22.05.2015
R. Stahl AG DE000A1PHBB5
DGAP-News: Annual General Meeting of R. STAHL AG adopts dividend of EUR 0.80 per share
DGAP-News: R. Stahl AG / Key word(s): Dividend/AGM/EGM
Annual General Meeting of R. STAHL AG adopts dividend of EUR 0.80 per
share
22.05.2015 / 16:28
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Annual General Meeting of R. STAHL AG adopts dividend of EUR 0.80 per share
- Dividend of EUR 0.80 per share approved
- Hans-Volker Stahl retires from Supervisory Board
- Jürgen Wild elected to Supervisory Board
Waldenburg, 22 May 2015 - The 22nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of R. STAHL
AG held today in Neuenstein has voted to adopt the proposed dividend for
fiscal year 2014 of EUR 0.80 (previous year: EUR 1.00) per share. The total
payout is thus EUR 5.2 million (previous year: EUR 5.8 million), while the
dividend ratio amounts to around 52% of R. STAHL AG Group's net profit of
EUR 9.8 million (previous year: around 38% of EUR 15.4 million). With the
sale of treasury shares completed in January 2015, the number of shares
with dividend entitlement rose year on year by 644,000 to 6,440,000. The
company is therefore continuing its shareholder-friendly dividend policy
and adapting the payout to the development of the balance sheet profit and
the number of dividend-entitled shares.
Supervisory Board completes generation change
Mr Jürgen Wild, Chairman of the Management Board of RAG-Stiftung
Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, was elected as a new member of the
Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board, the management, workers'
representatives and shareholders of R. STAHL AG thanked the departing
Supervisory Board member Hans-Volker Stahl, who served as its chairman for
22 years. Hans-Volker Stahl had informed the company on 10 February of his
intention to step down on completion of the AGM 2015 in order to make way
for a new generation on the Supervisory Board. On 26 February, the
Supervisory Board member Heiko Stallbörger was unanimously elected as the
committee's new chairman. At its meeting on 9 April 2015, the Supervisory
Board appointed Hans-Volker Stahl as Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory
Board for life. With his economic foresight, Hans-Volker Stahl helped shape
the successful progress of the company and his expertise also accompanied
R. STAHL through the various stages of the company's development. As a
descendant in the fourth generation of the company's founder Rafael Stahl,
Hans-Volker Stahl enjoys a special relationship with the company and its
culture.
CEO Martin Schomaker thanked Hans-Volker Stahl warmly for more than two
decades of successful cooperation. "With his many years of experience and
his profound economic understanding, he enriched the discussions of our
committee and was always a competent partner for the Executive Board in all
strategic and operational matters. Hans-Volker Stahl acted as a moderator
between the founding family and the capital market and was one of the
decisive architects of our company's success," said Schomaker. "At the same
time, I am looking forward to working with the new Chairman of the
Supervisory Board, Heiko Stallbörger."
Dynamic start into the new fiscal year
R. STAHL AG closed the past fiscal year with a slight increase in sales of
1.4% to EUR 308.5 million (previous year: EUR 304.4 million) and a decline
in EBIT to EUR 18.3 million. At the same time, the company achieved a
record order intake of EUR 335.2 million in 2014 (previous year: EUR 304.1
million). On the basis of its high order backlog, the company got off to a
dynamic start in the current fiscal year: with growth of 21.6% to EUR 82.2
million, sales in the first three months of 2015 reached their highest-ever
quarterly figure. There were also strong improvements in earnings. With
regard to the year ahead, CFO Bernd Marx stressed the ongoing uncertainties
for the company's outlook: "The low oil price calls for caution: a decline
in the capital spending of oil producers - our most important client
industry at present - will lead to weaker demand for R. STAHL's products.
Further external factors, such as the political conflict between the EU and
Russia, make it difficult to give reliable forecasts. At the same time, we
will complete our expansion programme in 2015, roll out innovative new
products and thus strengthen our position as the technological leader."
About R. STAHL
R. STAHL is one of the world's leading suppliers of electrical and
electronic products and systems for explosion protection. These products
and systems prevent explosions in hazardous areas and contribute to the
safety of people, machines and the environment. The portfolio ranges from
products used in switching/distributing, installing, operating/monitoring,
lighting and signalling/alarming, up to automation. Typical customers
operate in industries, such as the oil & gas industry, the chemical and
pharmaceutical industry and the food industry. In 2014, global sales
amounting to EUR 308.5 million were generated with about 1,942 employees.
The shares of R. STAHL AG are traded on the Regulated Market/Prime Standard
of Deutsche Boerse (ISIN DE000A1PHBB5).
Contacts:
R. STAHL AG
Am Bahnhof 30, 74638 Waldenburg (Württ.)
Bernd Marx (CFO)
Phone: +49 7942 943 1271
Nathalie Dirian (Investor Relations)
Phone: +49 7942 943 1395
Frank Schwarz (Investor Relations)
Phone: +49 611 5802 9290
E-mail: [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: R. Stahl AG
Am Bahnhof 30
74638 Waldenburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (7942) 943-0
Fax: +49 (7942) 943-4333
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.stahl.de
ISIN: DE000A1PHBB5
WKN: A1PHBB
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Stuttgart;
Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf,
Hamburg, Munich
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