"The Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting of 25.04.2008, chaired by Mr André Dirckx, has approved the annual company and consolidated accounts of Cofinimmo for the year ending on 31.12.2007, including the appropriation of the results.
The Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting has also approved the annual company accounts of “La Rasante Tennis Club”, absorbed by Cofinimmo SA on 21.01.2008, for the period between 01.01.2007 to 31.12.2007.
The Ordinary General Meeting has decided to distribute a gross dividend of € 7.75 per ordinary share for the year 2007, that is 4.7% higher compared to last year (€ 7.40). After deducting 15% withholding taxes, the net dividend for the year 2007 comes to € 6.5875 per ordinary share, compared to € 6.2900 the previous year.
The Ordinary General Meeting has decided to distribute a gross dividend of € 6.37 per preference share (unchanged). After deducting 15% withholding taxes, the net dividend for the year 2007 comes to € 5.4145 per preference share.
The dividend for the ordinary shares will be payable from 06.05.2008. For the ordinary bearer shares, the payment will be processed on submission of coupon No. 16 at the banks Degroof, Dexia, Fortis, ING and KBC. The dividend related to the ordinary registered shares will be paid by the company to the shareholders by bank transfer on 06.05.2008. For the dematerialised shares, the dividend will be paid to the shareholders by the financial institutions at which the shares are registered on a securities account.
The Ordinary General Meeting has appointed as Director, with immediate effect, Mr Robert Franssen, as a substitute for the office of Allianz Belgium (who was represented by Mr Robert Franssen), until the conclusion of the Ordinary General Meeting in 2011.
The Ordinary General Meeting has extended, with immediate effect, the term of office as Chairman of Mr André Dirckx, until the conclusion of the Ordinary General Meeting in 2011.
The Ordinary General Meeting has also extended, with immediate effect, the term of office as Director of Mr Serge Fautré, until the conclusion of the Ordinary General Meeting in 2011, of Mr Jean-Edouard Carbonnelle, until the conclusion of the Ordinary General Meeting in 2012 and of Mr Jean Franken, until the conclusion of the Ordinary General Meeting in 2013.
The Ordinary General Meeting has extended the term of office of Deloitte & Partners SC s.f.d. SCRL / BV o.v.v.e. CVBA, Company Auditors, represented by Mr Ludo De Keulenaer, certified Auditor, until the conclusion of the Ordinary General Meeting in 2011. The Ordinary General Meeting has also decided to set the annual remuneration of the Auditor at € 101,537" . (CS della Società)
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