EON SE
Against the backdrop of the spreading corona virus and the current rules prohibiting attendance at large meetings, the
The exact date will be announced at a later date.
The postponement of the Annual Shareholders Meeting will also lead to a postponed payment of the proposed dividend of
In view of the previously unlikely situation, E.ON expressly supports the German government's corresponding considerations, the proposals of the Deutsche Aktieninstitut and many German listed companies to simplify the rules for holding shareholders' meetings. These include, first and foremost, the admission of online Shareholders Meetings without a mandatory attendance requirement as well as the simplified option of an advance payment dividend without a resolution by the Shareholders Meeting. Other European countries such as
Such regulations would help to mitigate the economic impact of the current situation so that shareholders can safely exercise their voting rights despite the existing prohibitions on meetings. In particular, the approval of dividends is relevant to the income of many pension funds, but dividends are also part of the retirement provisions of many citizens.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by E.ON Group Management and other information currently available to E.ON. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here.
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