03.06.2015
INDUS Holding AG DE0006200108
DGAP-News: INDUS Annual Shareholders' Meeting decides dividend raise
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INDUS Annual Shareholders' Meeting decides dividend raise
03.06.2015 / 15:34
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INDUS Annual Shareholders' Meeting decides dividend raise
- Businesses performing according to plan in the first five months of the
year
- Raguse GmbH joins Medical Engineering segment
Bergisch Gladbach, 3 June 2015 - Based on its performance during the first
five months of the year, INDUS Holding AG is bullish about the company's
future prospects. Speaking at today's Annual Shareholders' Meeting in
Cologne, CEO Jürgen Abromeit explained the business situation and confirmed
management's guidance for 2015. "We had a very promising start to the year
and will continue to grow in 2015. We are planning to invest another
approximately EUR 50 million in acquisitions alone," Abromeit said. In the
subsequent general debate, the Board of Management emphasised that, even
with competition in the M&A market appreciably stiffened, INDUS had access
to a sufficient number of acquisition targets. "We are never under pressure
to sign a deal - we can and will always be selective," Abromeit said.
Pace of growth maintained in 2015
The strategy for 2015 revolves around continued portfolio expansion through
acquisitions and further internationalisation of the group. During the year
to date INDUS has acquired a production facility in Saxony and NEA
International, a Dutch manufacturer of orthotic devices, for its subsidiary
OFA Bamberg, thereby maintaining its declared focus on the Medical
Engineering/Life Science Segment. Over the past two years a total of twelve
companies were integrated into the Group. As for the current year, INDUS
plans to raise sales to EUR 1.3 billion and targets an operating profit
between EUR 125 and 130 million.
Shareholders endorse all items on the agenda
The proposals made by the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board
were approved by a vast majority of the shareholders. This included a
year-on-year dividend raise to EUR 1.20 per share. The total payout amounts
to EUR 29.3 million, which is equivalent to a payout ratio of 46%.
Moreover, the Board of Management was again authorised to purchase and use
company shares by 2 June 2020. The shareholders also agreed with the
proposal of the INDUS Supervisory Board, to appoint Carl Martin Welcker,
Managing Partner of Alfred H. Schütte KG, Cologne, for a second term of
office as a member of the Supervisory Board.
Another medical technology company acquired
As part of its growth strategy, INDUS has agreed to acquire a 60% stake in
Raguse Gesellschaft für medizinische Produkte mbH Ascheberg, a company
specialising in drapes, isolation gowns and other medical products. To
differentiate itself from its competitors, Raguse also offers complete
operating theatre kits configured in accordance with the lead surgeon's
wishes, an interesting, high-margin niche in the market. Raguse is active
in a growth market. In Germany alone, the number of operations rose by just
under 25% between 2005 and 2013. An aging population and advances in
medical technology suggest a further rise in the number of surgical
procedures. The company was founded in 1980 and reported sales of
approximately EUR 11 million for 2014. Company founder and managing
director Joachim Raguse will stay on as managing shareholder, retaining a
40% stake in the company.
Contact:
Regina Wolter
Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Phone +49 2204 4000 70
E-Mail [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: INDUS Holding AG
Kölner Straße 32
51429 Bergisch Gladbach
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)2204 40 00-0
Fax: +49 (0)2204 40 00-20
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.indus.de
ISIN: DE0006200108
WKN: 620010
Listed: Regulated Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hamburg,
Munich, Stuttgart
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