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Gemalto announces voting results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

​​​​Amsterdam, May 21, 2015 - Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM"), held today in the Netherlands, approved all the resolutions proposed by the Board.

Among these resolutions were:

  • Adoption of the Company's 2014 financial statements.
     
  • Distribution of a cash dividend of €0.42 per share in respect of the financial year 2014. The time schedule related to the dividend payment will be as follows:
    May 26, 2015:  Ex-dividend date, i.e. the date as of which shares are traded without the right to the dividend.
    May 27, 2015:  Dividend record date, i.e. the date on which the positions of the shareholders need to be recorded as per close of business in order to be entitled to the distribution.
    May 28, 2015:  Payment date of dividend.

    Gemalto shares will trade ex-dividend as from the beginning of the trading session on May 26, 2015. Holders of Gemalto shares on May 26, 2015 who would not have previously sold their shares will be able to freely trade their shares on the stock exchange as from such date and will not need to block their shares until the payment date of the dividend to benefit from such dividend.
     

  • Appointment of Mr. Joop Drechsel as Non-executive Board member, as well as the reappointment of Mr. Alex Mandl and Mr. John Ormerod as Non-Executive Board Members.
     
  • Renewal of the authorization of the Board to repurchase shares in the share capital of the Company as well as extension of authorization of the Board to issue shares and to grant rights to acquire shares in the share capital of Gemalto with or without pre-emptive rights accruing to shareholders.

The agenda and other relevant detailed information concerning the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders are available on the Company's investor website at http://www.gemalto.com/investors/agm/agm-2015​.

Contacts:

Investor Relations
Gabriel Rangoni
+33 6 14 26 69 56
gabriel.rangoni@gemalto.com

Winston Yeo
+33 6 29 47 08 14
winston.yeo@gemalto.com

John Lineberger
+1 512 940 0023
john.lineberger@gemalto.com

Corporate Communication
Isabelle Marand
+33 6 14 89 18 17
isabelle.marand@gemalto.com

Media Relations Agency
Suzanne Bakker
+31 6 1136 8659
suzanne.bakker@citigateff.nl

Edi Cohen
+31 6 2151 7820
edi.cohen@citigateff.nl

 

Contact
Vanessa Viala - Digital Identity & Security Press Officer
+33 6 07 34 00 34 vanessa.viala@thalesgroup.com