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Annual General Meeting of MLP: Approval of all items on the agenda

  • Dividend of 20 cents per share approved – reliable dividend policy continued
  • Shareholders approve the proposed amendment to MLP SE's Articles of Association with 99.95 percent of the vote

Wiesloch, May 29, 2019 – At today's regular Annual General Meeting of MLP SE at the Palatin Congress and Cultural Centre in Wiesloch, the shareholders approved all items on the agenda. 99.99 percent voted in favour of the suggested distribution of 20 cents per share. MLP is thereby continuing the consistent dividend policy it has pursued over the last few years. Discharge was granted to the Executive Board and Supervisory Board with an approval rate of 88.47 and 79.57 percent respectively. With an approval rate of 99.93 percent, the shareholders also accepted the proposal to appoint KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Berlin, Germany as auditor and Group auditor for the financial year 2019. The shareholders also approved the compensation system for members of the Executive Board with 79.83 percent of votes cast.

With 99.95 percent of votes cast, the amendment to the business purpose and a corresponding amendment to the Company's Articles of Association were also approved. Among other things, the business purpose was extended to include the development and administration of real estate. Following the consent already provided by the Supervisory Board and the competition authorities, the shareholders have now also given their approval for the majority stake in the DEUTSCHLAND.Immobilien Group that was communicated in March 2019. This transaction is still scheduled to be closed in the third quarter of 2019.

In total, just under 450 shareholders took part in the Annual General Meeting. Those in attendance represented around 78.99 percent of the share capital.´

Overview of voting results

Item Yes votes in percent
Resolution concerning the use of unappropriated profit as per December 31, 2018 99.99
Resolution on the discharge of the Executive Board for the financial year 2018 88.47
Resolution on the discharge of the Supervisory Board for the financial year 2018 79.57
Appointment of the auditor for the financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2019 99.93
Resolution on the approval of the compensation system for members of the Executive Board 79.83
Resolution on amending the business purpose and a corresponding amendment of the Company's Articles of Association 99.95