- Activities of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board approved with a large majority
- Business year 2017/2018 successfully concluded after integration of acquisitions
- Focus on moving forward the strategic focuses and the profitable growth trajectory of recent years
All agenda items were approved by a large majority. The activities of the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board were approved for the past business year 2017/2018 and a resolution was approved for the pay-out of a dividend amounting to EUR 0.35 for each no-par share entitled to a dividend. All three sitting members of the Supervisory Board, Mr. Michael Tsifidaris, Mr. Uwe Grünewald und Mr. Hans-Werner Hartmann, were re-elected for a further five years. Furthermore, professional services firm Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Munich, was appointed as the auditor for the company and the Group for the business year 2018/2019.
Leonardo Musso, Chief Executive Officer of KPS AG, commented: "In the business year 2017/2018, we were not only able to make strategic acquisitions of other companies, the purchases were also integrated successfully into the KPS Group. The figures from the first quarter show that after the successful acquisitions, we are still managing to achieve the previous level of profitability. At the same time, we have also acquired new international markets and expanded our service portfolio in the area of strategic consulting. Our growth strategy from internationalization, industrialization and innovation allows us to make use of scale effects and offer our customers comprehensive expertise. The current business performance leads us to believe that we are on the right track to transfer our differentiators from the competition into profitable growth. We are delighted that our shareholders continue to place their trust in us, accompanying KPS AG on this journey."
The voting results for the ordinary Annual General Meeting can be viewed on https://www.kps.com/en/investor-relations/general-meeting/ordinary-annual-general-meeting-on-29-march-2019.html
29 March 2019
KPS AG
The Executive Board
