(Approval of the components of the remuneration paid during or awarded in respect of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 to Mr François Jackow, Chief Executive Officer, for the period from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022)
The General Meeting, deliberating according to the quorum and majority required for Ordinary General Meetings, approves, pursuant to article L. 22-10-34-II of the French Commercial Code, the fixed, variable and exceptional elements of the total remuneration and benefits of any kind paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, or awarded for the same fiscal year to Mr François Jackow, Chief Executive Officer (for the period from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) as presented in the Company’s 2022 Universal Registration Document, in chapter 3 “Corporate governance”, in the section entitled “Remuneration of L’Air Liquide S.A. corporate officers”, in the paragraph headed “Elements of the total remuneration and benefits of any kind paid during or awarded in respect of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, to Mr François Jackow (for the period from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) and on which the General Meeting of May 3, 2023, is invited to vote”.
(Approval of the components of the remuneration paid during or awarded in respect of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 to Mr Benoît Potier, Chairman of the Board of Directors, for the period from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022)
The General Meeting, deliberating according to the quorum and majority required for Ordinary General Meetings, approves, pursuant to article L. 22-10-34-II of the French Commercial Code, the fixed, variable and exceptional elements of the total remuneration and benefits of any kind paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, or awarded for the same fiscal year to Mr Benoît Potier, Chairman of the Board of Directors (for the period from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) as presented in the Company’s 2022 Universal Registration Document, in chapter 3 “Corporate governance”, in the section entitled “Remuneration of L’Air Liquide S.A. corporate officers”, in the paragraph headed “Elements of the total remuneration and benefits of any kind paid during or awarded in respect of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, to Mr Benoît Potier (for the period from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) and on which the General Meeting of May 3, 2023, is invited to vote”.
Pursuant to article L. 22-10-34-I of the French Commercial Code, Shareholders are invited to approve the 14th resolution on information relating to the remuneration of the Company’s corporate officers (the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the period from January 1, 2022 to May 31, 2022, the Chief Executive Officer for the period from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the period from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, and the Directors) listed in article L. 22-10-9-I of the French Commercial Code.
This information notably includes elements which establish the link between the Executive Officer’s remuneration (in respect of the appropriate period) and the Company’s performance, as well as communication of remuneration ratios, both on the legal scope and on an expanded scope.
This information is described in the Report on Corporate Governance included in chapter 3 of the 2022 Universal Registration Document.
(Approval of information relating to the remuneration of corporate officers stated in article L. 22-10-9-I of the French Commercial Code)
The General Meeting, deliberating according to the quorum and majority required for Ordinary General Meetings, approves, pursuant to article L. 22-10-34-I of the French Commercial Code, the information mentioned in article L. 22-10-9-I of the same Code, which is included in the Board of Directors’ Report on Corporate Governance, in chapter 3 “Corporate governance”, in the section entitled “Remuneration of L’Air Liquide S.A. corporate officers” in the paragraphs headed “Remuneration of the Company Officers (including information stated in article L. 22-10-9-I of the French Commercial Code)” and “Remuneration of the non-Executive Directors (including information stated in article L. 22-10-9-I of the French Commercial Code)”.