Ringmetall SE (ISIN: DE000A3E5E55), a leading international specialist supplier in the packaging industry, held its Annual General Meeting virtually in Munich on June 16th. At the time of the vote, 75.94 percent of the company's share capital of EUR 29,069,040.00 was represented, up from 70.7 percent in the previous year. All agenda items received high approval, reflecting shareholder confidence in the company's direction.
Despite a persistently challenging economic environment, the company increased its consolidated revenue by 7.3 percent to EUR 187.7 million in the 2025 financial year, primarily driven by acquisitions made in the previous year and during the financial year. However, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) decreased by 3.1 percent to EUR 23.0 million, compared to EUR 23.7 million in the prior year. This decline was attributed to a one-off effect included in the previous year, the weak US dollar, and subdued bag-in-box business.
The Annual General Meeting voted in favor of a dividend payment of EUR 0.10 per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous year, reflecting the company's overall solid development. In addition to standard agenda items such as the appropriation of retained profit, discharge of the Management Board and Supervisory Board, election of the auditor, and approval of the remuneration report, shareholders voted on the creation of new authorized capital in 2026 for cash and non-cash capital increases, with the option to exclude subscription rights. Concurrently, existing authorized capitals from 2018 and 2021 were abolished, and the Articles of Association were amended accordingly.
The percentage approvals for each agenda item were as follows: Agenda item 2 (appropriation of retained profit) received 99.90 percent; Agenda item 3a (discharge of Management Board) 98.29 percent; Agenda item 3b (discharge of Supervisory Board) 97.80 percent; Agenda item 4 (election of auditor) 98.61 percent; Agenda item 5 (approval of remuneration report) 99.90 percent; Agenda item 6 (creation of authorized capital) 92.07 percent; and Agenda item 7 (amendment of Articles of Association) 95.23 percent.
Christoph Petri, CEO of Ringmetall SE, commented, "2025 was a year of significant strategic steps for us, especially in the Liner business unit, which we have significantly strengthened through several acquisitions. We will continue on this path in 2026. Even though the market environment remains challenging, we remain confident about the further development."
Further information on the agenda items of the Annual General Meeting as well as on the Ringmetall Group and its affiliated subsidiaries can be found at www.ringmetall.de. The original release is available on www.newmediawire.com.
