Press Release
Mülheim/Ruhr, June 9, 2015
Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting 2015
General Shareholders’ Meeting of Brenntag AG adopts
resolution to increase dividend and holds Supervisory Board
elections
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Dividend increases to EUR 0.90 per share (+3.8% on previous year)
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Supervisory Board elections: Stefanie Berlinger replaces Stephen
Clark
Brenntag (WKN A1DAHH), the global market leader in chemical distribution,
today presented the results of a strong 2014 financial year at its annual General
Shareholders’ Meeting held in Düsseldorf. The Chairman of the Board of
Management, Steven Holland, informed Brenntag’s shareholders that the Group
had reached all-time highs for its gross profit and operating EBITDA key
performance indicators. He was satisfied with the Group’s positive business
performance, and especially with the growth in operating gross profit, to which
all of the Group’s regions contributed.
In the first quarter of 2015, Brenntag maintained its course of growth. On these
solid foundations, and supported by the macroeconomic environment for the
current financial year, the company expects further growth in each of its
regions.
The General Shareholders’ Meeting resolved to distribute a higher dividend
than in the previous year, in the amount of EUR 0.90 per share (+3.8%). The
payout ratio amounts to 41.0% of the net result attributable to Brenntag
shareholders.
A key item on the agenda of the General Shareholders’ Meeting was the
elections to the Supervisory Board. The shareholders voted to renew the
positions of existing members Stefan Zuschke, Dr Thomas Ludwig, Prof. Dr
Brenntag AG
Unternehmenskommunikation
Corporate Communications
Hubertus Spethmann
Stinnes-Platz 1
45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Germany
Phone +49(0)208/78 28-7701
Fax
+49(0)208/78 28-7220
E-Mail: hubertus.spethmann@brenntag.de
www.brenntag.com
Edgar Fluri, Doreen Nowotne and Dr Andreas Rittstieg. Stefanie Berlinger was
also elected to the six-member Supervisory Board for the first time. She
replaces Stephen Clark, who retired from the committee at the end of the
General Shareholders’ Meeting.
In his speech, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Stefan Zuschke, thanked
Stephen Clark for his service: “Stephen Clark and Brenntag have been
inseparably linked with one another since 1981. His comprehensive industry
expertise as well as his knowledge of Brenntag Group, were extremely valuable
for us. With his international experience and well-founded knowledge of the
chemical distribution industry’s business, Stephen Clark made an important
contribution towards the effective monitoring of the company by the Supervisory
Board. On behalf of the Supervisory Board as a whole, the Board of
Management and also Brenntag’s employees, I would like to express my
sincere thanks for his outstanding service and for his extraordinary dedication to
Brenntag.”
About Brenntag:
Brenntag, the global market leader in chemical distribution, covers all major
markets with its extensive product and service portfolio. Headquartered in
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, the company operates a global network with
more than 490 locations in 72 countries. In 2014, the company, which has a
global workforce of more than 13,500, generated sales of EUR 10.0 billion
(USD 13.3 billion). Brenntag connects chemical manufacturers and chemical
users. The company supports its customers and suppliers with tailor-made
distribution solutions for industrial and specialty chemicals. With over 10,000
products and a world-class supplier base, Brenntag offers one-stop-shop
solutions to around 170,000 customers. This includes specific application
technology, an extensive technical support and value-added services such as
just-in-time delivery, product mixing, formulation, repackaging, inventory
management and drum return handling. Long-standing experience and local
excellence in the individual countries characterize the global market leader for
chemical distribution.
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Press contact:
Hubertus Spethmann
Brenntag AG
Corporate Communications
Stinnes-Platz 1
45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Germany
Telephone: +49 (208) 7828-7701
Fax: +49 (208) 7828-7220
E-Mail: hubertus.spethmann@brenntag.de
http://www.brenntag.com
Financial media:
Thomas Langer
Brenntag AG
Corporate Finance & Investor Relations
Stinnes-Platz 1
45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Germany
Telephone: +49 (208) 7828-7653
Fax: +49 (208) 7828-7755
E-Mail: thomas.langer@brenntag.de
http://www.brenntag.com
Investor contact:
Thomas Langer, Diana Alester, René Weinberg
Brenntag AG
Corporate Finance & Investor Relations
Stinnes-Platz 1
45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Germany
Telephone: +49 (208) 7828-7653
Fax: +49 (208) 7828-7755
E-Mail: IR@brenntag.de
http://www.brenntag.com
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