Vilmorin & Cie - Annual report 2017-2018

6 ANNUAL REPORT Vilmorin & Cie 233 2017-2018 6.4. Relations with Shareholders 6.4.1. Keeping in touch Since its introduction to the stock market in 1993, Vilmorin & Cie has done all it can to be as precise, reliable and transparent as possible on its strategy and development perspectives, taking the expectations of its different financial partners into consideration. 6.4.1.1. Publications available to all the financial community Every year Vilmorin & Cie publishes several tools for the purpose of the Company’s Shareholders and the financial community in general. Annual report The annual report is available both in French and in abridged form in English on Vilmorin & Cie’s website. It is updated, at least once, at the time of the disclosure of the half-yearly financial statements. The website All the information published by Vilmorin & Cie is accessible on its website: www.vilmorincie.com . The aim of this website is to inform all the financial community on the financial performances of Vilmorin & Cie, but also on its activities, strategy, perspectives and news. Apart from all the regulatory financial information, there are areas of interest for journalists, institutional analysts and investors, and individual Shareholders with the objective of meeting as best possible the needs of each type of reader. This information concerns, for example, presentations of the Company, evolution of Vilmorin & Cie’s share value, financial presentations, press files, letters to the shareholders, etc. Presentations of the sales figures are also published on the website after meetings. The site can be consulted in English or in French. Finally, from the home page of the website, Vilmorin & Cie offers the possibility of subscribing to receive the Company’s disclosures by email. 6.4.1.2. Relations with analysts, institutional investors and the press In 2017-2018, nine financial analyst companies followed the share price: CM-CIC Market Solutions, Kepler Cheuvreux, Exane BNP Paribas, Gilbert Dupont, Midcap Partners, Natixis, Oddo BHF Corporates & Markets, Portzamparc and Société Générale. Informational meetings and site visits Five informational meetings held for investors, analysts and journalists were organized in 2017-2018 concurrently with the disclosure of the results for the fiscal year and the first semester. Once a year, Vilmorin & Cie organizes a visit to its facilities, in France or another country, for analysts and journalists. Telephone conferences Vilmorin & Cie organized three telephone conferences and presentations in 2017-2018 at the same time as the disclosure of its quarterly sales. Recorded, commented presentations can be consulted in French on the Vilmorin & Cie website. Meetings with investors During the course of fiscal year 2017-2018, Vilmorin & Cie participated in thirteen meetings with investors and analysts in the form of conferences or roadshows, including several outside France (London, New York, Geneva, etc.). In all, the Company met almost 200 investors in 2017-2018. Press file The press file for journalists is sent out at the time of the Company’s main financial disclosures. Membership of CLIFF Vilmorin & Cie has been a member of CLIFF, the French professional association of investor relations, since 2015. 6.4.1.3. Relations with individual Shareholders Vilmorin & Cie is concerned to maintain a healthy balance between private and institutional Shareholders.
 For this purpose, the Company takes specific action in favor of individual Shareholders. On June 30, 2018, the total number of individual Shareholders of either nominative or bearer shares stood at almost 10,000. Publications Letters to the shareholders The Letter to the shareholders is printed in French in several thousand copies.
 Three letters were published during the past fiscal year, providing information on financial results, development perspectives, news files and information on the stock market. 6.4. Relations with Shareholders Vilmorin & Cie and its SHAREHOLDERS

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