Thales : releases the results of its 6 May Annual General Meeting - Press release 6 May 2021
May 06, 2021 at 12:26 pm EDT
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PRESS RELEASE
6 May 2021
Paris La Défense
Thales Annual General Meeting
All resolutions approved
Dividend of 1.76 euro per share
Renewal of 3 board members and appointment of 2 new board members
The Annual General Meeting of Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) took place behind closed doors on 6 May 2021 at its Head Office, chaired by Patrice Caine, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.
With a quorum of 85.53%, the meeting approved all the resolutions submitted.
These resolutions relate in particular on the approval of the financial statements for the 2020 financial year, the distribution of a dividend of 1.76 euro per share (including an interim dividend of 0.40 euro), the renewal of a principal statutory auditor, the compensation for the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer and for the board members, the renewal of the French State (represented by Mr Emmanuel Moulin), of Mr Bernard Fontana and of Mr Philippe Lépinay as board members, as well as the appointment to same position of Ms Delphine Gény- Stephann and Ms Anne Rigail.
The result of the votes and the replay of the General Meeting can be found on the Thales Group website at www.thalesgroup.com.
About Thales
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies, investing in digital and "deep tech" innovations - connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing
to build a confident future crucial for the development of our societies. The Group provides its customers - businesses, organisations and governments - in the defense, aeronautics, space, transport, and digital identity and security domains with solutions, services and products that help them fulfil their critical role, consideration for the individual being the driving force behind alldecisions.
Thales has 81,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2020 the Group generated sales of €17 billion.
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Thales is one of the European leaders in manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipment and systems for the defense and security, aerospace, and transportation sectors. Net sales break down by product group as follows:
- defense and security systems (53.4%): C4I defense and security systems (control and monitoring systems, communication, protection, cyber-security, and other systems), defense mission systems, naval systems, electronic war systems, drones, air operation systems (air defense, air surveillance), ground defense systems and missiles;
- aerospace systems (28.4%): avionics equipment (cockpit, cabin multimedia, and simulation equipment), space systems (satellites, payloads, etc.);
- digital identification and security solutions (18.2%).
Besides, the group owns a 35% stake in Naval Group (manufacture of naval equipment for defense and nuclear energy sectors).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (29.5%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), Europe (24.8%), the United States and Canada (14%), Asia (9.4%), Near and Middle East (6%), Australia and New Zealand (4.4%) and other (5.3%).