Documents relating to the General Assembly
Find below all the information and documents pertaining to Coface's Annual General Meetings, as well as a replay of the most recent AGM.
Information and preparatory documents
2025 Combined Shareholders’ Meeting
COFACE’s 2025 Combined Shareholders' Meeting will take place on Wednesday 14th May 2025 at 02.00pm (CET) at the Group’s headquarters and registered office:
1 Place Costes et Bellonte
92270 Bois-Colombes – France
Shareholders may attend the meeting regardless of the number of shares they own, under the conditions described in the notice of meeting.
Shareholders may choose one of the following three ways to exercise their voting rights at the Annual General Meeting:
- Attend the General Meeting;
- Give proxy to the Chairman of the Meeting or to any other person or entity;
- Vote by mail or by internet.
Les actionnaires, désirant assister à l’Assemblée, devront demander leur carte d’admission selon les modalités de participation détaillées dans l’avis de réunion valant avis de convocation ci-dessous.
Shareholders wishing to attend the meeting must request an admission card in accordance with the participation procedures detailed in the notice of meeting.
Shareholders are invited to vote remotely prior to the General Meeting (by internet via VOTACCESS platform, by mail or by using the following e-mail address ct-mandataires-assemblees@uptevia.com or to give a proxy to the Chairman of the General Meeting and to carefully read the terms of participation detailed in the notice of meeting.
- For holders of shares in pure registered form: They will have access to VOTACCESS in their Shareholder area at https://www.investors.uptevia.com . They should log on to their Shareholder area using their usual access codes. After logging on, they should follow the on-screen to vote or appoint or revoke a proxy.
- For holders of shares inadministered registered form: They will be able to access the voting site via the VoteAG website https://www.voteag.com. They should log on to the VoteAG website by using the temporary codes provided on the Voting Form or on the e-convocation. Once on the site home page, they should follow on-screen instructions to vote or appoint or revoke a proxy.
- For holders of bearer shares: They should contact their authorized financial intermediary in charge of their share account, to find out whether or not the intermediary is connected to the VOTACCESS website and, if so, the conditions governing the use of the VOTACESS website. If the authorized intermediary is connected to the VOTACCESS website, shareholders should log on to the internal portal the authorized intermediary with their usual identification information. Shareholders should follow the on-screen instructions and vote or appoint or revoke a proxy. If the authorized intermediary is not connected to the VOTACCESS website, the notification of the appointment and revocation of a proxy may also be made electronically, in accordance with the provisions of Article R.22-10-24 of the French Commercial Code, according to the following procedures: Holders of bearer shares will have to send an email to the following address: ct-mandataires-assemblees@uptevia.com. This email must contain a scanned copy of the Voting Form duly filled-in, dated and executed. Holders of bearer shares must also attach their participation certificate issued by their authorized intermediary. Only appointment or revocation notifications of mandates that are duly signed, completed, received, and confirmed no later than 3:00 p.m. ( CET) on the day preceding General Meeting will be taken into account.
The VOTACCESS platform for this General Meeting will be open until May 13, 2025 at 3.00 pm (CET).
Written questions may be sent to COFACE SA prior to the General Meeting if they are received before the end of the fourth business day preceding the date of the General Meeting, i.e. May 8, 2025. They must be sent to the Chairman of the Board of Directors by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or electronically to the following address investors@coface.com, enclosing proof of their status as a shareholder for the question to be taken into account.
Questions & answers
What are the different forms of general shareholders’ meetings?
The shareholders make their decisions at the General Shareholders’ Meetings which are qualified as ordinary or extraordinary.
The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting is called upon to make all decisions which do not modify the capital or by-laws. Notably, it appoints, replaces, re-elects or revokes directors, approves, denies or corrects the financial statements, and rules on the distribution and allocation of benefits.
The Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting deliberates on all proposals of the Board of Directors aimed at modifying the capital or amending the company’s by-laws.
The Combined General Meeting puts together the previous two shareholders’ meetings (ordinary and extraordinary), on the same date and under the same convening notice.
What are the different ways of holding Coface shares?
COFACE shares can be held as registered (forme nominative) or bearer shares (au porteur) at the option of the holder. Any shareholder may, at its expense, change from one form of holding to the other.
Any shareholder may elect to have its shares held in registered form and registered in its name in an account currently maintained by UPTEVIA Corporate Trust (Cœur Défense, 90-110 Esplanade du Général de Gaulle - 92931 Paris la Défense Cedex - France) for and on behalf of the Company.
Any shareholder may elect to have its shares held in bearer form and recorded in its name in an account maintained by an accredited financial intermediary, such as a French broker, bank or other authorized financial institution.
Who can attend or vote in the general meeting?
Any shareholder, regardless of the number of shares they hold, may attend this General Meeting in person, vote by post or designate a proxy to vote on their behalf.
How to fill the voting form?
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