Autoliv declares increased dividend
(Stockholm, February 16, 2016) — Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV, and SSE: ALIV sdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 58 cents per share for the second quarter 2016, an increase of 2 cents per share from the previous level.
The dividend will be payable on Thursday, June 2, 2016 to Autoliv shareholders of record on the close of business on Wednesday, May 18. The ex-date will be Monday, May 16 for holders of the common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Tuesday, May 17 for holders of Swedish Depository Receipts (SDRs) listed on the NASDAQ OMX, Stockholm.
Stockholders AGM
As previously announced, the Board of Directors has set Tuesday May 10, 2016 as the date for the Annual General Meeting of Stockholders to be held in Chicago, IL, USA.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 14, 2016 will be entitled to be present and vote at the 2016 Annual Meeting. Notice of the 2016 Annual Meeting will be delivered to the holders of record in late March.
All of the directors with terms expiring at the 2016 Annual Meeting (i.e. Robert Alspaugh, Aicha Evans, Leif Johansson, David Kepler, Franz-Josef Kortüm, Xiaozhi Liu, George Lorch, Kazuhiko Sakamoto and Wolfgang Ziebart) will be nominated for re-election at the 2016 Annual Meeting.
Inquiries:
Thomas Jönsson, Vice President Corporate Communications. Tel: +46 (8) 58 72 06 27
About Autoliv
Autoliv, Inc., the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, develops and manufactures automotive safety systems for all major automotive manufacturers in the world. Together with its joint ventures, Autoliv has close to 80 facilities with more than 60,000 employees in 27 countries. In addition, the Company has ten technical centers in nine countries around the world, with 20 test tracks, more than any other automotive safety supplier. Sales in 2015 amounted to US $9.2 billion. The Company's shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ALV) and its Swedish Depository Receipts on the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm (ALIV sdb). For more information about Autoliv, please visit our company website at www.autoliv.com.
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