HAMBURG (dpa-AFX) - The forklift truck manufacturer Jungheinrich wants its shareholders to participate in its business growth in 2023 with a higher dividend. The Board of Management is proposing a dividend of 0.75 euros per preference share, the company announced in Hamburg on Thursday. According to Jungheinrich, this would be the highest dividend paid by the family-owned company, which was founded in 1953 and went public in 1990. A year ago, 0.68 euros per share was paid. However, analysts had expected an even higher increase in the dividend for 2023.

The preference shares only account for just under half of Jungheinrich's capital. The rest are ordinary shares, which are owned by the heirs of the company's founder./lew/mis