Regulatory News:
- The Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' meeting of Hologram. Industries (Paris:HOL) was held at the company headquarters on Thursday, April 25, 2013, and chaired by Mr. Hugues Souparis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
At this meeting, the shareholders approved the statutory and consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year 2012.
The shareholders participating in this meeting that represented 80.7% of the voting rights approved all resolutions recommended by the Board of Directors.
The shareholders also approved the renewal of the terms of office as director of Mr. François POIRIER (independent member) for three years.
In light of the Company's financial performance in 2012, the Shareholders' Meeting also approved a dividend distribution for a total amount of ?2.3 million, up 21% over the prior year.
The resulting dividend of ?0.40 per share will be payable on 3 May 2013 and represents a payout ratio of 32% of net income attributable to the Group.
Commenting on 2013, Mr. Hugues Souparis confirmed an annual target for double-digit growth with an operating margin above 20%.
- Acquisition of a new production facility at the Bussy Saint-Georges site
On April 22, 2013, Hologram. Industries finalized its acquisition of the new 5,3819 sq. ft. (5,000 m2) production plant at the Bussy Saint-Georges site. This acquisition will increase the production area nearly twofold by the end of 2013, and in this way make it possible to support the rise in production output to keep pace with the outlook for continuing strong growth over the medium term.
- Results of vote
Resolution | Type | For | Against | Abstention | ||||
% | % | % | ||||||
1 | Ordinary | 100,0% | 0,0% | 0,0% | ||||
2 | Ordinary | 100,0% | 0,0% | 0,0% | ||||
3 | Ordinary | 100,0% | 0,0% | 0,0% | ||||
4 | Ordinary | 100,0% | 0,0% | 0,0% | ||||
5 | Ordinary | 100,0% | 0,0% | 0,0% | ||||
6 | Ordinary | 100,0% | 0,0% | 0,0% | ||||
7 | Ordinary | 99,5% | 0,5% | 0,0% | ||||
8 | Extraordinary | 99,9% | 0,1% | 0,0% | ||||
9 | Extraordinary | 99,1% | 0,9% | 0,0% | ||||
10 | Extraordinary | 4,2% | 95,8% | 0,0% | ||||
11 | Extraordinary | 100,0% | 0,0% | 0,0% |
Upcoming events: 2013 First-Half Results
Tuesday July 30, 2013 (after the close of trading on NYSE Euronext Paris)
Hologram. Industries is a provider of high security
anti-counterfeiting solutions for:
- Identity documents
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Vehicle documents
- Brand products
- Fiduciary documents;
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Identifying and searching for illicit digital content
In 2012 the
Group had sales of ?49 million. The expertise of Hologram. Industries is
based on three major technology areas: optics, material sciences and
computing.
www.hologram-industries.com
Euronext Paris- ISIN code: FR0000062168
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