The ordinary Annual General Meeting of SolarWorld AG in Bonn was attended by about 750 shareholders and shareholders’ representatives. They consented to all agenda items and a significant majority granted approval of the acts of the Management and Supervisory Boards.
In order to maintain dividend continuity, the Management and Supervisory Boards proposed to the Annual General Meeting that € 0.09 (2010: € 0.19) be paid per no-par value share entitled to dividends. The Annual General Meeting approved the dividend payout. As a result, the dividend shall be issued on May 25, 2012 for the twelfth consecutive year.
The full agenda at this year's Annual General Meeting made for a tight schedule. As a result of the current competitive situation, the open debate featured a lively discussion. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Frank Asbeck, SolarWorld AG CEO commented this as follows: “Now more than ever, we value direct contact with our shareholders at the Annual General Meeting highly.”