1&1 Drillisch Aktiengesellschaft: Dividend proposal of 0.05 EUR due to ongoing 5G spectrum auction
May 20, 2019 at 02:10 pm EDT
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1&1 Drillisch Aktiengesellschaft: Dividend proposal of 0.05 EUR due to ongoing 5G spectrum auction
20-May-2019 / 20:06 CET/CEST
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1&1 Drillisch Aktiengesellschaft: Dividend proposal of 0.05 EUR due to ongoing 5G spectrum auction
Maintal, May 20, 2019. On March 27, 2019, 1&1 Drillisch AG announced that the company's Management Board and Supervisory Board would make a dividend proposal at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on May 21, 2019 that would take into account the outcome of the ongoing auction on the allocation of mobile frequencies in the 2 GHz and 3.6 GHz bands ("5G spectrum auction"). Accordingly, a dividend of 0.05 EUR per 1&1 Drillisch share was proposed in case that the company's subsidiary Drillisch Netz AG has successfully acquired spectrum in the auction by today, i.e., by May 20, 2019.
The 5G spectrum auction is not yet finished and continues regardless of its already now historically long duration. Even after the expiry of today's deadline (May 20, 2019) it is therefore still not clear whether Drillisch Netz AG will acquire spectrum in the 5G spectrum auction.
As announced on May 7, 2019 by the company for this case, the Management Board and Supervisory Board of 1&1 Drillisch AG have today resolved to propose to the Annual Shareholders' Meeting a dividend in the amount of 0.05 EUR per share. The objective of this precautionary measure is to ensure that the necessary additional investments can be made if Drillisch Netz AG will successfully acquire spectrum by the end of the 5G spectrum auction. The proposed dividend is based on the minimum dividend as prescribed by Section 254 (1) of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG). On the basis of 176.2 million shares with dividend entitlement, the total dividend payment for the fiscal year 2018 would amount to 8.8 million EUR.
Contact partner:
Oliver Keil
Head of Investor Relations
Mail: ir@1und1-drillisch.de
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Language:
English
Company:
1&1 Drillisch Aktiengesellschaft
Wilhelm-Röntgen-Straße 1-5
63477 Maintal
Germany
Phone:
+49 (0) 6181 - 412 218
Fax:
+49 (0) 6181 - 412 183
E-mail:
ir@1und1-drillisch.de
Internet:
www.1und1-drillisch.de
ISIN:
DE0005545503
WKN:
554550
Indices:
MDAX, TecDAX
Listed:
Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
1&1 Drillisch AG, formerly Drillisch AG, is a Germany-based holding company and a provider of telecommunications services. The Company offers a portfolio of broadband connections and mobile tariffs, applications such as smart home solutions, Internet Protocol television (IPTV), video on demand, and online storage. The Companyâs 2 business segments include Access and Mobile Network segment. The Access segment offers online products based on mobile and landline services, as well as related applications, such as home networking, online storage, and video on demand, among others. The Mobile Network segment is responsible for operation and ongoing expansion of mobile communications network. It operates in offline and online modes. The Company holds service provider licenses for the networks Telefonica and Vodafone, as well as markets wireless services products from the prepaid and postpaid sectors.