We make reference to the agenda as shared in the convening of the annual general meeting and more specifically the topics regarding dividend, remuneration report, and composition of the board of directors.
Dividend
Following the proposal of the Board of Directors the General Meeting approved the gross dividend over 2022 at 44 eurocents (€ 0.44) per fully paid-up share.
- Ex-Dividend Trading date: Monday 8 May 2023
- Record date: Tuesday 9 May 2023
- Payment date: Wednesday 10 May 2023
Approval of the remuneration report and stck option plans 2023
The general meeting has approved the remuneration report with respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. This report is included in the Corporate Governance report of Barco’s annual report 2022: https://ir.barco.com/2022/uploads/files/PDF/Barco-IR2022-CGR.pdf
The general meeting authorizes the Board of Directors to issue new stock option plans in 2023 within the limits specified in ‘Options Barco 16 – CLT 2023’ and ‘Options Barco 16 – Personnel 2023’ (maximum 500.000 options).
COMPOSITION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The General meeting approved the re-appointment of Mr. Frank Donck as independent director as defined in art. 7:87 CCA, of Mr. Charles Beauduin as director, of Mrs. An Steegen as director and of Adisys Corporation, permanently represented by Mr. Ashok K. Jain as independent director, for a period of four (4) years from the closing of this general meeting until the closing of the ordinary general meeting of 2027.
The General meeting also approved the appointment of Lord James Sassoon as independent director as defined in art. 7:87 CCA for a period of three (3) years from the closing of this general meeting until the closing of the ordinary general meeting of 2026.
The presentation of the general meeting is available on
https://www.barco.com/eu-en/about/investors#tabs-6cb40a71e6-item-bddb881e03-tab