10.07.2018
Hapag-Lloyd AG DE000HLAG475
DGAP-News: Hapag-Lloyd AG: Hapag-Lloyd Annual General Meeting approves all proposed resolutions
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Hapag-Lloyd AG: Hapag-Lloyd Annual General Meeting approves all proposed
resolutions
10.07.2018 / 16:14
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Hamburg, 10 July 2018
Hapag-Lloyd Annual General Meeting approves all proposed resolutions
- Resolution to pay dividend of EUR 0.57 per share approved
- Actions of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board formally approved for
the financial year 2017
- Turqi Abdulrahman A. Alnowaiser elected to the Supervisory Board
Hapag-Lloyd AG shareholders today approved with the required majority all
items on the agenda put to a vote at the Annual General Meeting in Hamburg.
This included an agreement upon the use of the net profit (item 2) and
thereby the payment of a dividend of EUR 0.57 per share. Shareholders also
formally approved the actions of the sitting members of the Executive Board
for the financial year 2017 (item 3) and also the actions of the sitting
members of the Supervisory Board (item 4) for that period.
"Our fast and successful merger with the United Arab Shipping Company has
significantly strengthened our competitive position. We achieved good
results for the last financial year and have made a solid start to the first
quarter of 2018. Our shareholders have kept their faith in us and supported
us during the difficult times as well. So I am delighted that we can pay a
dividend for the last financial year," said Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of
Hapag-Lloyd AG.
The shareholders also approved the proposal of the Supervisory Board to
elect Turqi Abdulrahman A. Alnowaiser to the Supervisory Board as a
shareholder representative (item 6). He is Head of International Investments
with the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and succeeds
His Excellency, Dr Nabeel M. Al-Amudi, who resigned from office as a member
of the Supervisory Board in late November 2017 following his appointment as
Transport Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Looking ahead, the market environment remains challenging. This is
particularly reflected in operating costs and Hapag-Lloyd AG's recently
adjusted annual forecast. "We will secure our competitiveness in the short
term through accelerated cost management and greater efficiency. In the
medium term, we will further advance digitalisation efforts at Hapag-Lloyd
and continue to strengthen our position as a quality service provider. We
must also respond with increasing agility to a dynamic environment and
geopolitical developments. Stricter limits on sulphur in fuel from 2020
onwards will pose a major challenge for the shipping industry, as we will
have to simultaneously use new technologies and fuels which are currently
only being trialled or are not sufficiently available," said Habben Jansen.
All voting results of today's Annual General Meeting can be viewed in the
Investor Relations section of the Hapag-Lloyd website at
https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/en/ir/calendar-events/annual-general-meeting.html.
About Hapag-Lloyd
With a fleet of 221 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of
1.6 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world's leading liner shipping
companies. The Company has around 12,300 employees and 387 offices in 127
countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 2.3 million TEU -
including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A
total of 124 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections
between more than 600 ports on all the continents. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the
leading operators in the Transatlantic, Middle East, Latin America and
Intra-America trades.
Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number
of risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on a number of
assumptions, estimates, projections or plans that are inherently subject to
significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies. Actual results can
differ materially from those anticipated in the Company's forward-looking
statements.
Contact:
Heiko Hoffmann
Senior Director Investor Relations
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Ballindamm 25
20095 Hamburg
Phone +49 40 3001-2896
Fax +49 40 3001-72896
Mobile +49 172 875-2126
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Language: English
Company: Hapag-Lloyd AG
Ballindamm 25
20095 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 40 3001 - 2896
Fax: +49 (0) 40 3001 - 72896
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.hapag-lloyd.com
ISIN: DE000HLAG475, USD33048AA36
WKN: HLAG47, A1E8QB
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg;
Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf,
Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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