<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marel is committed to being open and transparent in all matters, and that includes information related to shares. View our latest results, see a rundown of the largest shareholders, and learn more about our dividend policy.</span></p>
Marel hf. is listed on Nasdaq OMX Iceland under the symbol MARL.
Nominal value of each share is one ISK. Shareholders are around 2,500.
Marel had approximately 2,500 shareholders at year-end 2018 whereby Eyrir Invest hf. is Marel’s largest shareholder. In total the ten largest shareholders held 67.2% of the total issued shares and thereof the Icelandic pension funds held 41.4% of Marel’s issued share capital.
Marel shares were the most actively traded on NASDAQ Iceland in 2018 and the free float was 72%.
Rank | Shareholders | Type | Shares | % |
1 | Eyrir Invest hf. | Investment company | 190,366,838 | 27.89 |
2 | Lífeyrissjóður verslunarmanna | Pension fund | 66,454,042 | 9.74 |
3 | Gildi - lífeyrissjóður | Pension fund | 44,432,561 | 6.51 |
4 | Lífeyrissjóður starfmanna ríkisins A-deild | Pension fund | 32,976,000 | 4.83 |
5 | Birta lífeyrissjóður | Pension fund | 26,332,534 | 3.86 |
6 | MSD Partners Luxembourg S.á.r | Investment company | 24,600,000 | 3.60 |
7 | Smallcap World Fund Inc. | Asset management | 15,019,281 | 2.20 |
8 | Stapi lífeyrissjóður | Pension fund | 14,628,455 | 2.14 |
9 | Frjálsi lífeyrissjóðurinn | Pension fund | 13,074,289 | 1.92 |
10 | Festa - lífeyrissjóður | Pension fund | 13,050,588 | 1.91 |
11 | Teleios Global Opportunities | Asset management | 12,268,468 | 1.80 |
12 | Landsbankinn - safnreikningur 1 | Bank - custody account | 11,772,189 | 1.72 |
13 | Stefnir - ÍS 15 | Asset management | 11,466,165 | 1.68 |
14 | Lífeyrissjóður starfmanna ríkisins B-deild | Pension fund | 11,201,280 | 1.64 |
15 | Almenni lífeyrissjóðurinn | Pension fund | 10,539,220 | 1.54 |
16 | Stefnir - ÍS 5 | Asset management | 10,468,824 | 1.53 |
17 | Brú - lífeyrissjóður starfsmanna sveitarfélaga | Pension fund | 7,523,631 | 1.10 |
18 | Lífsverk lífeyrissjóður | Pension fund | 6,339,312 | 0.93 |
19 | Söfnunarsjóður lífeyrisréttinda | Pension fund | 6,168,994 | 0.90 |
20 | Landsbankinn hf. | Bank | 5,579,874 | 0.82 |
Top 20 total | 534,262,545 | 78.27 | ||
Others |
129,203,709 | 18.93 | ||
Marel hf.* | 19,119,667 | 2.80 | ||
Total issued shares | 682,585,921 | 100.000 |
*The EGM on 22 November 2018 approved all proposals presented by the board. There were two proposals on the meeting’s agenda. The meeting approved that the Company’s share capital shall be reduced by ISK 52,983,076 nominal value, from ISK 735,568,997 to ISK 682,585,921 nominal value. The reduction will be executed by way of cancelling 52,983,076 of the Company‘s own shares of ISK 1 each, in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 2/1995 on Public Limited Companies.
The EGM also approved an authorization for the Company to initiate a formal share buyback program that complies with the provisions of the Act on Securities Transactions No. 108/2007 and appendix to Regulation on Insider Information and Market Manipulation No. 630/2005. The Company may purchase up to 34,129,296 shares in total under the program, corresponding to 5% of the share capital. For further information, please see Marel’s announcement on 22 November 2018.
Marel’s dividend policy was first disclosed at Marel’s annual general meeting in March 2011. Over the past five years, the dividend payout ratio has been between 20-30%.
Year of payment (for previous year of operations) | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014* | 2013 |
Dividend per share EUR cents | 2.14 | 1.58 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 0.97 |
Dividend yield, %** | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.5% | - |
1.2%
|
Payout ratio, %*** | 20% | 20% | 30% | - |
20.%
|
Ex. Dividend date | Mar 3 | Mar 3 |
Mar 5
|
- |
Mar 7
|
Record date |
Mar 6 |
Mar 4
|
Mar 6 | - |
Mar 11
|
Payment date |
Mar 23 | Mar 23 | Mar 27 | - | Apr 5 |
*No dividend was paid 2014 for the operational year 2013.
**Dividend yield, %: Dividend per share / Price per share at previous year-end
***Payout Ratio: Total dividend paid / Net income of previous year
<p>Each Marel annual general meeting is one of the most important events in the company’s calendar. The AGM enables shareholders to discuss performance, make proposals, vote, and agree upon the company’s future objectives, ambitions and direction.</p>
At year-end 2017, there were 735.6 million Marel shares issued, all in one class. Of the total share capital base, Marel holds 5.68% or 41.7 million treasury shares. During the year, Marel purchased 22.2 million treasury shares for a total amount of EUR 63.5 million to be used as a payment for potential future acquisitions.
Marel sold 0.9 million treasury shares for EUR 2.5 million to the management of Sulmaq as part of Marel‘s acquisition of Sulmaq. The sold shares are subject to a lock-in period of 18 months from the date of closing which was August 31, 2017. Marel also sold 1.1 million treasury shares for a total amount of EUR 1.2 million to fulfill employees’ stock option schedules. Stock options are granted to management and selected key employees. At the end of 2017 granted and unexercised stock options totaled 9.9 million shares, of which 1.7 million were exercisable at the end of 2017. The remainder will become vested in the years 2018 to 2021.
At the company’s 2014 annual general meeting, shareholders authorized the Board of Directors to increase the company’s share capital by 35 million shares to fulfill stock option agreements. This authorization is valid for five years following its adoption.
Number of shares | Shareholders | % | Shares | % |
1 - 9,999 |
1,432
|
64.91 | 4,789,114 |
0.69
|
10,000 - 99,999 | 586 | 26.56 | 17,080,691 |
2.46
|
100,000 - 9,999,999 |
174
|
7.89 | 164,737,564 | 23.74 |
10,000,000 - 99,999,999 | 13 | 0.59 | 316,847,564 | 45.67 |
100,000,000 and more | 1 | 0.05 | 190,366,838 | 27.44 |
Total without treasury shares | 2,206 | 100.00 | 693,821,771 | 100.00 |