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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 FORM 8-K  

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 28, 2017

CRITEO S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 


France
 
001-36153
 
Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
32, rue Blanche, Paris - France
 
75009
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +33 14 040 2290
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
c
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
c
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
c
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
c
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).






Emerging growth company    c

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    c









ITEM 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

As described in Item 5.07 below, on June 28, 2017, at the 2017 Annual Combined General Meeting of Shareholders (the “2017 Annual General Meeting”) of Criteo S.A. (the “Company”), the Company’s shareholders approved the following amendments to the Company’s By-laws:

to provide that the record date for attending a shareholders’ meeting is two business days prior to such meeting; and

to comply with applicable provisions of the French Commercial Code, including modifications to:

Article 4 “Registered Office,” to provide that the Company’s registered office may be transferred by the board of directors to any other location in France;

Article 16 “Agreements Subject to Authorization,” to provide that agreements between a company and its wholly-owned subsidiary shall not be characterized as related person agreements that require prior approval of the board of directors; and

Article 18 “Statutory Auditors,” to provide that the Company shall only be required to appoint one or more deputy statutory auditors when required by law.

The foregoing description of the amendments to the By-laws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-laws, attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions with respect to each matter voted upon at the 2017 Annual General Meeting held on June 28, 2017 are set forth below. Because brokers were not permitted to exercise discretion with respect to any matter, there were no broker non-votes with respect to any matter.

 
 
1.
The resolution renewing the term of office of Mr. Hubert de Pesquidoux as Director was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
64,338,312
304,340
14,311






 
 
2.
The resolution ratifying the provisional appointment of Mr. Edmond Mesrobian as Director was approved, based upon the following votes:


 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
64,576,166
66,806
13,991

 
 
3.
The resolution appointing Ms. Nathalie Balla as Director was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
64,605,068
38,984
12,911

 
 
4.
The resolution appointing Ms. Rachel Picard as Director was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
64,093,925
536,071
26,967

 
 
5.
The resolution fixing the annual limit for directors’ attendance fees at €2,500,000 (or approximately $2,770,000) was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
47,581,187
17,057,501
18,275

 
 
6.
The resolution approving, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation for the named executive officers of the Company was approved, based upon the following votes:






 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
55,745,313
4,963,103
3,948,547

 
 
7.
The resolution approving the statutory financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
64,596,670
2,596
57,697

 
 
8.
The resolution approving the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
63,775,282
824,215
57,466

 
 
9.
The resolution approving the discharge (quitus) of the members of the board of directors and the statutory auditors for the performance of their duties for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
64,549,625
24,769
82,569

 
 
10.
The resolution approving the allocation of profits for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
63,778,569
6,397
871,997






 
 
11.
The resolution approving the agreement relating to the translation of the book written by Jean-Baptiste Rudelle into English (agreement referred to in Article L. 225-38 of the French Commercial Code) was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
63,183,116
10,570
53,339

 
 
12.
The resolution approving the management agreement entered into with Eric Eichmann as Chief Executive Officer (agreement referred to in Article L. 225-38 of the French Commercial Code) was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
63,801,220
836,760
18,983

 
 
13.
The resolution renewing the term of office of Deloitte & Associés as principal statutory auditor was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
63,816,409
828,350
12,204

 
 
14.
The resolution delegating authority to the board of directors to execute a buyback of Company stock in accordance with Article L. 225-209-2 of the French Commercial Code was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
64,611,282
37,008
8,673






 
 
15.
The resolution authorizing the board of directors to grant OSAs (options to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares) or OAAs (options to purchase Ordinary Shares) of the Company, pursuant to the provisions of Articles L. 225-177 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
58,166,629
6,358,567
131,767

 
 
16.
The resolution authorizing the board of directors to grant time-based free shares / restricted stock units to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, pursuant to the provisions of Articles L. 225-197-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
58,299,727
6,229,558
127,678

 
 
17.
The resolution authorizing the board of directors to grant performance-based free shares / restricted stock units to executives and certain employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, from time to time, pursuant to the provisions of Articles L. 225-197-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
58,067,025
6,534,427
55,511

 
 
18.
The resolution delegating authority to the board of directors to issue and grant non-employee warrants (bons de souscription d’actions) for the benefit of a category of persons meeting predetermined criteria, without shareholders’ preferential subscription rights was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
59,156,690
5,412,410
87,863






 
 
19.
The resolution approving the overall limits on the amount of Ordinary Shares to be issued, pursuant to Resolutions 15 to 18 above, was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
57,004,920
7,597,561
54,482

 
 
20.
The resolution delegating authority to the board of directors to reduce the Company’s share capital by cancelling shares as part of the authorization to the board of directors allowing the Company to buy back its own shares in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 225-209-2 of the French Commercial Code was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
63,812,201
838,606
6,156

 
 
21.
The resolution delegating authority to the board of directors to increase the Company’s share capital by issuing Ordinary Shares, or any securities giving access to the Company’s share capital, for the benefit of a category of persons meeting predetermined criteria (underwriters), without shareholders’ preferential subscription rights was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
45,082,677
19,519,593
54,693

 
 
22.
The resolution delegating authority to the board of directors to grant an over-allotment option to increase the number of securities to be issued as a result of a share capital increase, pursuant to the delegation in Resolution 21, without shareholders’ preferential subscription rights was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
45,081,806
19,520,093
55,064






 
 
23.
The resolution delegating authority to the board of directors to increase the Company’s share capital through incorporation of premiums, reserves, profits or any other amounts that may be capitalized was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
64,571,575
60,818
24,570

 
 
24.
The resolution delegating authority to the board of directors to increase the Company’s share capital by way of issuing shares and securities giving access to the Company’s share capital for the benefit of members of a Company savings plan (plan d'épargne d’entreprise) was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
59,777,468
4,855,919
23,576

 
 
25.
The resolution amending Article 19 of the Company’s By-laws to provide that the record date for attending a shareholders’ meeting is two business days prior to such meeting was approved, based upon the following votes:

 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
64,606,630
29,869
20,464

 
 
26.
The resolution amending the Company’s By-laws to comply with applicable provisions of the French Commercial Code, including modifications to: (i) Article 4 “Registered Office,” to provide that the Company’s registered office may be transferred by the board of directors to any other location in France, (ii) Article 16 “Agreements Subject to Authorization,” to provide that agreements between a company and its wholly-owned subsidiary shall not be characterized as related person agreements that require prior approval of the board of directors, and (iii) Article 18 “Statutory Auditors,” to provide that the Company shall only be required to appoint one or more deputy statutory auditors when required by law was approved, based upon the following votes:






 
 
 
Number of Ordinary Shares
Voted For
Voted Against
Abstained
64,589,473
12,484
55,006

ITEM 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 
 
 
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
 
 
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
3.1
 
By-laws (status) (English translation)





SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CRITEO S.A.
Date: June 29, 2017
By:
/s/ Nicole Linda Kelsey
 
Name:
 Nicole Linda Kelsey
 
Title:
 General Counsel









EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
3.1
 
By-laws (status) (English translation)