OVB Holding AG: 2025 Annual General Meeting ap-proves dividend increase and confirms strategic coursers

• Shareholders approve all agenda items by a large majority
• Dividend increased by 11.1 per cent to EUR 1.00 per share
• Significant revenue growth in the Group and further increases in the number of clients and financial advisors underscore the progress of the "OVB Excellence 2027" strategy

Cologne, 18 June 2025 – Today's Annual General Meeting of OVB Holding AG (ISIN: DE0006286560) saw shareholders approve all items on the agenda by a clear majority. 

As in the previous two years, the Annual General Meeting was held as an in-person event at the Dorint Hotel am Heumarkt in Cologne in the immediate vicinity of the company's headquarters.

In his speech to the AGM, CEO Mario Freis highlighted OVB's dynamic development over the past five years since 2020 and explained the key success factors and strengths of the OVB business model. He also expressed his confidence: “Our stable foundation, resilience and adaptability have enabled us to pursue a dynamic growth path even against a backdrop of considerable uncertainty, challenges and change. As an adaptable, resilient and stable European company, we will continue to be successful even in the challenging environment in which we currently find ourselves.”

“OVB Excellence 2027” strategy being implemented

The CEO discussed the implementation of the long-term corporate strategy in his speech and sees OVB well positioned to continue its organic and dynamic growth. The company will keep an eye out for opportunities to pursue inorganic growth at the same time. 

Significant dividend increase approved

As proposed by the committees, the Annual General Meeting approved a significant dividend increase of 11.1 per cent to EUR 1.00 per share. OVB will thus pay a dividend of EUR €14.3 million in total.
In addition, formal approval of the actions of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board was given for the 2024 financial year. KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Düsseldorf, was again appointed as the auditor of the annual financial statements and of the sustainability report for the current financial year. The remuneration report that was presented and the remuneration system for the Executive Board and 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 headquartered 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, customer-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 6,349 full-time financial advisors serving 4.76 million clients. OVB Holding AG and its subsidiaries generated brokerage income of EUR 408.6 million and EBIT of EUR 20.3 million in 2024. OVB Holding AG has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard, ISIN DE0006286560) since July 2006.