Capital_reduction _VANeuilly-sur-Seine, France, March 13, 2015
In the context of the 2013 and 2014 share buyback programs, Bureau Veritas (the "Company") purchased 2,400,000 of its own shares as of January 1 until December 31, 2014.
Pursuant to the authorization conferred by the 21st resolution of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of May 22, 2013, the Company's Board of Directors, at its meeting of February 25, 2015, decided to cancel 1 032 700 of the shares bought back, representing 0.23% of the share capital and gave all powers to the Chief Executive Officer at this end.
Accordingly, after the legal formalities of cancellation performed, the Company's share capital will amount to EUR 53,040,000 divided into 442,000,000 shares.
After taking into account the cancellation of shares, the number of outstanding shares (including stock options exercised as of February 28, 2015) is 442,295,000.