Investor Relations Activities
Vonovia SE is committed to transparent, ongoing dialogue with its shareholders and potential investors. We have continued with our road shows and meetings in 2022, both as virtual and face-to-face events. In the first six months of 2022, Vonovia participated in a total of 16 investors’ conference days and organized 14 roadshow days.
In addition, numerous one-on-one meetings, video conferences and conference calls were held with investors and analysts to keep them informed of current developments and special issues. The following topics in particular dominated the meetings held in the first half of 2022: inflation, energy prices, interest rates, the capital structure and sustainability.
We will continue to communicate openly with the capital market. Various road shows, conferences and participation in investor forums have already been planned. Information can be found in the Financial Calendar on our Investor Relations website.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Vonovia SE was held as a virtual event on April 29, 2022. The shareholders approved all of the resolution proposals put forward by the Supervisory Board and the Management Board as required. They also formally approved the actions of the Supervisory Board (98.03% of the votes) and the Management Board (99.87% of the votes) for the 2021 fiscal year with a large majority.
The Annual General Meeting approved the dividend proposal of € 1.66 made by the Supervisory Board and the Management Board, which corresponds to a dividend yield of 3.4% based on the closing price for 2021 of € 48.50. In a year-on-year comparison, this corresponds to an increase of € 0.08 – taking into account the increased number of shares due to the capital increase. Shareholders were free to choose between a cash dividend and a scrip dividend. 47.85% opted for a dividend in the form of shares.
A total of 72.48% of the company’s share capital was represented.
Analyst Assessments
As of June 30, 2022, 24 international analysts were publishing research studies on Vonovia. The average target share price was € 53.30, Of these analysts, 83% issued a “buy” recommendation, with 13 % issuing a “hold” recommendation and 4% a “sell” recommendation.