PRESS RELEASE
March 30, 2012
Wendel : 2011 REFERENCE DOCUMENT
Information available concerning the 2011 Reference Document.
2011 Reference Document
Wendel announces its 2011 Reference Document, was registered with the French Market Authorities on Friday, March 30, 2012, number D. 12-0241. It is available to the public under current regulatory conditions and may be consulted in French only on the Wendel website, wendelgroup.com, "Finance" portal, section "Information réglementée". It is also available at the Wendel headquarters, 89 rue Taitbout, 75009 Paris.
This Reference Document comprises the 2011 annual financial report, the report by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board on the governance and on internal controls, the reports from the Auditors and their fees, and the information required for the share buy-back programme.
Annual general meeting set for June 4, 2012
Wendel informs his shareholders that the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting to be held on June 4, 2012 at 15:30 a.m. at the Palais Brongniard (Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris).
Shareholders will be asked to approve a dividend consisting of €1.30 per share, with ex-dividend date on June 7, 2012 and dividend payment date on June 12, 2012, plus one Legrand share for every 50 Wendel shares held.
About Wendel
Wendel is one of Europe's leading listed investment firms. The Group invests in France and abroad, in companies that are leaders in their businesses: Bureau Veritas, Legrand, Saint-Gobain, Materis, Deutsch and Stahl. Wendel plays an active role as industry shareholder in these companies. It implements long-term development strategies, which involve boosting growth and margins of companies so as to enhance their leading market positions. Through Oranje-Nassau Développement, which brings together opportunities for investment in growth, diversification and innovation, Wendel also invests in Van Gansewinkel Groep in the Netherlands, exceet in Germany, and Mecatherm and Parcours in France.
Wendel is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris and is included in the Next 20 index.
Standard & Poor's rating: Long term: BB-, negative outlook - Short term: B since October 10, 2011.
Wendel is the founding sponsor of the Centre Pompidou-Metz, which on September 23, 2011, welcomed about 1.2 million visitors since opening its doors in May 2010.
As a result of its commitment for a long time in the field of Culture, Wendel received the title of Major Partner of the French Ministry of Culture on March, 23th 2012.
Press contacts Analyst/Investor contacts
Christine Anglade-Pirzadeh: +33 (0)1 42 85 63 24
Laurent Marie: +33 (0)1 42 85 91 31
c.angladepirzadeh@wendelgroup.com l.marie@wendelgroup.com
Christèle Lion: +33 (0)1 42 85 91 27
Olivier Allot: +33 (0)1 42 85 63 73
c.lion@wendelgroup.com o.allot@wendelgroup.com
