DGAP-Adhoc: TUI AG: TUI updates dividend policy effective for dividend payouts from 2021 onwards
DGAP-Ad-hoc: TUI AG / Key word(s): Dividend Hanover, 11.12.2019. TUI's Executive Board, with the Supervisory Board's approval, has today decided to update the Group's dividend policy as one element of TUI's revised capital allocation framework. The new policy will be applied for the first time for Financial Year 2020 (1 October 2019 - 30 September 2020), i.e. for dividend payments from 2021 onwards. For Financial Year 2019 (1 October 2018 - 30 September 2019), we will submit a dividend proposal to the Annual General Meeting scheduled for 11 February 2020 of €0.54 per share, which remains in line with our current dividend policy (dividend per share growth in line with Underlying EBITA¹ at constant currency). From Financial Year 2020 onwards, the Group's dividend policy will change as follows: - a core dividend payout of 30 - 40% of the Group's Underlying EAT2 with - a dividend floor (minimum payout) of €0.35 per share. While the new dividend policy is expected to result in lower payouts, the dividend floor guarantees shareholders a minimum payout irrespective of the market environment of the tourism industry and subsequent impacts on Underlying EAT2. Based on TUI's share price at the end of Financial Year 2019, the dividend floor would represent a dividend yield of 3.3% p.a. The new dividend policy is one element of TUI's updated capital allocation framework which reflects our financial priorities as follows: This updated capital allocation framework will provide TUI Group with increased flexibility as it facilitates investments in our strategic initiatives and future growth opportunities, as well as an attractive dividend to shareholders, underpinned by a solid and robust financial structure. As from FY 2020, we will be using the indicator 'Underlying EBIT', which is more common in the international sphere, for our management system. Underlying EBITA will therefore no longer be used as a KPI. We define the EBIT in underlying EBIT as earnings before interest, taxes and expenses for the measurement of the Group's interest hedges. Unlike the previous KPI EBITA, EBIT by definition includes amortisation of goodwill. Should any goodwill impairments arise in future, they would therefore be adjusted for in the reconciliation to underlying EBIT. In this respect, the amount carried for underlying EBIT will correspond to the amount previously carried for underlying EBITA. ANALYST & INVESTOR ENQUIRIES
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Language: | English |
Company: | TUI AG |
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4 | |
30625 Hannover | |
Germany | |
Phone: | +49 (0)511 566-1425 |
Fax: | +49 (0)511 566-1096 |
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ISIN: | DE000TUAG000 |
WKN: | TUAG00 |
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