Virtual annual general meeting of HOMAG Group AG
Schopfloch, May 6, 2021. In light of the corona pandemic, the annual general meeting of HOMAG Group AG was held virtually for the second time. Approximately 86 percent of the share capital was represented.
At the annual general meeting, Dr. Steffen Lorscheider, attorney at law and notary public, partner in the law firm Spieker & Jäger, and Dr. Jochen Weyrauch, Deputy CEO of Dürr AG, who had already been appointed to the Supervisory Board by the court, were elected to the Supervisory Board. Their term of office will end—like the term of office of the other shareholder representatives on the Supervisory Board—at the end of the annual general meeting in 2025. In addition, the actions of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board were approved with a large majority. The conclusion of a domination and profit and loss transfer agreement between HOMAG Group AG and HOMAG China Holding GmbH, which was fully taken over in 2020, was also approved with a large majority at the annual general meeting.
For the fiscal year 2020, HOMAG Group AG will pay its shareholders a compensation payment of EUR 1.01 per share. The compensation payment results from the domination and profit and loss transfer agreement concluded with Dürr.
In his speech, CEO Ralf W. Dieter looked back on the fiscal year 2020, which was marked to a significant extent by the corona pandemic at the HOMAG Group as well. He emphasized that despite all the challenges, the HOMAG Group was able to achieve an operating EBIT of EUR 27 million. Dieter pointed out that the strategic development of the company was continued also during the pandemic and the course had been set for profitable growth. As examples, he cited the complete takeover of the long-term sales joint venture HOMAG China Golden Field as well as the development of the new solid wood business unit, which has been strengthened by two acquisitions. The CEO was confident about the prospects of the current fiscal year and expects an increase in incoming orders, sales and EBIT margin.
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