EKTAY - Elekta's Board of Directors proposes additional dividend of SEK 0.90 per share
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STOCKHOLM , March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) proposes an extra dividend for the fiscal year 2019/20.
According to the communication in connection with the ordinary dividend, the Board announced that Elekta may propose an additional dividend so that the total dividend for the fiscal year 2019/20 is in line with the previous annual level. The proposal is based on the Board's assessment of the conditions in the form of the general economic outlook and the development of Covid-19.
The Board proposes an extra dividend of SEK 0.90 per share, which corresponds to approximately SEK 344 million . Together with the ordinary dividend, which was paid in September, the total dividend for the fiscal year 2019/20 would amount to SEK 1.80 per share, corresponding to SEK 688 M (688) and 64 (57) percent of the year's net profit.
The Board intends to call the shareholders to an Extraordinary General Meeting in April 2021 for a decision on the additional dividend.
* Figures in parentheses refer to the dividend for the fiscal year 2018/19.
For further information, please contact:
Cecilia Ketels , Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +46 76 611 76 25, e-mail: cecilia.ketels@elekta.com
Time zone: CET (Central European Time)
Mattias Thorsson , Head of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
Tel: +46 70 865 8012, e-mail: Mattias.Thorsson@elekta.com
Time zone: CET: Central European Time
This is information that Elekta AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication at 16:15 CET on March 11, 2021 . (REGMAR)
About Elekta
For almost five decades, Elekta has been a leader in precision radiation medicine. Our more than 4,000 employees worldwide are committed to ensuring everyone in the world with cancer has access to - and benefits from - more precise, personalized radiotherapy treatments. Headquartered in Stockholm , Sweden, Elekta is listed on NASDAQ Stockholm Exchange. Visit elekta.com or follow @Elekta on Twitter.
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Company Name: | Elekta AB ADR |
Stock Symbol: | EKTAY |
Market: | OTC |
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