THEAssembly of the shareholders of Leonardo approved the budget 2022, closed with strong growth in margins, and the proposed distribution of dividend 2022, equal to 0,14 euro per share. The members also elected the new board of directors and appointed president Stefano Pontecorvo. Even if the match wasn't as heated as for Enel, it was still a race to the last vote to place their candidates.
Flat seating in Piazza Affari for the Italian defense giant, the title moves around parity.
Leonardo's new board of directors
THEassembly, after setting the number of members at 12 and setting the term of office at three years, renewed the top management. Beyond Pontecorvo for the office of president, e crawlers for that of managing director, the new board is composed of: Trifone Altieri, Giancarlo Ghislanzoni, Enrica Giorgetti, Dominique Levy, Francesco Macrì, Cristina Manara, Marcello Sala, Silvia Stefini, Elena Vasco, Steven Wood. The list presented by the shareholder Ministry of the Economy and Finance - the largest shareholder with approximately 30,2% of Leonardo's share capital - obtained the majority of votes (approximately 48%), while the list presented by a group of shareholders (GreenWood, Sachem and Banor) holding a total of approximately 1,5%, obtained the minority of votes (42%) during the vote. Defeat, thus, the Assogestioni list which in turn had run for the minority positions with the names of Giuseppe Guizzi, Patrizia Michela Giangualano, Marco Annunziata and Nicoletta Corrocher.
The meeting also determined i compensation: 90.000 euros gross per year for the president and 80.000 euros gross per year for each of the other directors. The report on the remuneration policy and on the fees paid was approved.
Dividend 2022
The Assembly approved the proposed distribution of a dividend from the profit for the year 2022 equal to 0,14 euro per share, with reference to each ordinary share that will be outstanding on the ex-coupon date, excluding treasury shares in portfolio on that date, without prejudice to the regime of those which will actually be assigned, by virtue of the incentive plans in force, in the current year. The dividend will be payable starting from 24 May 2023, with a record date (i.e. the date of entitlement to payment of the dividend) 23 May 2023 and subject to detachment of coupon no. 13 on 22 May 2023.
