DGAP-News: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG: FP Annua

DGAP-News: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM/AGM/EGM Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG: FP Annual General Meeting approves a doubling of the dividend for financial year 2014 12.06.2015 / 08:56 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news FP Annual General Meeting approves a doubling of the dividend for financial year 2014 - Dividend rises to EUR 0.16 from EUR 0.08 for the previous year - Management Board presents FP 2020 strategy Berlin, 12 June 2015. Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG, manufacturer of franking machines and provider of Digital Mailroom solutions, held its Annual General Meeting yesterday in Berlin. Shareholders approved the proposed dividend of EUR 0.16 per share for financial year 2014. This represents a doubling of the dividend compared to the previous year. At the current FP share price it equates to a dividend yield of around 3.5%. Following the Management Board report on financial year 2014 and on the FP 2020 strategy, shareholders approved the actions of the company's Management Board (99.9% in favour) and Supervisory Board (99.9% in favour) for the past financial year. FP Group on a profitable growth path Through the FP 2020 strategy, the Management Board seeks to transform the company over the next five years into an integrated provider of digital mailroom solutions. By 2020, the aim is to increase revenues to EUR 225-250 million with an EBITDA margin of around 15%. In financial year 2014, the company achieved revenues of EUR 170.3 million and an EBITDA margin of 13.6%. FP CEO and CFO Hans Szymanski explains, "In the coming years we will continue along our company's profitable growth path. By pursuing and refining our strategy, we seek to achieve our aims and to enable our shareholders to share in this success, too." Contact Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Investor Relations / Public Relations Sabina Prüser Tel.: +49 (0)30 220 660 410 Fax: +49 (0)30 220 660 425 E-mail: s.prueser@francotyp.com De-Mail: s.prueser@francotyp.de-mail.de About Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG The FP Group is the first multi-channel provider for mail communication. This global company offers a full range of products and solutions for business customers and individuals. It provides not only traditional machines for franking and inserting letters but also services including business mail collection and innovative software solutions such as fully electronic mail. These put the FP Group, which is based in Birkenwerder near Berlin, in a position to offer tailored multi-channel solutions. It currently operates in many industrialised countries through subsidiaries and has around 10% of the global market share for franking machines. With a company history dating back more than 90 years, the FP Group is now benefiting from increasing liberalisation of the postal markets as well as the readiness of companies to outsource their business ail to professional service providers. In financial year 2014, the company generated revenues of EUR 170.3 million. The FP Group has about 1,100 employees worldwide. Contact: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Media Relations Telephone: +49 (0)30 220 660 410 Telefax: +49 (0)30 220 660 425 E-Mail: pr@francotyp.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.06.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Prenzlauer Promenade 28 13089 Berlin Germany Phone: +49 (0)30 220 660 410 Fax: +49 (0)30 220 660 425 E-mail: ir@francotyp.com Internet: www.fp-francotyp.com ISIN: DE000FPH9000 WKN: FPH900 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 367745 12.06.2015