Air Liquide: Combined General Meeting on May 3, 2023: Publication of the Preliminary Notice of Meeting

Regulatory News:

The Combined General Meeting of Air Liquide (Paris:AI) will be held in Paris on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 3 p.m., on first notice, in the Palais des Congrès, 2 place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris, France.

The preliminary notice of Meeting was published today in the French legal gazette (BALO - Bulletin des Annonces Légales et Obligatoires). It includes the Meeting agenda, the draft resolutions that the Board of Directors will submit to the vote of Shareholders, and main modalities for attending, voting and exercising Shareholders rights.

The preliminary notice of Meeting can be viewed on the Group’s website in the Investors section www.airliquide.com. All the information concerning the General Meeting is also available on this website.

The General Meeting will provide the opportunity to present the Group’s strategy and its development prospects as well as to participate in the corporate life. All Shareholders are invited to vote either by attending the General Meeting in person or by proxy, or by voting by correspondence, or on line. Air Liquide values the participation of each Shareholder.

The notice of Meeting will be published in the BALO on March 20, 2023. The Meeting invitation documents (including the voting form) will be sent out by post to Shareholders from April 3, 2023 according to the legal and regulatory requirements, or made available on a dedicated website for those having opted for the electronic invitation. The preparatory documents will also be kept at the disposal of Shareholders at the Air Liquide Shareholder Services Department, 75 quai d’Orsay, 75007 Paris, France and published on the Group’s website www.airliquide.com, Investors section, according to legal and regulatory requirements.

The General Meeting will be webcast live, in French with simultaneous English translation, and a recorded version will be available on the Group’s website. It will also be available online for people with hearing impairment.

Air Liquide share ownership (as of December 31, 2022)

• 35% of the capital held by individual Shareholders
• 51% of the capital held by foreign institutional investors
• 14% of the capital held by French institutional investors

UPCOMING DATES

2023 First quarter revenue:
Wednesday, April 27, 2023

Combined General Meeting:
Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Dividend ex date*:
Monday, May 15, 2023

Dividend payment date*:
Wednesday, May 17, 2023

* subject to the necessary approvals at the Combined General Meeting of May 3, 2023

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 73 countries with approximately 67,100 employees and serves more than 3.9 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

Taking action today while preparing the future is at the heart of Air Liquide’s strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for 2025, Air Liquide is targeting a global performance, combining financial and extra-financial dimensions. Positioned on new markets, the Group benefits from major assets such as its business model combining resilience and strength, its ability to innovate and its technological expertise. The Group develops solutions contributing to climate and the energy transition—particularly with hydrogen—and takes action to progress in areas of healthcare, digital and high technologies.

Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 29.9 billion euros in 2022. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX 50, FTSE4Good and DJSI Europe indexes.

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