11. April 2016

Henkel holds Annual General Meeting 

Dividends increase approved

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA’s Annual General Meeting saw all resolutions on its agenda passed by the voting shareholders. A total of around 1,500 shareholders attended the event, which was held in Düsseldorf on April 11, 2016.

Resolution on dividends
As proposed by the corporate bodies, the Annual General Meeting approved a 12.2 percent higher dividend per preferred share of 1.47 euros (previous year: 1.31 euros) and a 12.4 percent increased dividend per ordinary share of 1.45 euros (previous year: 1.29 euros). The dividend payout ratio amounts to 30.2 percent of net income after non-controlling interests and adjusted for exceptional items. The total dividend payout amounts to almost 640 million euros.

New elections to the Supervisory Board and Shareholders’ Committee
Johann-Christoph Frey, previously a member of the Shareholders’ Committee, Benedikt-Richard Freiherr von Herman und Timotheus Höttges were elected new members of the Supervisory Board. They succeed Ferdinand Groos and Béatrice Guillaume-Grabisch, both of whom resigned from the Supervisory Board, and Boris Canessa, who was elected new member of the Shareholders’ Committee.

All other members of both the Supervisory Board and the Shareholders’ Committee were re-elected.

For more information on the Annual General Meeting, please visit our website:

Investors & Analysts
http://www.henkel.com/investors-and-analysts/annual-general-meeting/annual-general-meeting2016

Press & Media
http://www.henkel.com/press-and-media/press-releases-and-kits/2016-04-11-annual-general-meeting-2016/664238
•	AGM live webcast
•	Statement by Kasper Rorsted 
•	Press photos of the AGM 

Henkel operates worldwide with leading brands and technologies in three business units: 
Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhesive Technologies. Founded in 1876, Henkel holds globally leading market positions, both in the consumer and in the industrial businesses, with well-known brands such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Henkel employs about 50,000 people and reported sales of 18.1 billion euros and adjusted operating profit of 2.9 billion euros in fiscal 2015. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX.

Contact

Investors & Analysts	Press & Media

Renata Casaro	Lars Witteck
Phone:	+49 211 797 - 1631	Phone:	+49 211 797 - 2606
Email: 	renata.casaro@henkel.com	Email:	lars.witteck@henkel.com

Dr. Eva Sewing	Wulf Klüppelholz
Phone:	+49 211 797 - 5277	Phone: 	+49 211 797 - 1875
Email:	eva.sewing@henkel.com	Email:	wulf.klueppelholz@henkel.com

Christopher Huesgen	Hanna Philipps
Phone:	+49 211 797 - 4314	Phone:	+49 211 797 - 3626
Email: 	christopher.huesgen@henkel.com	Email:	hanna.philipps@henkel.com

Ewa Penczek
Phone:	+49 211 797 - 7151
Email: 	ewa.penczek@henkel.com

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