Today's Annual General Meeting of Henkel KGaA in Düsseldorf provided around 2500 shareholders with an overview of the company's development and performance in fiscal 2007.
“Fiscal 2007 was another successful year for Henkel. Founded on strong organic growth, we were able to further increase both sales and profits,” said Ulrich Lehner, Chairman of the Management Board of Henkel KGaA. “In increasing the dividend payout, we are ensuring that our shareholders participate in the success of the company.”
The Annual General Meeting approved a dividend of 0.51 euros (+ 6.3 percent) per ordinary share and 0.53 euros (+ 6.0 percent) per preferred share.
Once again, the Annual General Meeting authorized management to purchase the company's own ordinary or preferred shares, subject to a maximum aggregate holding of ten percent of the company's capital stock.
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