DGAP-News: Hannover Rück SE / Key word(s): AGM/EGM Hannover Re: Annual General Meeting adopts proposed resolutions 06.05.2015 / 14:09 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Press release Hannover Re: Annual General Meeting adopts proposed resolutions Hannover, 6 May 2015: The Annual General Meeting of Hannover Re approved by a large majority the proposed resolutions that were put to a vote. Precautionary resolutions regarding contingent and authorised capital - items 7 to 12 of the agenda for the invitation to the Annual General Meeting - were not put to the vote following yesterday's decision of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board. In his address to the meeting Chief Executive Officer Ulrich Wallin took the opportunity to look back once more on the record financial year of 2014, in which the company further improved on the previous year's performance to post net income after tax of EUR 985.6 million. The two business groups of Property & Casualty and Life & Health reinsurance as well as the investment income all played a part in this successful result. The Annual General Meeting approved the proposal of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board to pay a gross dividend of EUR 4.25 per share for the 2014 financial year. The payout is composed of a dividend amounting to EUR 3.00 per share and a special dividend of EUR 1.25 per share. The special dividend is to be seen as a capital management measure in light of the fact that Hannover Re's capitalisation now exceeds its capital requirements. The next Annual General Meeting of Hannover Re is scheduled for 10 May 2016 in Hannover. For further information please contact: Corporate Communications: Karl Steinle (tel. +49 511 5604-1500, e-mail: [email protected]) Media Relations: Gabriele Handrick (tel. +49 511 5604-1502, e-mail: [email protected]) Investor Relations: Julia Hartmann (tel. +49 511 5604-1529, e-mail: [email protected]) Please visit: www.hannover-re.com Hannover Re, with gross premium of EUR 14.4 billion, is the third-largest reinsurer in the world. It transacts all lines of property & casualty and life & health reinsurance and is present on all continents with around 2,500 staff. The rating agencies most relevant to the insurance industry have awarded Hannover Re very strong insurer financial strength ratings (Standard & Poor's AA- "Very Strong" and A.M. Best A+ "Superior"). Please note the disclaimer: https://www.hannover-re.com/535917 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 06.05.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Hannover Rück SE Karl-Wiechert-Allee 50 30625 Hannover Germany Phone: +49-(0)511-5604-1500 Fax: +49-(0)511-5604-1648 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.hannover-re.com ISIN: DE0008402215 WKN: 840 221 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hanover; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX; Luxemburg End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 353575 06.05.2015