LLB General Meeting 2024 - shareholders approve all motions
Liechtensteinische Landesbank / LLB / Key word(s): AGMEGM
LLB General Meeting 2024 - shareholders approve all motions
19.04.2024 / 21:15 CET/CEST
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Vaduz, 19 April 2024. The shareholders of Liechtensteinische
Landesbank AG (LLB) approved all motions put forward by the Board
of Directors at the 32nd General Meeting of Shareholders. As a
result, the dividend paid by LLB increased from CHF 2.50 to
CHF 2.70. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Georg Wohlwend,
and the Board members Richard Senti and Thomas Russenberger were
re-elected.
The 2023 annual financial statements were approved at the General
Meeting by a large majority of the roughly 740 shareholders in
attendance, representing 73.39 per cent of the voting share
capital. In addition, the LLB shareholders also discharged the
Board of Directors, the Board of Management and the independent
auditor KPMG Liechtenstein AG. Furthermore, KPMG was elected for
a further year as independent auditor and Group auditor of the
LLB Group.
Dividend increased by 8 per cent
The shareholders approved the proposal of the Board of Directors
for the appropriation of the 2023 net profit of
CHF 102,706,545.05. As a result, the dividend increased by 8 per
cent from CHF 2.50 to CHF 2.70. The dividend yield amounts to 4.1
per cent. This will benefit not only investors and private
shareholders, but also the Principality of Liechtenstein as the
main shareholder. In 2023 the State was paid dividends, taxes and
levies totalling CHF 45.2 million, which was welcomed with great
satisfaction by Liechtenstein's Prime Minister Dr Daniel Risch,
as the representative of the main shareholder at the General
Meeting.
Re-elections to the Board of Directors
The three-year term of office held by the Chairman of the Board
of Directors, Georg Wohlwend, and the Board members Richard Senti
and Thomas Russenberger came to an end with the General Meeting.
The General Meeting approved the motion of the Board of Directors
and re-elected the three individuals for a further term of office
on the seven-member board.
Acquisition of treasury shares
In addition, the Board of Directors proposed that it be
authorised to acquire treasury shares up to at most 10 per cent
of the share capital over the next five years (until 2029). The
General Meeting also approved this proposal.
Best Group net profit in more than ten years
"Last year, the LLB Group once again posted extremely positive
growth and was able to increase even further the Group net profit
of 2022, which was already extremely good. The Group net profit
rose by 10.2 per cent to CHF 164.7 million, thus achieving the
best result in more than ten years," noted Group CEO Gabriel
Brenna in his speech to the General Meeting. With net new loans
of CHF 1.0 billion and net new money of CHF 1.4 billion, LLB
successfully built on the high growth achieved in previous years.
For the second time in the company's history, business volume
exceeded the CHF 100 billion mark. Despite the investments made
in the Bank's future, the cost-income ratio stood at a highly
satisfactory 64.3 per cent (2022: 64.0 per cent). This is a
reflection of the higher earnings and steadily increasing
efficiency of the LLB Group.
With a Tier 1 ratio of 19.8 per cent and a Moody's deposit rating
of Aa2, the LLB Group embodies the highest levels of stability
and security.
Successful implementation of the ACT-26 strategy
Implementation of the ACT-26 strategy is proceeding on schedule
in terms of all three key strategic elements: growth, efficiency
and sustainability. To further expedite growth, the LLB Group
opened three new locations in Germany in January 2024 (Munich,
Frankfurt, Düsseldorf). They will be joined in the coming months
by two new locations in Switzerland (Zurich and St. Gallen).
In his speech, Georg Wohlwend, Chairman of the Board of
Directors, remarked: "As Chairman of the Board of Directors, I am
proud of our ability to succeed in an extremely competitive
market and meet the needs of our clients time and time again. But
just as important as coming up with innovations is of course
cherishing what we've achieved and preserving our values. And one
such value is stability, which LLB has embodied for generations."
Important dates
* Tuesday, 23 April 2024 - Ex-dividend date
* Thursday, 25 April 2024 - Dividend payment
* Monday, 26 August 2024 - Publication of the semi-annual
results for 2024
* Wednesday, 16 April 2025 - 33rd General Meeting of
Shareholders
Brief portrait
Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG (LLB) is the longest-established
financial institute in the Principality of Liechtenstein. The
majority shareholder is the Principality of Liechtenstein. The
shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (symbol: LLBN). The
LLB Group offers its clients comprehensive wealth management
services: as a full-service bank as well as in private banking,
asset management and fund services. With 1,213 employees (in
full-time positions), the Group is represented in Liechtenstein,
Switzerland, Austria, Germany and the United Arab Emirates. As at
31 December 2023, the business volume of the LLB Group was
CHF 102.2 billion.
Contact
Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG
Cyrill Sele, Head Group Corporate Communications & Sustainability
Telephone +423 236 82 09, E-Mail ir@llb.li, Internet
http://www.llb.li
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Language: English
Company: Liechtensteinische Landesbank / LLB
Staedtle 44
9490 Vaduz
Switzerland
Phone: +423 236 88 11
Fax: +423 236 88 22
E-mail: llb@llb.li
Internet: www.llb.li
ISIN: LI0355147575
Valor: 35514757
Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Frankfurt, Stuttgart; SIX
Swiss Exchange
EQS News ID: 1881885
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