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Annual General Meeting of Encavis AG approves cash dividend of EUR 0.24 per share as well as alternatively the subscription of shares at a ratio of 35:1 and elects Dr. Marcus Schenck to the Supervisory Board

Hamburg, June 15, 2019 - The Annual General Meeting of the SDAX-listed Hamburg-based solar and wind park operator Encavis AG (Prime Standard; ISIN: DE0006095003 / WKN: 609500), approved a further increase in the cash dividend to EUR 0.24 per share (previous year: EUR 0.22) with an acceptance rate of 92.96 %. This is already the seventh consecutive increase of the dividend, moving towards a target dividend of EUR 0.30 in the year 2021. For the sixth time in a row, shareholders can choose to receive a cash dividend of EUR 0.24, new shares at a ratio of 35:1 (for 35 existing shares the shareholder receives one new share) or a combination of both options.

The payment of the cash dividend of EUR 0.24 per dividend-bearing share as well as the delivery of the new shares in the shareholders' securities accounts is scheduled for June 18, 2019.

The Annual General Meeting elected Dr. Marcus Schenck to the Supervisory Board of Encavis AG with the approval of 99.78 %. Dr. Schenck is currently a partner at Perella Weinberg Partners in London and has impressive experience in the banking and energy sectors as Chief Financial Officer of E.ON and Deputy CEO of Deutsche Bank as well as a partner at Goldman Sachs. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Maubach, who resigned from his office as a member of the Supervisory Board of Encavis AG at the end of this Annual General Meeting.

"We are delighted to have won Dr. Schenck, a proven expert in the energy and finance sector, for the Supervisory Board of Encavis AG", Dr. Manfred Krüper, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, welcomed the newly elected Supervisory Board colleague and once again thanked Prof. Maubach in particular for his commitment and personal dedication to Encavis AG, both as a member of the Management Board as well as a member of the Supervisory Board.

About Encavis:
Encavis AG (Prime Standard; ISIN: DE0006095003 / WKN: 609500) is a producer of electricity from renewable sources listed in the SDAX of Deutsche Börse. As one of the leading Independent Power Producers (IPPs), Encavis acquires and operates solar power plants and (onshore) wind farms throughout Europe. The plants for sustainable energy generation generate stable returns through guaranteed feed-in tariffs (FIT) or long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs). Within the Encavis Group, Encavis Asset Management AG specialises in the area of institutional investors. Encavis Technical Services GmbH is the Group's own service unit for the technical management of solar parks.

Further information on the company can be found at www.encavis.com
 

Contact:

Encavis AG
Grosse Elbstrasse 59
D-22767 Hamburg

Jörg Peters
Head of Investor Relations & Public Relations
Tel.: + 49 40 37 85 62-242
Fax: + 49 40 37 85 62-129
E-Mail: joerg.peters@encavis.com