COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE
Curno, le 27 avril 2007
L'Assemblée des actionnaires de BREMBO s'est tenue aujourd'hui au siège de la société et a délibéré sur :
- l'approbation du rapport annuel de 2006 et le dividende brut de 0,24 € (+ 14,3 %);
- l'autorisation d'acheter et de vendre ses propres actions;
- la prolongation de la mission de PricewaterhouseCoopers en tant qu'auditeur indépendant jusqu'en 2012, conformément à la loi 262/2005;
- l'adoption de nouveaux statuts mis à jour selon les dispositions requises de la loi 262/2005.
Rapport annuel et répartition des bénéfices
L'Assemblée des actionnaires de BREMBO, présidée par Alberto Bombassei, qui s'est tenue aujourd'hui au siège de la société a approuvé le rapport annuel au 31 décembre 2006 et la distribution d'un dividende brut de 0,24 € (+ 14,3 %) pour chaque action en circulation.
Dividend will be paid starting from 10 May 2007, by using coupon no. 15, on 7 May.
Net consolidated revenues for 2006 amount to € 806.0 million, up 13.3% over previous year. Net profit is € 42.9 million, up 6.0%.
The Parent Company Brembo S.p.A. net profit is € 20.2 million and the Shareholders resolved on the following allocation:
- to the extraordinary reserve € 3.1 million;
- to non-distributable reserve pursuant to art. 6 c. 2 of Law.38/2005 € 1.1 million;
- to the Shareholders a dividend of € 0.24 per each outstanding share, for a total amount of 16.0 million.
Buy-back program
The Shareholders resolved to renew the buyback plan which allows the Board of Directors to buy and sell during the next 18 months, up to 1.44 million shares, at a price not lower than € 0.52 and not higher than € 15.00, for the following reasons:
a) Use of own shares for potential acquisitions and/or commercial agreements with strategic partners as part of the expansion strategy of the Group;
b) Stabilization of the share price in case of lack of liquidity on the stock market;
c) Carrying out a possible stock-option plan in favour of top management.
Up to now the Company does not have any own share.
Extension of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A. appointment as independent auditors until 2012, according to law 262/2005 (Saving Law);
According to the provisions of Law 262/2005 the Shareholders approved the proposal of the Board of Directors to extend PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A. appointment as independent auditors of the annual report until 2012, for a total mandate of nine years.
Extraordinary meeting: adoption of a new Articles of Association updated with the provisions required by law 262/2005
In extraordinary meeting the Shareholders resolved to adopt a new Articles of Associations updated in accordance with the provisions required by Law 262/2005 concerning the appointment and composition of the Board of Directors and Statutory Auditors and the appointment of a manager responsible of establishing and maintaining an adequate internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors met at the end of the Shareholders' Meeting and appointed the Group C.F.O. - Corrado Orsi - as manager responsible of establishing and maintaining an adequate internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting, with attribution of relevant powers according to art. 27-bis of Articles of Association.
The financial results for the first quarter 2007 will be examined and approved by the Board of Director on coming 14 May.
For further information:
Investor Relations
Orsi Corrado
Tel. +39 035 605 884
Fax +39 035 605 518
Roberto Vavassori
Tel. +39 035 605 223
e-mail: [email protected]
Media Relations:
Gianfranco De Marchi
Tel. +39 035 605 708
Fax +39 035 605 273
e-mail: [email protected]
Internet website: www.brembo.com