HKFoods AGM approves dividend and board composition

HKFoods Plc's Annual General Meeting (AGM), held on April 22, 2026, in Turku, approved the company's financial statements and discharged the Board of Directors and CEO from liability for 2025. The meeting decided to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.08 per share for the 2025 financial year. The remaining profit will be recorded in retained earnings from previous years.

The AGM also authorized the Board of Directors to decide, at its discretion, on the distribution of funds from the reserve for invested unrestricted equity, up to a maximum of EUR 0.07 per share. This authorization is valid until the beginning of the next AGM.

The number of board members was set at eight. Jari Mäkilä, Lauri Sipponen, Terhi Tuomi, Ilkka Uusitalo, and Sami Yski were re-elected. Mirel Leino-Haltia, Juha-Pekka Ojala, and Ellen Rydbeck were elected as new ordinary members until the end of the 2027 AGM. Following the AGM, Ilkka Uusitalo was elected Chair and Jari Mäkilä Vice Chair.

Remuneration for board members remained unchanged, with the Chair receiving EUR 70,000 and other ordinary members EUR 30,000 annually. A portion of the remuneration will be paid in company shares and the rest in cash. Ernst & Young Oy was elected as the auditor until the end of the 2027 AGM, with Ernst & Young Oy also chosen as the sustainability reporting assurer.