Venlo, The Netherlands, April 23, 2009 – Shareholders of Océ, meeting today for their Annual General Meeting (AGM), approved all proposed resolutions.
Approved resolutions
The Financial Statements for 2008 were adopted and the dividend proposal for the 2008 financial year was approved. The dividend amounts to € 0.15 which has already been fully paid as interim dividend on October 22, 2008.
The meeting granted discharge and release to the members of the Board of Executive Directors and of the Supervisory Board.
The Executive Board was authorized for a period of eighteen months to resolve on the further issue of shares and on limiting the pre-emptive right to a maximum of 10% of the entire share capital outstanding, which percentage will be increased to 20% in connection with or on the occasion of mergers and bigger acquisitions. The Executive Board was also authorized to resolve on the
purchase of Océ shares by the Company.
The Meeting has appointed Mr. H.G. van Everdingen and Mr. R. Pieterse as members of the Board of Stichting Adminstratiekantoor Preferente Aandelen Océ.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. were appointed as external auditor for a maximum period of four years.
Board transitions
Mr. F.J. de Wit resigned as a member of the Board of Supervisory Directors having reached the maximum period of office.
Mr. J.F. Dix stepped down as member of the Board of Executive Directors having reached retirement age.
More information
The results of the voting at the meeting will be published on www.investor.oce.com before April 25, 2009