EANS-News: Lenzing AG
Lenzing Ordinary Shareholders´ Meeting Resolves to
Distribute a Dividend of EUR 2.50 per Share
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Lenzing (euro adhoc) - The Ordinary Shareholders´ Meeting of Lenzing AG resolved
to distribute a dividend of EUR 2.50 per share for the 2011 fiscal year
(compared to EUR 1.55 per share for the previous fiscal year). The dividend
payment has been scheduled for April 25, 2012, with April 23, 2013 set as the
ex-dividend day.
Furthermore, Astrid Skala-Kuhmann was elected to the Supervisory Board for the
first time. The lawyer with a doctoral degree in law is considered to be an
experienced expert on Asia, and served as the Country Director for China at the
local office of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) in
Beijing during the period 2005-2011. The Supervisory Board mandates of Helmut
Bernkopf, Josef Krenner, Martin Payer, Andreas Schmidradner and Veit Sorger were
all extended for a further three years. The Supervisory Board mandate of Walter
Lederer ended when his term of office expired. The company expresses its thanks
to him for many years of constructive cooperation.
Accordingly, the Supervisory Board now consists of Michael Junghans, Helmut
Bernkopf, Josef Krenner, Martin Payer and Patrick Prügger as well as Andreas
Schmidradner, Astrid Skala-Kuhmann and Veit Sorger.
Today´s Ordinary Shareholders´ Meeting also adopted a resolution discharging the
members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board for the 2011 fiscal year.
Deloitte Audit Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH, Vienna, was appointed as the
auditor of the annual accounts and the consolidated financial statements for the
2012 fiscal year.
The subsequent constituent meeting of the new Supervisory Board elected Michael
Junghans as Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Veit Sorger to serve as the
Deputy Chairman.
Further inquiry note:
Lenzing AG
Mag. Angelika Guldt
Tel.: +43 (0) 7672-701-2713
Fax: +43 (0) 7672-918-2713
mailto:a.guldt@lenzing.com
end of announcement euro adhoc
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company: Lenzing AG
A-A-4860 Lenzing
phone: +43 7672-701-0
FAX: +43 7672-96301
mail: a.guldt@lenzing.com
WWW: http://www.lenzing.com
sector: Chemicals
ISIN: AT0000644505
indexes: WBI, ATX, Prime Market
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, official market: Wien
language: English
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