At Agfa-Gevaert's Annual General Meeting today, all the voting points on the agenda were approved. These included the approval of the 2012 financial statements, the allocation of the result as well as the discharge of directors and auditors.
The shareholders also approved the reappointment of CRBA Management BVBA, with permanent representative Christian Reinaudo, and of Mercodi BVBA, with permanent representative Jo Cornu, as members of the Board of Directors. Furthermore, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren, as Statutory Auditor of the Company, was reappointed for another three year period.
Finally, the shareholders approved the remuneration report and the proposal that for the financial years 2013 and 2014, and even though the target variable compensation of the members of the Executive Management reaches up to 30% of their total remuneration, the complete variable remuneration of the members of the Executive Management will be based on performance criteria that have been determined in advance and that can be measured objectively over a period of one year.
Viviane Dictus
Director Corporate Communication
Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel - Belgium
tel+32 (0) 3 444 7124
fax+32 (0) 3 444 4485
viviane.dictus@agfa.com
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.