12.06.2007 18:40:00
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Shareholders Approve All Resolutions on the Agenda of Mittal Steel Company's Annual General Meeting
Regulatory News:
Shareholders present at the annual general meeting of shareholders of
Mittal Steel Company N.V. ("ArcelorMittal”,
or the "Company") that was held today in Amsterdam approved all
resolutions on the agenda.
The Board of Directors reported to the shareholders on the course of the
Company's business and the conduct of its affairs during the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006, as well as on the annual accounts of the
Company for that period.
Addressing shareholders at the meeting, Mr. Lakshmi N. Mittal, Chairman
and CEO, said: "I am very pleased to chair
this shareholder meeting, the first attended by both former shareholders
of Arcelor and shareholders of Mittal Steel. Since last year’s
merger, integration of our two companies has gone forward at a fast pace
and operational results have surpassed our expectations. ArcelorMittal
is today not only leading the metals and mining industry, but it also
sports a unique profile and potential of sustainable value creation and
growth.”
Mr. Mittal invited the shareholders to attend the Company’s
next Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled to be held later
this year to approve the next step in the proposed merger of Mittal
Steel Company N.V. into ArcelorMittal S.A.
904,793,958 shares, or 65.0% of the Company’s
share capital, were present or represented at the meeting. All the
resolutions on the agenda were adopted by the shareholders, with an
average approval rate, expressed as the percentage of votes cast by
shareholders, of 99.4%, excepting the resolution on the appointment of
Mr. Mittal as CEO which was done without the controlling shareholder
voting (see below):
- Proposal to adopt the annual accounts for fiscal year ended December
31, 2006 ("fiscal 2006”).
- Proposal to continue to pay a quarterly dividend of US$ 0.325 per
share, subject to final determination by the Board of Directors.
- Proposal to approve the management performed by the Directors "A”
of the Board of Directors during fiscal 2006, including discharge of the
Directors "A” of
the Board of Directors from liability in respect of the exercise of
their duties during fiscal 2006.
- Proposal to approve the supervision performed by the Directors "C”
of the Board of Directors during fiscal 2006, including discharge of the
Directors "C” of
the Board of Directors from liability in respect of the exercise of
their duties during fiscal 2006.
- Proposal to ratify the decision of the Board of Directors to appoint
Mr. Lakshmi N. Mittal as Chief Executive Officer of the Company as of 5
November 2006. As announced in November 2006 when Mr. Mittal was
appointed, the Mittal family abstained during the vote on this
resolution, which was approved by 98.2% of the votes cast by the other
shareholders.
- Proposal to designate Mrs. Usha Mittal as the person referred to in
Article 23 of the Articles of Association of the Company. This
resolution was approved by 97.0% of votes cast by shareholders.
- Proposal to re-appoint Deloitte Accountants as the registered
accountant of the Company.
- Proposal to change the remuneration of the Directors "C" of the Board
of Directors.
- Proposal to designate the Board of Directors as authorized corporate
body (orgaan) to repurchase Class A shares in the capital of the
Company until 12 December 2008.
- Proposal to extend the authority of the Board of Directors for a
period of one (1) year (until the Annual Meeting to be held in 2008) to
issue and/or grant rights to subscribe for shares with respect to ten
percent (10%) of the unissued Class A shares in which the authorized
share capital is divided into at the time the resolution to issue and/or
grant rights to subscribe for shares will be taken by the Board of
Directors.
- Proposal to extend the authority of the Board of Directors for a
period of one (1) year (until the Annual Meeting to be held in 2008) to
limit or exclude the pre-emptive rights to Class A shares in the capital
of the Company.
About ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal is the world's number one steel company, with 320,000
employees in more than 60 countries. The company brings together the
world's number one and number two steel companies, Arcelor and Mittal
Steel. ArcelorMittal is the leader in all major global markets, including
automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging, with
leading R&D and technology, as well as sizeable captive supplies of raw
materials and outstanding distribution networks. An industrial presence
in 27 European, Asian, African and American countries exposes the
company to all the key steel markets, from emerging to mature, positions
it will be looking to develop in the high-growth Chinese and Indian
markets. ArcelorMittal key pro forma financials for 2006 show combined
revenues of USD 88.6 billions, with a crude steel production of 118
million tonnes, representing around 10 per cent of world steel output. ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT),
Amsterdam (MT), Paris (MTP), Brussels (MTBL), Luxembourg (MT) and on the
Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid (MTS) and Valencia.
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