According to Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 in force since July 21, 2019 and its Delegated Regulation 2019/980, Sodexo publishes a Universal Registration Document. This Universal Registration Document aims to enhance shareholder and investor understanding of the activities, financial situation, risk factors, overall strategy and non-financial aspects of the Group.
The Universal Registration Document is filed each year with the French securities regulator (Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF) in accordance with its General Regulation. The French-language document can be viewed on the AMF website (www.AMF-france.org). It is also available, along with the English version, at www.sodexo.com.
An interactive and accessible version of the Universal Registration Document in French and English is also available on the Group’s website to facilitate reading, particularly for those that are visually impaired.
The Annual Shareholders' Meeting is announced in official notices published in the press, in the BALO (Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires) in France and on the Group’s website, at www.sodexo.com.
The notice of meeting is available in French and English at least 15 days prior to the meeting, and usually well in advance of this requirement. It is sent to all registered shareholders, and to other shareholders upon request. It is also available at www.sodexo.com.
A live webcast of the Sodexo Annual Shareholders' Meeting is broadcast on our website, enabling shareholders who cannot attend in person to ask questions and follow the voting on resolutions. The webcast of the last Annual Shareholders' Meeting has been archived and is available on the Sodexo website.
Sodexo is committed to genuine dialogue with its shareholders and with the broader financial community. In order to ensure that the figures it releases each quarter are fully understood, the Group organizes conference calls led by the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
In addition, a program of regular meetings with investors and analysts is put in place each year, with the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, as well as the Lead Independent Director, and the Investor Relations team from all around the world. These individual meetings create opportunities for more informal dialogue. The vast majority of these meetings took place online in Fiscal 2022, even though we are starting to arrange more face-to-face visits. The virtual format has made these meetings much easier to plan and increased attendance whilst reducing costs and carbon emissions.
Themed briefings are also held periodically to give investors and analysts insight into front-line operations, from an Environmental, Social and Governance point of view.
After a particularly active year in 2021 due to the Covid-19 crisis, in Fiscal 2022 Sodexo met with 594 investors from 236 financial institutions, held seven roadshows and participated in 10 investor conferences. The number of meetings was down 8% year-on-year and the number of institutions met also fell due to a reduced number of conferences, and reduced attendance at those conferences. However, the number of investors met increased demonstrating the advantage of being able to access a wider audience in each institution via online meetings.
Following the appointment of Luc Messier as Lead Independent Director, several shareholder and analyst meetings were held for him to get a better understanding of the views and concerns of the financial community.
On November 2, 2022, the Group organized its hybrid 2022 Capital Markets Day. The event was held at the Cloud Business Center, in the middle of Paris, with presentations on the strategy of the Group and its various activities including a presentation by Sophie Bellon of her vision of the Group. Many members of the Group Executive Committee and some representatives of other functions were present throughout the day. More than 50 investors, analysts, bankers and financial journalists attended the event. All plenary presentations, recordings and transcripts are available on the website: www.sodexo.com.
Lastly, the Investor Relations team is always available to answer questions from shareholders, analysts and institutional investors.
