ASML discloses 2021 AGM results
April 29 2021 - 11:00AM
ASML discloses
2021 AGM results
Veldhoven, the Netherlands, 29 April 2021 – ASML Holding NV
(ASML) today announces the results of its Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders (AGM) held on April 29, 2021.
At the AGM, ASML’s statutory financial statements for the 2020
financial year were adopted.
In addition, the following items were approved:
- Proposal to adopt a final dividend
payment of €1.55 per ordinary share, which, together with the
interim dividend paid on November 13, 2020, leads to a total
dividend for 2020 of €2.75 per ordinary share
- Discharge of the members of the
Board of Management and the Supervisory Board from liability for
their responsibilities in the 2020 financial year
- The maximum number of shares
available for the Board of Management
- Proposals to adopt certain
adjustments to the remuneration policy for the Board of Management
and the Supervisory Board
- Proposal to appoint Ms B. Conix as a
member of the Supervisory Board
- The appointment of KPMG as the
external auditor for the 2022 reporting year
- Proposal to authorize the Board of
Management for a period of 18 months as of April 29, 2021: (i) to
issue shares or grant rights to subscribe for ordinary shares in
the capital of the company, limited to 5% of the issued share
capital of the company at the time of the authorization; (ii) to
issue an additional 5% of the issued share capital only in
connection with mergers, acquisitions and / or (strategic)
alliances; and (iii) to authorize the Board of Management to
restrict or exclude the pre-emption rights in connection with any
such issuance, all subject to the approval of the Supervisory
Board
- Proposal to extend the existing
authority of the Board of Management to acquire a maximum of 20% of
ASML’s issued share capital through October 29, 2022, subject to
the approval of the Supervisory Board. The shares can be acquired
at a price between the nominal value of the shares acquired and
110% of the average market price for these securities on the
Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange or Nasdaq stock market. The AGM
also authorized the cancellation of up to 20% of ASML’s issued
share capital as of April 29, 2021.
A positive advisory vote was also cast on the remuneration
report for the ASML Board of Management and Supervisory Board for
the 2020 financial year.
The following subjects were also discussed at the AGM:
- ASML’s business, financial situation
and sustainability
- ASML’s reserves and dividend
policy
- The composition of the Supervisory
Board in 2022: Terri Kelly and Hans Stork will retire by rotation
per the 2022 AGM
- The composition of the Board of
Management: Frits van Hout retired per the 2021 AGM, upon expiry of
his term of appointment. As a result, the Board of Management
consists of five members per the AGM 2021.
The presentation given at the AGM and the recording of an audio
webcast are available at www.asml.com.
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About ASML ASML is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of
chip-making equipment. Our vision is a world in which semiconductor
technology is everywhere and helps to tackle society’s toughest
challenges. We contribute to this goal by creating products and
services that let chipmakers define the patterns that integrated
circuits are made of. We continuously raise the capabilities of our
products, enabling our customers to increase the value and reduce
the cost of chips. By helping to make chips cheaper and more
powerful, we help to make semiconductor technology more attractive
for a larger range of products and services, which in turn enables
progress in fields such as healthcare, energy, mobility and
entertainment. ASML is a multinational company with offices in more
than 60 cities in 16 countries, headquartered in Veldhoven, the
Netherlands. We employ more than 28,000 people on payroll and
flexible contracts (expressed in full time equivalents). ASML is
traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML. More
information about ASML, our products and technology, and career
opportunities is available on www.asml.com.
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