Paris, June 2, 2008, pdf file
BOURBON’s Combined Annual and Special Shareholders’ meeting, chaired by Mr. Jacques de Chateauvieux, was held on Friday May 30, 2008 at the Palais Brongniart, Paris.
All the resolutions were approved by the shareholders, specifically:
At this Meeting, the Chairman also informed shareholders that from March 12 to May 23, 2008,
BOURBON bought 1,225,955 BOURBON shares at an average price of less than 39 euros.
This stock buyback was carried out in the context of the Board of Directors’ decision in December 10, 2007
to award stock options.
It will avoid the need for new shares to be issued and the consequent dilutive effect.
More information: 2008 Combined Annual Shareholders
With 4,300 professionals and a fleet of 236 owned vessels with 204 units on order, BOURBON is present in more than 25 countries.
BOURBON offers a broad range of offshore oil and gas marine services.
Under the Horizon 2012 plan, BOURBON intends to become the leader in modern offshore oil and gas marine services by offering the most demanding clients worldwide, a full line of innovative, high performance and new-generation vessels and an expanded offer of Subsea Services.
BOURBON also specializes in bulk transport and protects the French coastline for the French Navy. Classified by ICB (Industry Classification Benchmark) in the "Oil Services" sector, BOURBON is listed for trading on Euronext Paris, Compartment A, and is included in the Deferred Settlement Service SRD and in the SBF 120 and Dow Jones Stoxx 600 indices.