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Investor Awards 2024: Air Liquide, winner of the “Performance award”

Published on November 21, 2024

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At the 23rd Investor Awards organized by Boursorama, Air Liquide received the “Performance Award” for its solid financial performance.

The Award was accepted by Jerôme Pelletan, Group CFO, overseeing the Shareholder Services Department, who commented:

"Thank you for this award, of which I am very proud, not only on behalf of Air Liquide, but also of all our more than 60,000 employees. Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to close to 30 billion euros in 2023. We have realised an average yearly TSR* of 17.5% over the last five years, and over 12% over the last twenty years. We cherish our individual Shareholders, with a +9% dividend increase over the last thirty years. Today, there are close to 800,000 of them, representing 34% of the Company’s share capital. This underlines our financial performance over the long-term and their loyalty."

Jérôme Pelletan, CFO of Air Liquide, who also oversees the Shareholder Services Department, receives the “Performance Award”.

The Investor Awards recognize listed companies each year, based on the results of an online survey of professional and individual investors. 

Nearly 130,000 votes were cast to select the 2024 winners based on 9 themes: performance, innovation, education, international development, clarity, young talent, future value, carbon footprint and responsible investment.

Voters selected Air Liquide as the CAC40 company with the best financial performance.

Watch the replay of the awards ceremony (in French only)

*TSR (Total Shareholder Return) is the annualized rate of return for a Shareholder who buys shares at the beginning of a given period and sells them at the end of the period.

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