- Shareholders approve dividend of EUR 0.85 per share for fiscal year 2021
- Supervisory Board bids farewell to Managing Board Member Dr. Christoph Zindel
This year’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Siemens Healthineers AG has approved all agenda items by a large majority. At Tuesday’s virtual meeting, shareholders accepted the recommendation of the Managing Board and Supervisory Board to pay a dividend of EUR 0.85 per share for fiscal year 2021. The actions of the Managing and Supervisory Boards in the past fiscal year were ratified by a large majority.
Supervisory Board Chairman Dr. Ralf P. Thomas spoke on behalf of the Board to thank Dr Christoph Zindel, Managing Board member of Siemens Healthineers since 2019, for his great commitment and achievements over the past years. Dr. Zindel informed the Supervisory Board in September that for private reasons he would not be available for an extension of his Managing Board mandate. Under his lead, the Imaging and Advanced Therapies segments experienced outstanding development. He also made a crucial contribution to initiating Siemens Healthineers’ comprehensive Sustainability Program.
At peak audience, 975 shareholders and their authorized representatives attended the online meeting, with presenters fielding 77 questions.