Convening of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
- Consolidated and separate financial statements: confirmed 2017 preliminary results announced on February 16, 2018
- Dividend proposal: €0.80 per share (of which €0.40 already paid in September 2017)
Rome, March 15, 2018 – Today, the Board of Directors approved Eni’s consolidated financial statements and the separate draft financial statements of the parent company for the year ending December 31, 2017. They confirm 2017 preliminary results announced on February 16, 2018. Consolidated net profit amounted to €3,374 million and net profit of the parent company amounted to €3,586 million.
The Board of Directors intends to submit a proposal for the distribution of a cash dividend of €0.80 per share at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. Included in this annual distribution is the €0.401 per share, which was paid as an interim dividend in September 2017. The balance of €0.40 per share is payable to shareholders on May 23, 2018 with the ex-dividend date being May 21, 2018.
An Annual Report on Form 20-F will be filed with the U.S. SEC and Italian market authorities by the 10th of April 2018. This report will be disseminated via the Company’s headquarters, and on Eni's website (eni.com) and through other sources provided by the current regulation.
Enclosed are the 2017 IFRS consolidated statements and those of the parent company Eni SpA.
The Board of Directors also approved the “Consolidated report on non-financial information” included in the management discussion of the 2017 Annual Report. This report, prepared in conformity with the Italian Legislative Decree N. 254/2016, discloses the group’s activities, the performances achieved and the outcomes in environmental, social, employees matters, respect for human rights, as well as anti-corruption and bribery matters.
The Board of Directors also approved the Report on Corporate Governance and Shareholding Structure and the Remuneration Report prepared in conformity with article No. 123-bis and 123-ter of the Italian comprehensive code for exchanges and securities, respectively. These reports will be made available at the Company's headquarters and published on Eni’s website, in the “Publications” section and in accordance with current regulation, together with the 2017 Annual Report on Form 20-F.
Convening of the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting on May 10, 2018 (single call)
The Board of Directors convened the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on May 10, 2018 - Ordinary Meeting –to (i) approve the 2017 financial statements of the parent company and the dividend proposal; (ii) express its consultative vote on the remuneration policy for 2018 as disclosed in the first section of the Remuneration Report; and (iii) appoint the independent external audit firm for the 2019-2027 nine-year period.
Eni’s Chief Financial and Risk Management Officer, Massimo Mondazzi, in his capacity as manager responsible for the preparation of the Company’s financial reports, certifies pursuant to rule 154-bis paragraph 2 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998, that data and information disclosed in this press release correspond to the Company’s evidence and accounting books and records.
1 Dividends, depending on the receiver, are subject to a withholding tax on distribution or are partially cumulated to the receiver’s taxable income.
