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INDUS Holding AG: After record year 2011 cautious outlook for 2012
03.07.2012 / 15:42
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After record year 2011 cautious outlook for 2012
- Annual General Meeting approves dividend increase
- Management change: Jürgen Abromeit succeeds Helmut Ruwisch
Bergisch Gladbach, July 3, 2012 - At today's Annual General Meeting of
INDUS Holding AG in Cologne, a large majority of the shareholders approved
a dividend increase to EUR 1.00 per share (previous year: EUR 0.90). The
company will pay out a total of EUR 22.2 million, which represents almost
50%.
Helmut Ruwisch, whose term of office ended today, highlighted the company's
strong track record in his address: 'Although the financial market crisis
has lasted for as many as four years, our company is in a very stable
financial condition now that we have strengthened our equity base, reduced
our liabilities and have high liquidity. This not only indicates our policy
of sustainable corporate development but is also a good basis for the years
ahead.'
New CEO Jürgen Abromeit also emphasised his confidence in the future. He
thanked his predecessor for his work over the past ten years, adding that
'INDUS now has every chance to grow again targeted. Only if we continue to
integrate new hidden champions will the portfolio remain effective and
profitable or - in a nutshell - be fit for the future. Our portfolio must
cover a cross-section of the relevant sectors at all times. This is an
important precondition for our ability to grow dynamically in the medium
and long term.' At the same time, Abromeit confirmed that the Group will
maintain its long-term orientation.
He confirmed the forecast for the current year. '2012 will be another good
year for the INDUS Group - but it will not be a record year like 2011. We
plan for our sales revenues to pass the one billion euro mark again. But
our earnings forecast is more cautious. An EBIT margin of 10 percent
remains an ambitious target, which we will be able to reach only if
economic activity picks up as the year progresses and if we can ease the
burdens on the cost side.'
Going forward, the new Management Board will consist of three members:
Jürgen Abromeit, Rudolf Weichert and Dr. Johannes Schmidt. Rudolf Weichert
joined the Management Board on June 1, 2012 to succeed Dr. Wolfgang Höper,
who left INDUS at his own request. Dr. Johannes Schmidt has sat on the
Management Board since 2006.
The attending shareholders approved the profit appropriation proposal as
submitted, discharged the members of the Management Board and the
Supervisory Board from liability for the past fiscal year with a great
majority and approved the appointment of the auditors of the separate and
the consolidated financial statements. Other items on the agenda included
the renewal of Authorised Capital II in the amount of EUR 11.6 million and
the scheduled election of four Supervisory Board members.
Dr. Uwe Jens Petersen and Dr. Egon Schlütter did not stand for re-election.
Instead Joachim Selzer and Helmut Späth were proposed as candidates to
represent the two anchor shareholders. Supervisory Board Chairman Burkhard
Rosenfeld thanked the two resigning members for their long-standing
commitment and support of the company. Dr. Jürgen Allerkamp and Dr. Ralf
Bartsch, who have both sat on the Supervisory Board since 2007, stood for
re-election for a second term of office. All candidates were elected by a
large majority.
Contact:
Regina Wolter
Corporate Communications&Investor Relations
Phone +49 2204 4000 70
E-Mail wolter(at)indus.de
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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: indus(at)indus.de
Internet: www.indus.de
ISIN: DE0006200108
WKN: 620010
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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