The Annual General Meeting of Carlsberg A/S took place today Thursday 26 March 2015.
The General Meeting approved the following:
The Annual Report 2014 as well as the Supervisory Board's proposal regarding the distribution of the profit for the year, including a dividend of DKK 9.00 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 the remuneration of the Supervisory Board for 2015.
The proposal from the Supervisory Board for an amended Remuneration Policy for the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board, including general guidelines for incentive programmes for the Executive Board.
As proposed by the Supervisory Board Flemming Besenbacher, Richard Burrows, Donna Cordner, Elisabeth Fleuriot, Cornelius (Kees) van der Graaf, Carl Bache, Søren-Peter Fuchs Olesen, Nina Smith and Lars Stemmerik were re-elected as members of the Supervisory Board. As proposed also by the Supervisory Board, Lars Rebien Sørensen was elected as a new member of the Supervisory Board.
As proposed by the Supervisory Board, the auditing firm KPMG Statsautoriseret Revisions-partnerselskab was elected as auditor.
At a subsequent Board Meeting, the Supervisory Board elected Flemming Besenbacher as chairman and Lars Rebien Sørensen as deputy chairman.
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%).