April 4, 2014

Substantial dividend increase approved – payout ratio reaches 30 percent

Henkel holds Annual General Meeting

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA’s Annual General Meeting saw all resolutions on its agenda passed by the voting shareholders. A total of about 2,000 shareholders attended the event, which was held in Düsseldorf on April 4, 2014.

Resolution on dividends
The Annual General Meeting approved a 28.4 percent higher dividend per preferred share of 1.22 euros (previous year: 0.95 euros) and a 29.0 percent increased dividend per ordinary share of 1.20 euros (previous year: 0.93 euros). The dividend payout thus significantly exceeds the prior years’ figures. The dividend payout ratio amounts to 30.0 percent of net income after non-controlling interests and adjusted for exceptional items and the total dividend payout reaches almost 530 million euros.

Supervisory Board by-election
Barbara Kux was elected as a member of the Shareholders’ Committee. On July 3, 2013, Kux was appointed shareholder-representative member of the Supervisory Board by court decision, succeeding Thierry Paternot. She has now been elected for the remaining tenure of that body.

Further information on the Annual General Meeting is available at:
http://www.henkel.com/press/annual-general-meeting-2014-44802.htm 

-	Webcast of the AGM proceedings (Replay)
-	Kasper Rorsted's complete statement
-	Press photos of the AGM proceedings
Henkel operates worldwide with leading brands and technologies in three business areas: 
Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhesive Technologies. Founded in 1876, Henkel holds globally leading market positions both in the consumer and industrial businesses with well-known brands such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Henkel employs about 47,000 people and reported sales of 16.4 billion euros and adjusted operating profit of 2.5 billion euros in fiscal 2013. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX.

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