DGAP-News: Homag Group AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM Annual general meeting of HOMAG Group AG 08.05.2015 / 16:25 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual general meeting of HOMAG Group AG Dividend increases to EUR 0.40 Freudenstadt/Schopfloch, May 8, 2015. At the annual general meeting of HOMAG Group AG in Freudenstadt, the shareholders present seconded the proposal of the management and supervisory boards to increase the dividend from EUR 0.35 in the prior year to EUR 0.40. The management board and the supervisory board were exonerated. A total of around 200 shareholders took part in the general meeting, representing 81 percent of the share capital. Ralph Heuwing, CEO and cross-board representative as CFO of Dürr AG, emphasized in his speech on fiscal year 2014 that the HOMAG Group had returned a record sales revenue. In addition, Heuwing reported that integration into the Dürr Group was progressing as planned. He also confirmed all of the forecasts made to date for 2015, which project further growth of the HOMAG Group's order intake and sales revenue, coupled with a proportionately larger increase in net profit. - - - - - - - - - - Background information With its 15 specialized production companies, 23 group sales and service companies and approximately 60 exclusive sales partners worldwide, HOMAG Group AG's position as a complete system supplier is unique. Backed by a workforce of some 5,700 employees worldwide, the Company sees itself as the leading global manufacturer of plant and machinery for the woodworking and wood materials processing industry and cabinet makers active in the production of furniture and construction elements as well as timber frame houses. The Group also offers its customers a wide range of services, including software and consulting services. Since October 2014 HOMAG Group AG is a member of the Dürr Group. Disclaimer This press release contains certain statements relating to the future. Future-oriented statements are all those statements that do not pertain to historical facts and events or expressions pertaining to the future such as "believes", "estimates", "assumes", "forecasts", "intend", "may", "will", "should" or similar expressions. Such future-oriented statements are subject to risks and uncertainty since they relate to future events and are based on current assumptions of the Company, which may not occur in the future or may not occur in the anticipated form. The Company points out that such future-oriented statements do not guarantee the future; actual results including the financial position and the profitability of the HOMAG Group as well as the development of economic and regulatory framework conditions may deviate significantly (and prove unfavorable) from what is expressly or implicitly assumed or described in these statements. Even if the actual results of the HOMAG Group including the financial position and profitability as well as the economic and regulatory framework conditions should coincide with the future-oriented statements in this announcement, it cannot be guaranteed that the same will hold true in the future. Information: HOMAG Group AG Kai Knitter Head of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Phone: +49 7443 13-2461 [email protected] www.homag-group.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 08.05.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Homag Group AG Homagstr. 3-5 72296 Schopfloch Germany Phone: +49 (0)7443 / 13 - 0 Fax: +49 (0)7443 / 13 - 2300 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.homag-group.com ISIN: DE0005297204 WKN: 529720 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 355255 08.05.2015