The LPKF Share

Performance of LPKF shares in the 2022 financial year compared to the TecDax and SDAX

LPKF Key Share Figures

*2022: Annual General Meeting recommendation

Dividend

In general, the company is planning to propose to the Annual General Meeting that 30% to 50% of the free cash flow be distributed as a dividend. The current corporate situation, economic developments and potential investments, acquisitions or disposal of assets could all lead to a deviation from this policy.

From the perspective of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board, investments in LPKF's innovative technologies are essential in the current situation to enable sustainable and profitable growth in the coming years. For this reason, the Management Board and the Supervisory Board will propose to the Annual General Meeting on May 17, 2023 that no dividend be paid for the 2022 financial year. The financial resources from the unappropriated profit are to be used specifically for the development and commercialization of future technologies.
 

Investor Relations Activities 2022

The goal of our investor relations work is to achieve an appropriate valuation of LPKF shares on the capital market. In addition, we aim to sustainably strengthen shareholder confidence through transparent communication and to continually improve the tradability of the share through high liquidity.

We achieve this through ongoing, open dialog with all capital market participants, but especially with our shareholders. In terms of professional market participants, the focus is on fund managers, family offices, asset managers and investment fund analysts, as well as banks/brokers and their sales and research teams. In addition, we maintain contact with our private shareholders, which also includes our employees. 

To keep our target groups comprehensively informed, we use different instruments:
•    Financial Reports
•    Conference Calls
•    Analyst meetings
•    Roadshows
•    Capital market conferences
•    Capital Markets Day, last in September 2022
•    Podcasts
•    Press and social media relations

LPKF carried out a wide range of investor relations activities in 2022. In particular, the digital circulation of content was improved. For example, the Capital Markets Day in September 2022 was held in a hybrid format so that institutional investors could participate in the event both locally and remotely. In addition, two podcasts were produced to provide a deeper insight into our company and its divisions. 

LPKF participated in several capital market conferences in 2022. These included the Equity Forum in Frankfurt, the German Corporate Conference of Berenberg and Goldman Sachs in Munich, and the CIC Markets Forum of Credit Mutuel in Paris. In addition to the conferences, there were a large number of one-on-one meetings with investors and analysts. The main event in investor communications was the Capital Markets Day held at the end of September, which gave investors an insight into all aspects of LPKF. In addition, new formats such as virtual round tables and podcasts were used to increase LPKF's own visibility. Furthermore, four conference calls were held following the publication of the annual financial statements for 2021 and quarters 1 to 3 of 2022.
 

LPKF shares are covered and rated by the following institutions:

•    Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG
•    Warburg Research
•    Stifel Europe Bank AG
•    HSBC – coverage terminated at the end of 2022