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CANAL+ SA shareholders passed all ordinary resolutions (1-10, 16) and extraordinary resolutions (11-15) at its Combined Shareholders' General Meeting held on 29 May 2026. Resolutions included the approval of annual and consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, allocation of distributable profit, renewal of three Supervisory Board members, and appointment of two new members. For most resolutions, over 99% of votes cast were "For," with approximately 40.07% of the company's issued share capital voted.
| Date | 29 May 2026 |
| Time | 18:07:45 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 3232G |
CANAL+ SA
Results of Combined Shareholders' General Meeting
Issy-les-Moulineaux, 29 May 2026
CANAL+ SA (LSE: CAN, the "Company"), the global media and entertainment company, announces that at its Combined Shareholders' General Meeting, held today on 29 May 2026 at L'Olympia, 28 boulevard des Capucines, 75009 Paris, France, ordinary resolution numbers 1-10 and 16 set out in the Convening Brochure of the Combined Shareholders' General Meeting (the "Convening Brochure") published on 13 May 2026, were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote. Extraordinary resolution numbers 11-15 were also passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote.
The votes cast on the resolutions were as follows:
|
No. |
Description |
Votes For |
% Votes cast |
Votes Against |
% Votes cast |
% of issued share capital voted (excl. Votes Withheld) |
Votes Abstained |
|
1 |
Approval of the annual financial statements for financial year ended 31 December 2025 |
397,437,410 |
>99.99%
|
25,866 |
<0.01% |
40.07%
|
135,364,583 |
|
2 |
Approval of the consolidated financial statements for financial year ended 31 December 2025 |
397,432,249 |
>99.99% |
26,159 |
<0.01% |
40.07%
|
135,367,044 |
|
3 |
Allocation of the distributable profit |
397,440,096 |
>99.99% |
38,669 |
<0.01% |
40.07%
|
135,352,971 |
|
4 |
Approval of the special report of the statutory auditors on related-party agreements |
397,431,441 |
99.99% |
41,239 |
0.01% |
40.07%
|
135,359,001 |
|
5 |
Renewal of the term of office of Mr. Xavier Mayer as a member of the Supervisory Board* |
228,344,265 |
99.06% |
2,172,585 |
0.94% |
23.24%
|
302,313,060 |
|
6 |
Renewal of the term of office of Ms. Martine Studer as a member of the Supervisory Board |
396,061,706 |
99.65% |
1,399,214 |
0.35% |
40.07%
|
135,368,801 |
|
7 |
Renewal of the term of office of Mr. Jean-Christophe Thiery as a member of the Supervisory Board |
374,528,679 |
94.23% |
22,933,612 |
5.77% |
40.07%
|
135,366,865 |
|
8 |
Appointment of Ms. Mercedes Erra as a member of the Supervisory Board |
374,286,836 |
94.17% |
23,168,025 |
5.83% |
40.07%
|
135,375,396 |
|
9 |
Appointment of Mr. Elias Masilela as a member of the Supervisory Board* |
230,436,872 |
99.97% |
69,017 |
0.03% |
23.24%
|
302,322,595 |
|
10 |
Authorisation to the Management Board to proceed with share buybacks pursuant to Article L. 225-209-2 of the French Commercial Code |
397,411,579 |
99.98% |
61,052 |
0.02% |
40.07%
|
135,354,804 |
|
11 |
Amendment to the articles of association to set the terms and conditions for appointing the members of the Supervisory Board representing employees |
397,391,516 |
99.99% |
54,839 |
0.01% |
40.07%
|
135,382,977 |
|
12 |
Delegation of authority granted to the Management Board to increase the Company's share capital by issuing shares and/or securities giving immediate or future access to the share capital, with cancellation of the shareholders' preemptive subscription right, reserved for members of a company or group savings plan |
393,713,695 |
99.05% |
3,759,533 |
0.95% |
40.07%
|
135,353,444 |
|
13 |
Delegation of authority to the Management Board to increase the Company's share capital through the incorporation of premiums, reserves, earnings, or other amounts |
348,460,045 |
87.67% |
49,010,160 |
12.33% |
40.07%
|
135,356,139 |
|
14 |
Delegation of authority granted to the Management Board to increase the Company's share capital by issuing shares and/or securities giving immediate or future access to the share capital, with maintenance of the shareholders' preemptive subscription right |
390,277,008 |
98.19% |
7,200,219 |
1.81% |
40.07%
|
135,347,120 |
|
15 |
Delegation of authority granted to the Management Board to increase the number of securities to be issued in the event of a share capital increase with maintenance of the shareholders' preemptive subscription right |
390,495,596 |
98.24% |
6,981,102 |
1.76% |
40.07%
|
135,348,918 |
|
16 |
Power to carry out formalities |
397,432,326 |
>99.99% |
39,514 |
<0.01% |
40.07%
|
135,350,722 |
Notes
* Resolutions 5 and 9 relate to the appointment of Mr. Xavier Mayer and Mr. Elias Masilela respectively, who the Supervisory Board has determined to be independent non-executive directors for the purposes of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Independent Non-Executive Directors"). Section 6.2.8 of the UK Listing Rules ("UKLR") requires that the appointment of any Independent Non-Executive Director must be approved by a majority vote of both the ordinary shareholders of the Company as a whole and the independent shareholders of the Company (that is, the ordinary shareholders entitled to vote on the election of directors, other than Bolloré SE, its related entities and individuals, who hold a combined interest in the shares of the Company in excess of 30%). Bolloré SE and certain of its associated entities having abstained from voting on Resolutions 5 and 9, those resolutions have been approved in compliance with UKLR 6.2.8.
A vote "Abstained" is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
The Company's total number of shares in issue was 991,959,494 ordinary shares of €0.25 each, of which 11,408,237 are held in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 980,551,257.
The full text of the resolutions is set out in the Report of the Management Board on the Proposed Resolutions as contained in the Convening Brochure as published on 13 May 2026, which is available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website https://www.canalplusgroup.com/en/general-meeting.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, copies of the resolutions passed at the Combined Shareholders' General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing in due course at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. Copies of these will also be made available for viewing in due course on the Company's website https://www.canalplusgroup.com/en/general-meeting.
For further enquiries please contact:
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Investor relations |
Julien Desmaretz |
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Financial Communications |
Andrew Swailes |
ABOUT CANAL+
CANAL+ is a global media and entertainment company with leading positions in Europe and Africa. Over 40 million subscribers enjoy the CANAL+ entertainment platform, which brings together the best local and global films, live sport, TV series and much more. CANAL+ operates in over 70 countries and has approximately 15,000 employees.
CANAL+ operates across the entire audio-visual value chain, including production, broadcast, distribution and aggregation. In addition to its Pay-TV and streaming operations in Europe, Africa and Asia, the combined group includes: MultiChoice Group, Africa's leading entertainment platform; STUDIOCANAL, Europe's leading film and television studio, with worldwide production and distribution capabilities; Dailymotion, a major international video platform powered by cutting-edge proprietary technology for video delivery, advertising, and monetisation; CANAL+ Distribution, a production and distribution company specialising in creating and distributing diverse content and channels; telecommunication services, through GVA in Africa and CANAL+ Telecom in the French overseas jurisdictions and territories.
CANAL+ also has minority stakes in Viaplay (Scandinavia's leading entertainment provider), Viu (a leading OTT provider in Southeast Asia), and UGC, a leading French cinema group.