Leifheit Aktiengesellschaft: Management and Supervisory Board change dividend policy and propose special dividend

Leifheit Aktiengesellschaft  / Key word(s): Dividend30.03.2016 12:33Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmittedby DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Ad hoc notice in accordance with section 15 German Securities Trading Act(WpHG)Leifheit AG: Management and Supervisory Board change dividend policy andpropose special dividendNassau/Frankfurt, March 30, 2016 - At its meeting today, the Management andthe Supervisory Board of Leifheit AG decided to change the company'sdividend policy. In principle the dividend policy furthermore provides fordistributing around 75% of the net result for the period or the free cashflow of a financial year to the shareholders as ordinary dividends. Inaddition Management and Supervisory Board will in future consider thedistribution of special dividends, if year-end Group liquidity exceeds theexpected liquidity needs for potential M&A activities and for seasonalfluctuations of working capital in the amount of approx. 55 million Euros,as well as for dividends pay-out.Based on this new dividend policy and in view of the company's goodliquidity situation, Management and Supervisory Board decided in itstoday's meeting accordingly to propose in addition to an increased ordinarydividend of Euro 2.00 (previous year: Euro 1.80) per share a specialdividend of Euro 0.75 per no-par-value bearer share to the Annual GeneralMeeting on 25 May 2016.The company is publishing details on the financial statements 2015 and theannual financial report 2015 on 31 March 2016 at 9.00 a.m.Contact:Leifheit AGD-56377 +49 2604 97721830.03.2016 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language:     EnglishCompany:      Leifheit Aktiengesellschaft              Leifheitstraße              56377 Nassau / Lahn              GermanyPhone:        02604 977-0Fax:          02604 977-340E-mail:       :     www.leifheit.comISIN:         DE0006464506WKN:          646450Listed:       Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated              Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,              Munich, Stuttgart End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------