Dividends, shares and shareholders
Dividend policy
The Management Board of Apator SA declares that it will annually recommend to the general meeting of shareholders the payment of dividends not exceeding 75% of Apator SA’s net profit generated in the previous financial year, taking into account the Apator Group’s development prospects, its current and future financial position, market conditions and investment plans. In its recommendation to the general meeting of shareholders, the Management Board will, on each occasion, take into account in particular the following significant factors:
- investment needs arising from the implementation of the strategy, including the acquisition policy and available financing methods,
- the Apator Group’s liquidity requirements, depending on current and expected market and regulatory conditions,
- the amount of current and anticipated commercial and financial liabilities, including potential restrictions arising from financing agreements.
The Management Board anticipates the possibility of paying interim dividends.
Dividends per share for the year
Apator has been paying dividends to its shareholders continuously since 2001!
Basic information about the company’s shares
The share capital amounts to
PLN 3,264,707.30
and is divided into
32,647,073 shares
- 7,317,385, registered preference shares, with voting rights in a ratio of 1:4
- 25,329,688, ordinary bearer shares
The above shares entitle their holders to cast 54,599,228 votesat the general meeting of shareholders. All bearer shares are admitted to trading on the stock exchange under the continuous trading system.
Shareholder structure
Shareholders holding at least 5% of the total number of votes at the general meeting of shareholders
| Shareholders | Registered shares | Bearer shares | Total number of shares | Number of votes | Share of capital | Share of votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadeusz Sosgórnik together with the subsidiary Stella AMP Family Foundation*
(Stella AMP Family Foundation) | 1,680,000 | 198,000
| 1,878,000 | 6,918,000
| 5.75%
| 12.66%
|
| Mariusz Lewicki | 1,187,376 | 1,170,624 | 2,358,000 | 5,920,128 | 7.22% | 10.84% |
| PTE Allianz Polska** | 0 | 4,545,864 | 4,545,864 | 4,545,864 | 13.92% | 8.32% |
| Danuta Guzowska | 954,214 | 566,065 | 1,520,279 | 4,382,921 | 4.66% | 8.02% |
| Zbigniew Jaworski | 766,348 | 807,024 | 1,573,372 | 3,872,416 | 4.82% | 7.09% |
| Apator Mining sp. z o.o.*** | 0 | 3,600,000 | 3,600,000 | 3,600,000 | 11.03% | 6.59% |
| Kazimierz Piotrowski together with a closely related person | 664,774 | 159,181 | 823,955 | 2,818,277 | 2.52% | 5.16% |
| Other shareholders | 2,083,803 | 14,262,820 | 16,345,623 | 22,598,032 | 50.05% | 41.25% |
| Total**** | 7,326,515 | 25,320,558 | 32,647,073 | 54,626,618 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
* Tadeusz Sosgórnik together with a subsidiary (Stella AMP Family Foundation (in the process of being established)) within the meaning of the Public Offering Act.
**) Shareholdings of PTE Allianz Polska S.A. as at 28 February 2023 and 18 May 2023, determined on the basis of a notification from PTE Allianz Polska S.A. dated 5 January 2023. The figure as at 28 February covers the combined holdings in the accounts of Allianz OFE, Allianz DFE and Drugie Allianz OFE, whilst the figure as at 18 May 2023 covers, respectively, shares held in the account of Allianz OFE (following the liquidation of Drugie Allianz OFE and the transfer of its assets to Allianz OFE) and Allianz DFE. Furthermore, according to information from PTE Allianz Polska S.A. dated 12 May this year, following the liquidation of the Second Allianz OFE, 4,539,876 shares were recorded in the Allianz OFE account, representing a 13.91% stake in the Company’s share capital, which entitles the holder to exercise 4,539,876 votes from shares constituting an 8.31% share of the total number of votes at the Company’s General Meeting.
*** 188 Roździeńskiego Street, 40-203 Katowice, email: biuro@apator-mining.com.pl, tel: +48 32 784 23 50, fax: +48 32 258 20 48
**** The total figure includes the shares held by T. Sosgórnik together with its subsidiaries (under the Act on Public Offerings)