April 9, 2018

Henkel holds Annual General Meeting 

Henkel is paying out a record dividend

Düsseldorf – Henkel AG & Co. KGaA’s Annual General Meeting saw all resolutions on its agenda passed by the voting shareholders. A total of around 1,300 shareholders attended the event, which was held in Düsseldorf on April 9, 2018.

Resolution on dividends
As proposed by the corporate bodies, the Annual General Meeting approved a 10.5 percent higher dividend per preferred share of 1.79 euros (previous year: 1.62 euros) and a 10.6 percent increased dividend per ordinary share of 1.77 euros (previous year: 1.60 euros). For both share classes this is the highest dividend ever paid by Henkel. The dividend payout ratio amounts to 30.7 percent of net income after non-controlling interests and adjusted for exceptional items. The total dividend payout amounts to about 780 million euros.

Supervisory Board and Shareholders’ Committee by-election
As of the end of the 2018 Annual General Meeting, Johann-Christoph Frey resigned his seat on the Supervisory Board and was elected as a member of the Shareholders’ Committee. Frey succeeds Boris Canessa, who resigned his seat on the Shareholders’ Committee with his departure as of the end of April 30, 2017. Philipp Scholz was elected as a member of the Supervisory Board, succeeding Johann-Christoph Frey.

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

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

Press & Media
https://www.henkel.com/press-and-media/press-releases-and-kits/2018-04-09-annual-general-meeting-2018/840860

•	AGM webcast
•	Statement by Hans Van Bylen
•	Press photos of the AGM 

About Henkel
Henkel operates globally with a well-balanced and diversified portfolio. The company holds leading positions with its three business units in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies. Henkel Adhesive Technologies is the global leader in the adhesives market – across all industry segments worldwide. In its Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care businesses, Henkel holds leading positions in many markets and categories around the world. Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 140 years of success. In 2017, Henkel reported sales of 20 billion euros and adjusted operating profit of around 3.5 billion euros. Combined sales of the respective top brands of the three business units – Loctite, Schwarzkopf and Persil – amounted to 6.4 billion euros. Henkel employs more than 53,000 people globally – a passionate and highly diverse team, united by a strong company culture, a common purpose to create sustainable value, and shared values. As a recognized leader in sustainability, Henkel holds top positions in many international indices and rankings. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. For more information, please visit www.henkel.com.

This document contains forward-looking statements which are based on the current estimates and assumptions made by the corporate management of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA. Forward-looking statements are characterized by the use of words such as expect, intend, plan, predict, assume, believe, estimate, anticipate, forecast and similar formulations. Such statements are not to be understood as in any way guaranteeing that those expectations will turn out to be accurate. Future performance and the results actually achieved by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA and its affiliated companies depend on a number of risks and uncertainties and may therefore differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Many of these factors are outside Henkel’s control and cannot be accurately estimated in advance, such as the future economic environment and the actions of competitors and others involved in the marketplace. Henkel neither plans nor undertakes to update forward-looking statements.

Contacts

Investors & Analysts	Press & Media

Lars Korinth	Lars Witteck
Phone:	+49 211 797 - 1631	Phone:	+49 211 797 - 2606
Email: 	lars.korinth@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

Mona Niermann
Phone:	+49 211 797 - 7151
Email: 	mona.niermann@henkel.com

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