The Annual General Meeting of Carlsberg A/S took place today, Thursday 30 March 2017.
The General Meeting approved the following:
The Annual Report 2016 as well as the Supervisory Board's proposal regarding the distribution of the profit for the year, including a dividend of DKK 10.00 per share.
Discharge of the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board in respect of the duties performed during the year.
The proposal from the Supervisory Board for adjusted Remuneration Guidelines for the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board.
The proposal from the Supervisory Board of the remuneration of the Supervisory Board for 2017.
The proposal from the Supervisory Board to have company announcements prepared in English only and to amend the Articles of Association accordingly.
The proposal from the Supervisory Board to abolish the use of the Danish Business Authority's IT system for convening and announcing annual general meetings and to amend the Articles of Association accordingly.
As proposed by the Supervisory Board, Flemming Besenbacher, Lars Rebien Sørensen, Richard Burrows, Donna Cordner, Cornelis (Kees) van der Graaf, Carl Bache, Søren-Peter Fuchs Olesen, Nina Smith and Lars Stemmerik were re-elected as members of the Supervisory Board (Elisabeth Fleuriot did not accept re-election). As proposed by the Supervisory Board, Nancy Cruickshank was elected as a new member of the Supervisory Board.
As proposed by the Supervisory Board, the auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab, was elected as auditor.
At a subsequent board meeting, the Supervisory Board elected Flemming Besenbacher as Chairman and Lars Rebien Sørensen as Deputy Chairman.
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Carlsberg A/S is one of the world's leading beer producers. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- beer production and sales: 101 million hectoliters sold in 2023 primarily under the Carlsberg and Tuborg brands;
- production, bottling, and distribution of non-alcoholic beverages: carbonated beverages, energy drinks, and mineral waters (24.1 million hectoliters sold in 2022).
At the end of 2023, the group had 71 breweries located in Denmark, in the United Kingdom (3), in Poland (3), in Germany (3), in Western Europe (6), in China (26), in Asia (14), and in Central/Eastern Europe (15).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Western Europe (50.7%), Asia (31.7%), Eastern and Central Europe (17.6%).