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- Growth in sales and EBIT continues
- Record dividend approved
Hamburg, 20 June 2011 The wine trading group Hawesko Holding AG (HAW, HAWG.DE,
DE0006042708) is able to report that after the first five months of the current
fiscal year (1 January - 31 May 2011), growth in sales and operating profit are
continuing at the level achieved in the first quarter (sales: +15%, result from
operations (EBIT): +16%). CEO Alexander Margaritoff announced the news at the
company's annual general meeting of shareholders today. In particular, the
wholesale segment continues to benefit from the revival of the market for
premium wines.
The resolutions proposed by the management board at the Hawesko shareholders'
meeting were resoundingly approved by the attending shareholders, including the
proposal to raise the dividend for fiscal year 2010 to ? 1.50 per share
(previous year: ? 1.35). Moreover, the Hawesko shareholder will receive a bonus
dividend of ? 0.25 per share for the past fiscal year. The dividend is payable
from 21 June 2011 and will be paid out of a tax-free equity reserve without
deduction of tax on capital yields and solidarity surcharge. Moreover, Detlev
Meyer (already appointed by court order with effect from 4 October 2010) and
Kim-Eva Wempe were elected to the supervisory board.
Hawesko Holding AG is a leading supplier of premium wines and champagnes. In
fiscal year 2010, the Group achieved sales of ? 378 million and employed 696
persons in the company's three sales channels: specialty retail (Jacques' Wein-
Depot), wholesale operations(Wein Wolf and CWD Champagner- and Wein-
Distributionsgesellschaft) and mail order (especially Hanseatisches Wein- and
Sekt-Kontor). The shares of Hawesko Holding AG are listed on the Hanseatic Stock
Exchange in Hamburg as well as in the prime standard segment of the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange.
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Published by:
Hawesko Holding AG, 20247 Hamburg
Internet:
http://www.hawesko-holding.com (Company information)
http://www.hawesko.de (Online shop)
http://www.jacques.de (Jacques' Wein-Depot
information and online shop)
Press/Media:
Vera Maria Bau, VMB Consulting
Phone: +49 (0)228 4496 406
Fax: +49 (0)228 4496 9406
E-mail:vmb(at)veramariabau-pr.de
Investor Relations:
Thomas Hutchinson, Hawesko Holding AG
Phone: +49 (0)40 30 39 21 00
Fax: +49 (0)40 30 39 21 05
E-mail:ir(at)hawesko.com
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HAWESKO Holding AG
Postfach Hamburg Deutschland
WKN: 604270;ISIN: DE0006042708;Index:GEX,CLASSIC All Share,SDAX,Prime All Share,CDAX;
Listed: Freiverkehr in Börse Stuttgart,
Freiverkehr in Börse Berlin,
Freiverkehr in Börse Düsseldorf,
Freiverkehr in Bayerische Börse München,
Freiverkehr in Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover,
Prime Standard in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse,
Regulierter Markt in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse,
Regulierter Markt in Hanseatische Wertpapierbörse zu Hamburg;
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Datum: 20.06.2011 - 16:27 Uhr
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