Bureau Veritas SA (ENXTPA:BVI) commences share repurchases on April 3, 2024, under the program mandated by the shareholders in the Annual General Meeting held on June 22, 2023. As per the mandate, the company is authorized to repurchase up to 45,244,445 shares, representing 10% of its share capital for ?2,039 million, such that its holdings at any time shall not exceed 10% of the issued share capital. The maximum price at which the shares will be repurchased is ?45 per share.

The purpose of the repurchase program is to ensure the liquidity of and make a market in the company?s shares via an investment services provider acting independently and in the name and on behalf of the company and to implement any company stock option plan under the provisions of articles L. 225-177 et seq. and L. 22-10-56 et seq. of the Commercial Code or any similar plan, any allocation or transfer of shares to employees as part of their participation, share transfer to employees as part of a profit-sharing plan or any company or group savings plan under and to deliver shares in the event of the issue or exercise of rights attached to securities giving immediate and/or future access to the company?s share capital by reimbursement, conversion, exchange, presentation of a voucher or any other manner, and/or to hold and subsequently deliver shares in connection with external growth transactions, mergers, spin-offs or contributions, it being specified that in such a case, the shares acquired for this purpose may not exceed 5% of the company?s share capital at any time, and to cancel all or a part of the acquired ordinary shares, and to implement any market practice that is or may be allowed by the market authorities, and/or to carry out transactions for any other purpose that is or may be authorized by applicable laws or regulations.

The share repurchase program is valid for 18 months. As of December 31, 2022, the company had 452,444,454 issued shares.