8 décembre 2017 (French only, Notice of meeting published in official journals)
• Avis de convocation Journal Investir du 8 janvier 2018 (French only, Notice of meeting published in the newspaper “Investir”)
• Voting form
• Webcast

 

Sodexo Annual Shareholders' Meeting was held on Tuesday 24^th January 2017 at 3:30 pm, at La Maison de la Mutualité - 24 Rue Saint-Victor - 75005 Paris.

 

  Downloadable documents

 

• Summary
• Slides
• Voting results
• Avis de réunion BALO, December 9 2016 (French only, official announcement)
• Number of shares and voting rights, December 9, 2016
• Attestation of compensation
• Attestation of tax deductible payments
• List of the recipients of patronage and sponsorship initiatives during FY 2016
• Attestation des CAC sur les dix meilleures rémunérations (French only, auditors report on compensation)
• Attestation des CAC relative au montant des dons donnant droit à déduction fiscale (French only, auditors report on deductibles)
• Notice of meeting
• Avis de convocation BALO et JAL Les Petites Affiches du 9 janvier 2017 (French only, Notice of meeting published in official journals)
• Avis de convocation Journal Investir du 7 janvier 2017 (French only, Notice of meeting published in the newspaper “Investir”)
• Voting form
• Question to the Chairwoman from a shareholder
• Watch the webcast

 

For registered shareholders

Registered shareholders will automatically receive by post a notice of the meeting which includes, in particular, the agenda of the Meeting, a presentation of the resolutions together with a form enabling them to either attend the Meeting, vote by post or appoint a proxy.

Registered shareholders should complete this form and return it to Société Générale (meeting registerar appointed by Sodexo).
SOCIETE GENERALE
Service des Assemblées
CS 30812
44308 NANTES Cedex 3
Fax : 02 51 85 57 01

Shareholders wishing to attend the Meeting in person should request an admission card by using this form.

For holders of bearer shares

Holders of bearer shares wishing to participate in the Meeting should make an express request to their authorized intermediary, who will send them all the documents relating to the Meeting including, in particular, the agenda of the Meeting, a presentation of the resolutions together with a form enabling them to either attend the Meeting, vote by post or appoint a proxy.

Holders of bearer shares should complete this form and return it to their authorized intermediary who will forward it to Société Générale (meeting registrar appointed by Sodexo) together with a certificate of attendance justifying their client’s shareholder status.

Holders of bearer shares wishing to attend the Meeting in person should request an admission card by using the form. However, holders of bearer shares who have not received their admission card at the latest on the second business day prior to the Meeting should ask their authorized intermediary to provide them with an attendance certificate, which they may present to the Meeting reception desk as proof that they are shareholders as of N-2.

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Any shareholder who has already voted by post, appointed a proxy or requested an admission card may no longer chose an alternative means of participating but is allowed to sell all or part of their shares.

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The convening of the Annual General Meeting is advertised within the Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires (BALO) through the publication of a preliminary notice, at least thirty five days prior to the contemplated date of the Meeting. This preliminary notice contains the agenda of the Meeting together with a presentation of the resolutions; it also specifies the date, time and venue of the Meeting.