Agfa Gevaert : Annual General Meeting of Agfa-Gevaert NV
May 10, 2016 at 08:12 am EDT
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Mortsel - Belgium
May 10, 2016 2:00 PM CET
At Agfa-Gevaert's Annual General Meeting today, the 2015 financial statements, the remuneration report, the allocation of the result and the discharge of directors and auditors were approved.
Furthermore, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren (B001), Prins Boudewijnlaan 24d, B-2550 Kontich, as Statutory Auditor of the Company were appointed for another three year period. Consequently, this mandate shall terminate immediately after the General Meeting that will consider the approval of the financial statements of the financial year ending on December 31, 2018. KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren will be represented by Mr. Harry Van Donink. The General Meeting has resolved to fix the remuneration of the Statutory Auditor for the audit of the annual accounts, for the entire period of the appointment, at 211,000 Euro per year.
Finally, the General Meeting approved, in accordance with article 556 of the Companies Code, the change-of-control provisions, as stipulated in (a) the Facility Agreement dated July 17, 2015 with BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV, ING Belgium SA/NV and KBC Bank NV on the one hand and Agfa-Gevaert NV, Agfa Graphics NV and Agfa HealthCare NV on the other hand, and (b) the Amended and Restated Finance Contract of September18, 2015, with the European Investment Bank on the one hand and Agfa-Gevaert NV on the other hand.
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Agfa-Gevaert NV is one of the world leaders in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of imaging systems and products. Net sales break down by sector of activity as follows:
- Radiology solutions (36.9%). Agfa-Gevaert NV supplies radiology departments of hospitals all over the world with traditional X-ray film, hardcopy film and printers, digital radiography equipment and image processing software. Agfa's roots are in traditional medical imaging, but in today's healthcare market, digital radiography has become the dominant technology. All Agfa's digital radiography systems are offered with the company's leading MUSICA image processing software and its MUSICA workstation for image identification, acquisition and quality control;
- Digital Print & Chemicals (35.6%). Agfa-Gevaert NV supplies sign & display printing companies with a range of highly productive and versatile wide-format inkjet printers and dedicated inks, in addition to workflow software, cutting machines and inkjet media. Agfa produces classic film-based products, such as film for non-destructive testing and aerial photography, as well as microfilm and film for the production of printed circuit boards;
- HealthCare IT (21.6%). Agfa-Gevaert NV offers Imaging IT Solutions (The Enterprise Imaging platform creates a true imaging record for every patient, containing all possible images of the patient, regardless of the department and the facility that created them), Hospital IT Solutions (the leading Hospital Information System /Clinical Information System ORBIS, connects medical departments and administrative departments of hospitals into one virtual network), and Integrated Care Solutions (these solutions support collaboration across the borders of care organizations and medical disciplines and enable hospitals to actively engage with all stakeholders in the expanded care process, including physicians, informal care-givers and patients) ;
- Offset solutions (5.9%). Agfa-Gevaert NV is a leading supplier to the printing industry, offering innovative and reliable solutions. Commercial, newspaper and packaging printers around the globe rely on Agfa for the most extensive range of integrated solutions, from computer-to-plate systems with digital offset plates over color management and workflow optimization software to pressroom chemicals.