Substantial Increase in Dividends at Agrana

Businessn.a. ♦ Published: July 2, 2012; 14:18 ♦ (Vindobona)

Agrana´s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting approves a dividend increase and appoints members to the Supervisory Board.

Substantial Increase in Dividends at Agrana / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The 25th Ordinary Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Agrana Beteiligungs-AG today approved an increase in the dividend payout from € 2.40 to € 3.60 per share for the financial year 2011|12. This is equivalent to a payout ratio of around one third of the profit for the period and, therefore, is in line with Agrana´s dividend policy. “The aim is to allow shareholders to…