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PRESS RELEASE
APPROVAL OF A GROSS DIVIDEND OF EUR 3.66 PER SHARE
The Annual General Meeting, which took place today, approved Sofina's statutory financial statements relating to financial year 2025, including the appropriation of the result and the distribution of a gross dividend of EUR 3.66 per share, representing a 4.57% increase compared to the previous year.
The dividend will be payable by Euroclear against detachment of coupon nr. 29 on 29 May 2026 (ex-date: 27 May 2026 and record date: 28 May 2026).
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS AND RENEWAL OF MANDATES
The Annual General Meeting appointed Mr. Charles Peugeot as independent director and Union Financière Boël SA (represented by Mr. Pascal Hubinont) as director, both for a period of three years.
The Meeting also renewed the mandates of Ms. Michèle Sioen, Mr. Leslie Teo and Mr. Rajeev Vasudeva as independent directors for respective periods of two, four and three years, and the mandate of Mr. Felix Goblet d'Alviella as director for a period of three years.
The Meeting further acknowledged the retirement of Mr. Nicolas Boël as director for health reasons.
The mandate of the Statutory Auditor, Ernst and Young (represented by Mr. Christophe Boschmans and Ms. Sarah Dupuis), was renewed for a period of three years.
CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR SUCCESSION
As previously announced, Mr. Dominique Lancksweert retired as Chairman of the Board, having reached the statutory age limit. In recognition of his longstanding contribution, Mr. Lancksweert has been appointed Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Following the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, Ms. Charlotte Strömberg assumed the role of Chair of the Board of Directors and Ms. Catherine Soubie that of Vice-Chair.
ESTIMATED NAV PER SHARE AT 31 MARCH 2026
Answering a question from a shareholder, the Company disclosed that the estimated Net Asset Value (NAV) per share at 31 March 2026 stands at EUR 304.861, stable (- 0.30%) compared to 31 December 2025.2 This estimate has not been reviewed by the Statutory Auditor. The NAV evolution is mainly driven by the provision for the dividend and directors' fees, compensated by the strengthening of the EUR versus USD on the upside. The estimated NAV for the first half of 2026 will be released with Newsletter #18 on 22 July 2026.
Ex-dividend date 27 May 2026 Dividend record date 28 May 2026 Dividend payable 29 May 2026
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Annual report 2026 24 March 2027 Annual General Meeting 2027 13 May 2027 at 3pmSofina is a Belgian investment company, listed on Euronext Brussels. Sofina's mission is to partner with leading entrepreneurs and families, backing them with patient capital and supportive advice to foster sustainable growth of their businesses. Relationships and alignment are at the heart of what we do. Sofina has investments in Europe, Asia and the United States in various sectors, with a particular focus on Consumer and retail, Digital transformation, Education, Healthcare and life sciences, as well as Sustainable supply chains. For more information, please visit https://www.sofinagroup.com
Dirk Delmartino, Head of Communications
E-mail: info@sofinagroup.com and dirk.delmartino@sofinagroup.com Tel: +32 2 551 06 11 - Mob: +32 470 61 49 65
1Based on 35,458,783 shares outstanding as at 31 March 2026.
2 To produce this number, the Company took into account the impact of (i) foreign exchange evolution since the beginning of the year; (ii) the share price evolution of its listed assets held directly and indirectly; (iii) the Q4 2025 reports from its Private Funds' managers received after the closing of its 2025 financial statements; and (iv) the dividend liability and the liability for directors' fees to be paid in May 2026.