OVB Holding AG: 2026 Annual General Meeting confirms dividend and highlights robust operational performance in a challenging environment

• Shareholders approve all proposed resolutions by a large majority
• Dividend of EUR 0.75 per share approved

Cologne, 12 June 2026 – The Annual General Meeting of OVB Holding AG (ISIN: DE0006286560) today approved by a large majority all the resolutions proposed by the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board. As in the previous year, the Annual General Meeting was held as an in-person event at the Dorint Hotel am Heumarkt in Cologne.

In his speech, CEO Mario Freis described how the 2025 financial year had been characterised by a persistently challenging market environment. In doing so, he emphasised the ongoing high need for private pension provision and the important role that personalised and integrated financial advice plays in this. He also highlighted OVB’s strategic development, particularly through the systematic expansion of digital solutions and the use of artificial intelligence.

Freis pointed out that 2025 presented a mixed picture, but looked ahead to 2026 with a sense of perspective: “The OVB Group demonstrated its operational resilience and continued to develop in the 2025 financial year in a challenging environment. Our revenue continues to grow, we are continuing to expand our client and financial advisor base and we have a sustainable business model. 

Dividend payout approved

The Annual General Meeting approved the proposal put forward by the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board to pay a dividend of EUR 0.75 per share for the 2025 financial year. The total dividend therefore amounts to around EUR 10.7 million.

By approving this payout, OVB is looking to pay an attractive dividend and to enable shareholders to participate in the company’s operational performance despite the decline in earnings.

In addition, formal approval of the actions of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board was given for the 2025 financial year. KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Düsseldorf, was reappointed as the auditor of the annual financial statements and – subject to regulatory requirements – of the sustainability report. The remuneration report and the revised remuneration schemes for the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board were also approved by the Annual General Meeting.

Attendance and further information

A total of 97.00 per cent of the voting capital was represented at the Annual General Meeting. All voting results and the full speech by the CEO can be found on the OVB website at:

www.ovb.eu/investor-relations.html

About the OVB Group

The OVB Group, with its holding company headquarters in Cologne, is one of Europe’s leading financial advisory groups. Since its foundation in 1970, OVB’s business activities have focused on providing long-term, comprehensive and, above all, client-oriented financial advice to private households. OVB works with more than 100 high-performance providers and fulfils its clients’ individual needs with competitive products – from basic protection for financial security and property/asset insurance to pensions, asset generation and wealth management. 

OVB currently operates in 16 European countries. It has 6,558 full-time financial advisors serving 4.94 million clients. OVB Holding AG and its subsidiaries generated brokerage income of EUR 437.2 million and EBIT of EUR 10.6 million in 2025. OVB Holding AG has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard, ISIN DE0006286560) since July 2006.