This year’s Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lenzing AG resolved to distribute a dividend of EUR 1.00 per share for the 2014 financial year, compared to EUR 1.75 per share for the previous year. The dividend payment is scheduled to take place on April 29, 2015, with April 27, 2015 set as the ex-dividend day.
Furthermore, Felix Strohbichler, prospective Managing Director of B&C Industrieholding, was elected to the Supervisory Board by the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting for the first time. The Supervisory Board mandates of Helmut Bernkopf, Josef Krenner, Astrid Skala-Kuhmann and Veit Sorger were extended for a further term of office ending at the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting in 2019.
Accordingly, the Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG now consists of Hanno Bästlein, Felix Strohbichler, Helmut Bernkopf, Franz Gasselsberger, Josef Krenner, Patrick Prügger, Andreas Schmidradner, Astrid Skala-Kuhmann and Veit Sorger. Michael Junghans, former chairman of the Supervisory Board, resigned from his position on the Supervisory Board effective at the end of today’s Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting.
The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held today also adopted a resolution discharging the members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board for the 2014 financial year. In addition, the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting resolved upon the remuneration of the Supervisory Board members for the 2014 financial year. Deloitte Audit Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH, Vienna, was appointed once again to serve as the auditor of the annual and consolidated financial statements for the 2015 financial year.
In addition, the Management Board was authorized, contingent upon the formal approval of the Supervisory Board, to increase the nominal capital of the company by up EUR 13,778,412 against cash and/or contributions in kind by issuing up to 13,274,000 individual share certificates. The Management Board was also given authorization, contingent upon the formal approval of the Supervisory Board, to issue, with in a period of five years, convertible bonds granting subscription or conversion rights for up to 13,274,000 shares.
The subsequent constituent meeting of the new Supervisory Board elected Hanno Bästlein to serve as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, whereas Felix Strohbichler and Veit Sorger were elected to serve as the Deputy Chairmen.
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