EANS-News: Semperit AG Holding / Annual General Meeting resolves to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.90 per share plus an anniversary bonus dividend of EUR 0.30 per share (with photo)

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Annual & Special Corporate Meetings

Wien (euro adhoc) - Vienna, April 29, 2014 - The 125th Annual General
Meeting of Semperit AG Holding resolved to distribute an increased
dividend of EUR 0.90 per share for the 2013 financial year (2012: EUR
0.80 per share) along with a one-time special dividend amounting to
EUR 0.30 per share to commemorate the 190th anniversary of the
company. The dividend for 2013 corresponds to a dividend payout ratio
of 33.9% of the net result (earnings after tax) compared to 35.6% in
the previous year. The dividend plus the anniversary bonus dividend
for 2013 comprise a dividend payout ratio of 45.2%. The ex-dividend
day is scheduled for May 6, 2014. The dividend payment date has been
set for May 8, 2014. Stefan Fida and Astrid Skala-Kuhmann were
elected to the Supervisory Board for the first time by the Annual
General Meeting, and Patrick Prügger was re-elected. Accordingly, the
shareholder representatives on the Supervisory Board now consist of
Veit Sorger (Chairman), Michael Junghans (Deputy Chairman), Stefan
Fida, Walter Koppensteiner, Patrick Prügger, Andreas Schmidradner,
Astrid Skala-Kuhmann and Ingrid Wesseln.

The Annual General Meeting of Semperit AG Holding released the
members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board from liability
with respect to their management and supervisory activities in 2013.
Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna, was
appointed to serve as the auditor of the annual financial statements
and consolidated financial statements for the 2014 financial year.

Furthermore, the Annual General Meeting authorised the Management
Board to repurchase and, if applicable, retire own shares up to the
legally permitted maximum of 10% of the share capital for a period of
30 months. The lowest permitted consideration for the repurchase is
EUR 21 per share, and highest permitted consideration for the
repurchase is EUR 54 per share.

In today's constituent meeting of the Supervisory Board Veit Sorger
as Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Michael Junghans as Deputy
Chairman were reelected. Furthermore Michaela Jagschitz was
additionally appointed as delegate of the workers council.

About Semperit The publicly listed company Semperit AG Holding is an
internationally-oriented group that develops, produces, and sells in
more than 100 countries highly specialised rubber and plastic
products for the medical and industrial sectors: examination and
surgical gloves, hydraulic and industrial hoses, conveyor belts,
escalator handrails, construction profiles, cable car rings, and
products for railway superstructures. The headquarters of this
long-standing Austrian company, which was founded in 1824, are
located in Vienna, and the global R & D centre is in Wimpassing,
Lower Austria. The Semperit Group employs about 10,500 people
worldwide, including more than 7,000 in Asia and more than 700 in
Austria (Vienna and production site in Wimpassing, Lower Austria).
The Group has 22 manufacturing facilities worldwide and numerous
sales offices in Europe, Asia, and America. In 2013 the group
generated sales of EUR 906 million and an EBITDA of EUR 133 million.

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Further inquiry note:
Martina Büchele
Head of Group Communications
Tel.: +43 676 8715 8621
martina.buechele@semperitgroup.com
www.semperitgroup.com

Stefan Marin
Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 676 8715 8210
stefan.marin@semperitgroup.com

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company: Semperit AG Holding
Modecenterstrasse 22
A-1030 Wien
phone: +43 1 79 777-210
FAX: +43 1 79 777-602
mail: investor@semperitgroup.com
WWW: www.semperitgroup.com
sector: Synthetics & Plastics
ISIN: AT0000785555
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ViDX, Prime Market, ATX Global Players
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English