The course being steered by the board was met with great acclamation and approval at the shareholders meeting of Borussia Dortmund Limited & Co. Joint Stock Company. The shareholders were able to look back upon 2015/2016 as "an incredibly successful business year".
Thomas Treß
"Our company's success story continues" stressed the head of the Supervisory Board, Gerd Piper, something which the shareholders are involved in. "Whoever invested €11 at the time of the stock market flotation and has since participated in all capital increases, he or she is now seeing a return on his or her investment", clarified the head of the board, Hans-Joachim Watzke, since the average price of all issue values, weighted from the stock market flotation in October 2000 until today, amounts to €4.83. The vast majority of BVB shareholders have been in credit for years in any case. On Monday morning, BVB stock was valued at €5.73. Watzke said to the investors: "I also stood before you once with 82 cents. Across the last ten years, we have gone about our work seriously and tenaciously."
Executive Director Thomas Treß reiterated the figures that had already been pronounced at the Financial Statement Press Conference: The highest annual revenue in the club's history at €376.3 million, a profit in the group of €29.4 million (€5.5 million the previous year), and an operating profit in the group before interest, tax and deductions (EBITDA) of €86.7 million. Treß declared: "Our income must rise in future, if we want to remain competitive."
"Our feet are firmly planted in Borgisplatz"
Hans-Joachim Watzke
Hans-Joachim Watzke sees "great opportunities for growth" in the future, pointing out the new television rights deal from summer 2017 ("We will receive a large sum from that, a mid-size eight figure amount"), the new UEFA Champions League format the year thereafter, and also acknowledged the process of internationalisation: "We are still at the beginning of that." At the same time, the BVB boss was keen to emphasise that "our feet are firmly planted in Borgisplatz. It is our home. we will never become a purely commercial club, and will continue to keep our ticket prices 'social'. Rises greater than the rate of inflation are not on the cards. We would rather get the money from the Far East."
Borussia Dortmund remains a down-to-earth club. "I am proud that we have become one of the largest employers in Dortmund", said Watzke and thanked 800 "highly motivated employees". Fan care has had its number of full-time employees increased from seven to ten. Watzke spoke of "preventive work that is a hugely important part of our societal responsibilities".
BVB shareholders were paid a dividend of €0.06 per share for the 2015/16 business year. The board was then ratified by an overwhelming majority. Boris Rupert
Thomas Treß, Hans-Joachim Watzke, Gerd Pieper
Ballot results
Approval of the financial statement for the Year 15/16:
99,98 Percent Approval Resolution regarding the use of accumulated profits from the year 15/16:
99,82 Percent Approval Resolution regarding the ratification of the personally liable shareholder 15/16:
99,88 Percent Approval Resolution regarding the ratification of the Supervisory Board 15/16:
99,75 Percent Approval Choice of Auditor and Group Auditor 16/17:
99,92 Percent Approval Resolution regarding the approval of the profit transfer agreement of the group with best travel dortmund ltd.:
99,97 Percent Approval Resolution regarding the approval of the change to the control and profit transfer agreement of the group with BVB Merchandising ltd.: 99,98 Percent Approval
