Erste Group Bank AG’s 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place in Vienna on 22 May 2024. Shareholders approved the proposal from the Management Board and the Supervisory Board for a dividend payout of EUR 2.70 per share for the 2023 financial year, with 100 % of the capital stock present voting in favor. The AGM granted discharge for the reports and activities of the Management Board members with a vote of 99.79 % of the capital stock present. Similarly, the reports and activities of the Supervisory Board members were also approved by a vote of 99.79 %.
Additional resolutions and updates
All other resolutions that had been put forward at the AGM were similarly approved by large majorities of the shareholder votes, including amendments to the Articles of Association, authorizations for the acquisition of own shares, and changes in the renumeration of Supervisory Board members.
Full details for the AGM, including the results for the shareholder votes on individual proposals, are available on the Erste Group website. The website will also host a video stream of the AGM until 25 May 2024 https://www.erstegroup.com/en/investors/events/agm/agm2024