Maisons du Monde’s 2021 General Meeting: All Resolutions Approved
04 Giugno 2021 - 6:33PM
Maisons du Monde’s 2021 General Meeting: All Resolutions Approved
PRESS
RELEASE
MAISONS DU MONDE’S
2021 GENERAL MEETING ALL
RESOLUTIONS APPROVED
Nantes, 4 June
2021
Maisons du Monde (Euronext Paris : MDM,
Code ISIN : FR0013153541) announces that its General Meeting
of Shareholders met in Paris today behind closed doors, given the
current health context.
78.034% of the share capital was represented at
the Meeting which was presided by Peter Child, Chairman of the
Board of Directors.
Shareholders overwhelmingly approved all of the
resolutions submitted to a vote, including the annual and
consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2020 and the
proposed cash dividend of 0.30 euro cent per share. The ex-dividend
date is 05 July 2021, and the payment date is 07 July 2021.
Furthermore, the Meeting approved the
appointment of Ms. Cécile Cloarec as a director.
The General Meeting’s presentation, the detailed
results of the votes, as well as the broadcast of the General
Meeting are all available on the Maisons du Monde corporate website
at: https://corporate.maisonsdumonde.com/fr/finance/ag.
During the General Meeting, Mr. Peter Child,
whose term of Chairman of the Board ends on 30 June 2021, announced
that in accordance with his approval, the Appointments and
Remuneration Committee had recommended the election of Mr. Thierry
Falque-Pierrotin as future Chairman of the Board. The Board of
Directors, which met before this General Meeting, agreed with this
recommendation, and Mr. Falque-Pierrotin was unanimously elected
Chairman of the Board for the remainder of his term as director,
and will assume his role as Chairman of the Board on 30 June
2021.
Peter Child said: “As announced last year, I had
agreed to assume the role of President for only one year. I took
great pleasure and pride in chairing the Board of Directors of this
great company, Maisons du Monde. With the feeling of duty
accomplished after an unprecedented and particularly active year at
the service of Maisons du Monde, I am happy to announce that the
Board meeting this morning elected, unanimously, and in accordance
with my recommendation, Thierry Falque-Pierrotin as President.
Thierry has been bringing his solid knowledge of the distribution
sector, his functional expertise and his strategic vision for a
year now. I warmly wish him every success in his new
responsibilities.“
Following this election, Thierry
Falque-Pierrotin commented: "I would like to thank the Board of
Directors of Maisons du Monde for electing me as its Chairman and
in particular Peter for having brilliantly directed the work of the
Board during this very special year. I will continue to put all my
experience at the service of the Board, in order to support Julie
Walbaum and her Executive Committee in the development of the
company."
***About Maisons du
Monde
Maisons du Monde is a creator of inspirational
lifestyle universes in the homeware industry, offering distinctive
and affordable decoration and furniture collections that showcase
multiple styles. The Group develops its business through a
complementary omnichannel approach, leveraging its international
network of stores, websites and catalogues. The Group was founded
in France in 1996 and has expanded profitably across Europe since
2003, reporting sales of €1,182 million and EBITDA of €241 million
in 2020. At 31 December 2020, the Group operated 369 stores in 9
countries including France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg,
Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United States, and derived 47%
of its sales outside France. The Group has also built a successful
complementary and comprehensive ecommerce platform, whose sales
grew by over 30% per year on average between 2010 and 2020. This
platform, enriched by the launch of a marketplace in France in
November 2020, accounted for 33% of the Group's sales in 2020 and
is available in the countries where it operates stores plus
Austria, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
corporate.maisonsdumonde.com
***
Contacts
Investor Relations |
Press Relations |
Christopher Welton – +33 7 85 70 71 41 |
Clémentine Prat – +33 6 08 61 81 12 |
cwelton@maisonsdumonde.com |
cprat@maisonsdumonde.com |
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