At their Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Betzdorf, Luxembourg today, shareholders of SES S.A. (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) approved all resolutions put to the meeting.
The AGM notably approved the company´s 2011 accounts and the proposed dividend of EUR 0.88 per A-share, which will be paid to shareholders and holders of SES FDRs on April 25th, 2012.
Shareholders also elected Pr. Dr. Miriam Meckel and Mr. Conny Kullman as new members of the Board. Pr. Dr. Miriam Meckel is Professor for Corporate Communications and Director of the Institute for Media Management and Communication at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). Mr. Conny Kullman was Director General and CEO of Intelsat Ltd. in Bermuda from 2001 to 2005 and Chairman of Intelsat until his retirement in 2006.
Following the shareholders´ meeting, the new Board of Directors elected René Steichen as Chairman and François Tesch and Jean-Paul Zens as Vice Chairmen.
About SES
SES is a world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of 50 geostationary satellites. The company provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators and business and governmental organisations worldwide.
SES stands for long-lasting business relationships, high-quality service and excellence in the broadcasting industry. The culturally diverse regional teams of SES are located around the globe and work closely with customers to meet their specific satellite bandwidth and service requirements.
SES (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) holds participations in Ciel in Canada and QuetzSat in Mexico, as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. Further information under: www.ses.com
