Altran Board of Directors proposed €0.09 payout per share for shareholders’ approval

20-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Board of Directors of the Altran group will submit a proposed payout of €0.09 per share for shareholders’ approval at the Annual General Meeting on 28 June 2013. This payout will be financed from funds held in the share-premium account, figuring in the Company balance sheet at end-December 2012.

Commenting on the proposed 2012 payout, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Philippe Salle declared, “Given the renewed strength and profitability of Altran’s financial statements in 2012, together with the success of the early redemption of the OCEANE, the Board esteems that the Group will be able to distribute a payout to shareholders while preserving its capacity to finance external growth operations. Our aim is to implement a payout policy on a regular basis, depending, of course, on our future financial performances and the general economic environment”.

AS of 24 May 2013, shareholders will have access to the texts of all of the resolutions to be submitted for approval at the 28 June AGM.

About Altran
As global leader in innovation and high‐tech engineering consulting, Altran accompanies its clients in the creation and development of their new products and services. Altran’s Innovation Makers¹ have been providing services for thirty years to key players in the Aerospace, Automotive, Energy, Railways, Finance, Healthcare and Telecoms sectors. Covering every stage of project development from strategic planning to manufacturing, Altran’s offers capitalise on the Group’s technological know-how in four key areas: Lifecycle Experience,
Mechanical Engineering, Intelligent Systems and IT Systems.

In 2012, the Group generated revenues of €1,456m. Altran now has a staff of 20,000 employees in more than 20 countries.

http://www.altran.com

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Financial calendar
Friday, 28 June 2013 – Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, 30 July 2013 – Publication of Q4 2013 revenues
Thursday, 5 September 2013 – Publication of H1 2013 results
Thursday, 31 October 2013 – bPublication of Q4 2013 revenues

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