Annual General Meeting of 3U HOLDING AG resolves payment of a record dividend of 3.20 euros per share

  • 3U enables its shareholders to participate disproportionately in the company’s success
  • All items on the agenda received a broad majority
  • New Supervisory Board member elected
  • Optimistic outlook for the full year confirmed

ay 2023 – The Annual General Meeting of 3U HOLDING AG (ISIN DE0005167902) today approved the distribution of a record dividend of 3.20 euros per share. This means that more than two thirds of the Group’s 2022 earnings will be paid. 3U pursues a reliable dividend policy based on continuity. Since 2017, Marburger Holding has been enabling its shareholders to participate in the company’s success. The dividend is paid on the third business day after the resolution on the appropriation of profits, this year on 19 May at the latest. All shareholders who own 3U shares on the day of the resolution by the Annual General Meeting are entitled to dividends.

All decision proposals on the agenda received a broad majority. The members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board were also discharged by a large majority, the remuneration report was approved and Ebner Stolz GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft was confirmed as auditor for the 2023 financial year.

Three of the four Supervisory Board members were re-elected, including the previous Chairman, Ralf Thoenes, and his Deputy, Stefan Thies. After Mr Jürgen Beck-Bazlen was no longer available for another term on the Supervisory Body, the General Meeting elected Mr Lenard Lange, Managing Director of TOMPAT Invest GmbH, Munich, as a new member of the Supervisory Board. Mr Lange is an expert in IT security and digitalisation. He also brings industry experience from the areas of information and telecommunications technology. Besides his involvement with 3U, the native of Marburg does not currently hold any other Supervisory Board mandates. Michael Schmidt continues to be a member of the controlling body of 3U HOLDING AG.

In the report of the Management Board and in the detailed answers to the questions and comments of the shareholders and shareholders’ associations, the successful sale of weclapp SE in the previous financial year as well as the consistent strategy and the promising growth prospects of 3U were highlighted, among other things. The Management Board confirmed the forecast for the current year, expecting strong organic sales growth as well as a good result.

For further information:

Dr. Joachim Fleïng
Investor Relations
3U HOLDING AG
Tel.: +49 (0)6421 999-1200
Fax.: +49 (0)6421 999-1222
email: ir@3u.net

About 3U:

3U HOLDING AG (www.3u.net), based in Marburg, Germany, was founded in 1997. As the operating management and investment holding company, it heads up the 3U Group. With a view to increasing the value for the shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers and all stakeholders, the company acquires, operates and sells companies in the three segments of ITC (Information and Telecommunications Technology), Renewable Energies and SHAC (Sanitary, Heating and Air Conditioning Technology). The 3U Group operates successfully and profitably with its business models in mega trends in all three segments and is striving to attain market leadership in particular with its e-commerce business model. 3U HOLDING AG shares are traded on XETRA, Tradegate and on German regional stock exchanges (ISIN: DE0005167902; identifier: UUU).

“Very high” technical quality and user-friendliness: 3U online trading portal selfio.de among the “Top Shops” by COMPUTERBILD and Statista for the sixth time

  • selfio.de once again among the best-rated e-commerce shops in the home technology sector – top ranking of previous years confirmed
  • Do-it-yourselfers find support for renovation projects at selfio

Marburg, 8 May 2023 – selfio.de, the leading online shop for home technology products in the 3U HOLDING AG Group (ISIN DE0005167902), has once again been ranked among Germany’s best online shops by COMPUTER BILD magazine and the market research portal Statista. selfio.de, which specialises in home technology for do-it-yourselfers, has thus been awarded a prize in this competition for the sixth time in a row. The e-commerce shop of the 3U subsidiary ranks among the 39 Top Shops 2023 in the “Home Technology” segment. As in the previous year, the testers rated the “technical quality” and “user-friendliness” as “very high”. The extensive range of home technology products as well as innovative solutions for saving energy in combination with reliable customer service and unique advice is a common thread running through the entire market presence of 3U e-commerce, which is one of the central strategic focuses of the 3U Group.

“The criteria of technical quality and user-friendliness are extremely important to us. With the current rating, customers and experts certify that we reliably meet these requirements. At the same time, we take the award as an incentive to continue working on improving our online platform,” says Roger Moore, Managing Director of Selfio GmbH, and adds: “With our strategic focus on solutions for energy efficiency and climate-friendly home technology, we want to convince our customers through precisely these criteria – user-friendliness and technical quality. With our sales approach and our marketing, we are successfully setting the tone here.”

The longlist for this year’s ranking included 7,000 online shops. Marketplace providers, B2B shops and shops with a purely foreign-language presence were not evaluated. Shops that only offer digital goods or focus on subscriptions and contracts were also not considered. To qualify for the detailed study, the remaining portals also had to achieve a certain minimum reach or belong to the Top Shops 2022.

A total of 79 characteristics were examined in the detailed study. These included subjective features such as the assessment of the appearance and clarity within the scope of an online survey. Objective features such as delivery times and payment options were tested by 24 independent testers. This resulted in a total of 120,000 test points.

The list of the 1,150 Top Shops 2023 is divided into nine categories: As in the previous year, “Car, Bicycle, Motorcycle”, “Office, Technology & Media”, “Leisure, Games & Hobbies”, “Garden & Handicrafts”, “Food & Health”, “Fashion & Accessories”, “Sport & Outdoor”, “Universal Suppliers” and “Living” are represented. The categories are again divided into several segments.

Grades: “Technical quality” was rated as “excellent” for 15 of the 39 top shops in the “home technology” segment, “very high” for 20, and “high” for four. Ease of use was “excellent” for 14 participants, “very high” for 17, and “high” for eight.

Further Information:
Dr. Joachim Fleing
Investor Relations
3U HOLDING AG
Tel.: +49 6421 999-2211
Fax: +49 6421 999-1222
E-Mail: ir@3u.net

About 3U:
3U HOLDING AG (www.3u.net) has its headquarters in Marburg, Germany, and was founded in 1997. It is the operating management and investment holding company at the head of the 3U Group. For the purpose of increasing value for its shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers and all stakeholders, it acquires, operates and sells companies in the three segments ITC (Information and Telecommunications Technology), Renewable Energies and SHAC (Sanitary, Heating and Air Conditioning Technology).The 3U Group has successful and profitable business models based on megatrends in all three segments and is striving to achieve leading positions in the market, in particular with its e-commerce business area.
3U HOLDING AG’s shares are traded on XETRA, Tradegate and on the German regional stock exchanges (ISIN: DE0005167902; identifier: UUU).