BUREAU VERITAS - BUREAU VERITAS : Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting of May 21, 2014: all the resolutions submitted have been adopted

Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting of May 21, 2014: all the resolutions submitted have been adopted

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, May 21, 2014 - The ordinary shareholders' meeting of Bureau Veritas, chaired by Frédéric Lemoine, was held on Wednesday May 21, 2014.

All the resolutions submitted to the shareholders' meeting have been adopted, among which:

Approval of the statutory and consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2013 ;
Allocation of a dividend of 0.48 euro per share that will be payable on June 5, 2014 ;
Ratification of the co-option of Pascal Lebard as a member of the Board of Directors;
Opinion on the elements of the remuneration (due or awarded) for the financial year ended December 31, 2013 to Didier Michaud-Daniel, Chief Executive Officer; and
Authorization given to the Board of Directors allowing for the purchase of the Company's ordinary shares.

During the presentation of the Board's reports, Didier Michaud-Daniel, Chief Executive Officer, presented the key figures and the highlights of the financial year ended December 31, 2013.

Sami Badarani, Financial Chief Officer, then presented the 2013 financial results, detailing in particular revenues, adjusted operating profit, earning per share (EPS), cash flow statement and the financial position.

Didier Michaud-Daniel then presented the business review, the first quarter revenue, the outlook for 2014 and the other relevant information.

Frédéric Lemoine, Chairman of the Board, and Pierre Hessler, Chairman of the nomination and compensation Committee finally presented respectively the corporate governance and the elements of the remuneration of the CEO.

The presentation made during the shareholders' meeting and results of the vote of the resolutions proposed to the shareholders' meeting will be available on the Group's website www.bureauveritas.com under Finance / Shareholder Information / Shareholders' Meeting.

About Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has more than 64,000 employees in around 1,330 offices and laboratories located in 140 countries. Bureau Veritas helps its clients to improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.

Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index.

Compartment A, ISIN code FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI.

For more information, go to www.bureauveritas.com

Analysts / Investors contact
finance.investors@bureauveritas.com