The Annual General Meeting of Gerresheimer AG, held on 29 April 2009, passed an unchanged dividend of EUR 0.40 per share following the record year in 2008. The company finished the financial year 2008…
The Annual General Meeting of Gerresheimer AG, held on 29 April 2009, passed an unchanged dividend of EUR 0.40 per share following the record year in 2008. The company finished the financial year 2008 with record results. Gerresheimer achieved sales of EUR 1.06 billion (prior year EUR 957.7 million) and operating results (adjusted EBITDA) of EUR 206.4 million (prior year EUR 181.6 million). During the Meeting, CEO Dr. Axel Herberg summarized the highlights of the financial year 2008: We have achieved record levels in terms of sales and earnings. Gerresheimer is on a good course and will show itself to be very robust even in times of crisis. The shareholders approved the actions of the members of the company“s Supervisory Board and Management Board for the financial year 2008 and, as in the prior year, passed a dividend payment of EUR 0.40 per share. With share capital representation of 59.44% the Annual General Meeting passed a series of resolutions, including: appropriation of net earnings for the financial year 2008: (99.99% of votes in favour); approval of the actions of the Management Board members for the financial year 2008: (100% of votes in favour); approval of the actions of the Supervisory Board members for the financial year 2008: (100% of votes in favour); supplementary election to the Supervisory Board of Mr. Theodor Stuth, Auditor and Certified Tax Advisor, Neuss: (100% of votes in favour); and election of the auditor for the financial year 2009: (99.99% of votes in favour). The speech is available on www.gerresheimer.com/en/press.html.