Hannover, 8 May 2014
The Annual General Meeting of Talanx AG today approved by a large majority all resolutions proposed by the Board of Management and Supervisory Board. On the basis of robust Group net income in the 2013 financial year, the shareholders voted that a dividend of EUR 1.20 (1.05) per share should be paid. This is equivalent to a good 14 percent increase relative to the previous year. The dividend yield amounts to 4.9 percent based on the year-end closing price.
In his address Chief Executive Officer Herbert K. Haas highlighted the Group's successful development. Despite exceptionally high large losses expenditure, Talanx boosted its Group net income in the 2013 financial year to EUR 762 (626) million. "We are systematically pursuing our path towards greater internationalisation and further boosting of profitability. This is again also paying off for our shareholders too in the form of a significant increase - by a good 14 percent - in the dividend", Mr Haas commented.
In the second year after the initial public offering around 400 shareholders were present at the Hannover Congress Centrum, representing 91.5 percent of the company's share capital.
The end of the General Meeting marked the beginning of the new term of office of the employee representatives on the Supervisory Board. New members joining the body as trade union representatives are Prof Dr Jens Schubert and Christoph Meister.
About Talanx
With premium income of EUR 28.1 billion (2013) and more than 21,500 employees, Talanx is Germany's third-largest and Europe's seventh-largest insurance group. The Hannover-based Group is active in some 150 countries. Talanx operates as a multi-brand provider with a focus on B2B insurance. The Group's brands include HDI, the global industrial insurer HDI-Gerling, Hannover Re, one of the world's leading reinsurers, Targo Versicherungen, PB Versicherungen and Neue Leben, the latter all specialized in bancassurance, and the financial services provider Ampega. The takeovers of TU Europa and TUiR Warta S.A. have now made Poland the second core market of Talanx. The rating agency Standard & Poor's has given the Talanx Primary Group a financial strength rating of A+/stable (strong) and the Hannover Re Group one of AA-/ stable (very strong). Talanx AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the MDAX as well as on the stock exchanges in Hanover and Warsaw (ISIN: DE000TLX1005, German Securities Code: TLX100, Polish Securities Code: TNX).
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Disclaimer
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