HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA approved a special dividend of EUR 2.30 per share for the past fiscal year in addition to a regular dividend of EUR 1.05 per share. The payment of the special dividend is based on the successful sale of the wholesale business and the strong development of the balance sheet in recent years. In total, the dividend for the fiscal year 2018/2019 thus amounts to EUR 3.35 per share.

The company also approved the proposals for the regular election of the Shareholder Committee and the Supervisory Board. The proposed candidates were elected to the respective committees by a large majority. Carl-Peter Forster, previously Chief Production Officer at BMW, Chairman of the Board of Management at Opel, General Motors Europe and Tata Motors, was elected Chairman of the Shareholder Committee at the constituent committee meetings following the Annual General Meeting. Klaus Khn, former Chief Financial Officer of Bayer AG and already a member of the HELLA Shareholder Committee and Supervisory Board, has assumed the chairmanship of the Supervisory Board.