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GK Software SE — AGM Information 2010
Jun 17, 2010
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Corporate | 17 June 2010 16:01
GK Software AG: Annual Shareholders’ Meeting at GK SOFTWARE AG Agrees Dividend Payment
GK Software AG / AGM/EGM
17.06.2010 16:01
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Annual Shareholders' Meeting at GK SOFTWARE AG Agrees Dividend Payment
- Annual shareholders' meeting agrees to all proposed resolutions
unanimously - Dividend payment of EUR 1.00 per share agreed
Schöneck, 17 June 2010 - The shareholders and representatives of
shareholders present at the second annual shareholder's meeting of GK
SOFTWARE AG after its IPO agreed to all the proposed resolutions
unanimously and approved of the actions of the Management and Supervisory
Boards. As a result, the annual shareholders' meeting followed the
suggestion made by these bodies to pay out a dividend of EUR 1.00 per
share. Part of the dividend payout is a special dividend of EUR 0.50 to
mark the 20th anniversary of the company's existence.
Company profile GK SOFTWARE AG:
GK SOFTWARE AG is one of the leading technology developers and providers of
standard software for the retail sector in Europe and has an extensive
range of products for stores and enterprise headquarters. As a result of
its open software solutions in the GK/Retail Suite, which can be used with
any platform and is fully programmed in Java, the company has established
itself on the market as a leading provider of technology and innovations.
The software provides ideal business organization for retail companies with
many stores and therefore offers significant potential for cost savings and
customer loyalty programs so that companies can increase their
competitiveness.
The company employs 298 members of staff (figures for 31 March 2010) at
company headquarters in Schöneck and four other business locations in
Berlin, St. Ingbert, Plzen (CZ) and Basel/Riehen (CH). GK SOFTWARE AG can
list well-known German and foreign retail companies among its customers,
including Galeria Kaufhof, Parfümerie Douglas, Coop (Switzerland), EDEKA,
Hornbach, JYSK Nordic, Lidl, Netto Marken- Discount and Tchibo. The
software is currently being used in 29 countries at 73,000 POS units in
approx. 19,000 stores in Germany and abroad. The company has grown rapidly
during the past few years and its sales revenues totaled EUR 23.3 million
in 2009. GK SOFTWARE AG achieved EBIT of EUR 4.9 million (EBIT margin of
20.1% on total operating revenue). The two founders and Management Board
members, Rainer Gläß (CEO) und Stephan Kronmüller (CTO), in conjunction
with the Management Board members Ronald Scholz (COO) and André Hergert
(CFO), have made GK SOFTWARE AG a profitable company with strong growth
since 1990.
Further information about the company: www.gk-software.com.
GK SOFTWARE AG
Dr. René Schiller
Tel.: +49 (0)37464-84-264
Fax: +49 (0)37464-84-15
E-Mail: [email protected]
17.06.2010 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Media Release distributed by DGAP.
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Language: English
Company: GK Software AG
Waldstraße 7
08261 Schöneck
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)3 74 64 84 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)3 74 64 84 - 15
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.gk-software.com
ISIN: DE0007571424
WKN: 757142
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, München, Stuttgart
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