EANS-Adhoc: LPKF plans dividend payment of EUR 0.50 per share and additional issue of bonus shares at a ratio of 1:1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dividend Announcements/Distribution/Company Information/Bonus shares 25.03.2013 Following today's approval of the Supervisory Board, the Management Board and the Supervisory Board decided to propose to the Annual General Meeting on 23 May 2013 a dividend of EUR 0.50 per share (previous year: EUR 0.40 per share) and a capital increase from company funds for the issue of bonus shares. The proposed resolution concerning the issue of bonus shares provides for an increase in the company's share capital from EUR 11,134,794.00 by EUR 11,134,794.00 to EUR 22,269,588.00 by issuing 11,134,794 new no par bearer shares. This measure is intended to increase the liquidity of LPKF's shares and enhance its attractiveness especially for private shareholders. If resolved by the Annual General Meeting, the capital increase will be implemented by converting retained earnings and a portion of the capital reserves into share capital. The shareholders are entitled to these new shares at a ratio of 1:1, which means that one new no par share will be issued for each old no par share. Shareholders will not make any contributions in this context. The new shares will carry dividend rights from January 1, 2013. The issue of bonus shares does not change the percentage in the company's share capital that is held by individual shareholders. This measure has no effect on the amount of the company's equity. The shares of LPKF Laser & Electronics AG are listed on the TecDAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN 0006450000). The complete 2012 annual report will be published on 26 March 2013 at www.lpkf.com/investor-relations/financial-reports/index.htm. Further inquiry note: Katja Fischer Investor Relations Tel.: 05131 7095 1387 E-Mail: katja.fischer@lpkf.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: LPKF Laser & Electronics AG Osteriede 7 D-30827 Garbsen phone: +49(0)5131 7095 1382 FAX: +49(0)5131 7095 90 mail: investorrelations@lpkf.de WWW: http://www.lpkf.de sector: Machine Manufacturing ISIN: DE0006450000 indexes: TecDAX, CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English
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