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Vilmorin & Cie - Annual report 2017-2018
1 PRESENTATION of Vilmorin & Cie
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1.1. Key figures
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1.2. History and evolution of the Company
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1.3. The seed market
13
1.4. Activities
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1.5. Development model
33
1.6. Strategy and perspectives
37
1.7. Risk factors
51
2 Report on CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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2.1. Corporate Governance Code of Reference
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2.2. The Board of Directors
65
2.3. Specialized Committees
78
2.4. Management bodies
79
2.5. Agreements with corporate officers and interests of the management bodies
81
2.6. Participation of the Shareholders in General Meetings
85
2.7. Information liable to have an impact in the case of a takeover bid
85
3 Management REPORT
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Report of the Board of Directors to the Joint Annual General Meeting (Ordinary and Extraordinary) of December 7, 2018
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4 Social, environmental and societal INFORMATION
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4.1. The approach
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4.2. Proposing innovative and responsible agri-food solutions
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4.3. Conducting activities in an ethical, sustainable and effective manner
109
4.4. Building new patterns of relationship and creating value
128
4.5. Methodology note
137
4.6. Concordance table for social, environmental and societal information
139
5 FINANCIAL Information
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5.1. Consolidated Financial Statements
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5.2. Corporate Financial Statements
214
6 Vilmorin & Cie and its SHAREHOLDERS
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6.1. Information on the Company
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6.2. Capital stock and Shareholders
225
6.3. Vilmorin & Cie’s shares
228
6.4. Relations with Shareholders
233
7 JOINT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of December 7, 2018
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7.1. Agenda
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7.2. Draft resolutions of an ordinary nature
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7.3. Draft resolutions of an extraordinary nature
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7.4. Draft resolution of an ordinary nature
249
8 FURTHER Information
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8.1. Statutory Auditors
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8.2. Incorporation with reference to historical financial information
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8.3. Technical glossary
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8.4. Financial glossary
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