Place de cotation: Bruxelles
- Francfort - Londres - Zurich - Amsterdam - Luxembourg - Virt-x - Johannesburg
Indice: SMI
- STOXX 600
Richemont is one of the
world’s leading luxury goods groups, with particular strengths in terms
of jewellery, luxury watches and writing instruments.
The Group encompasses
several of the most prestigious names in the industry including Cartier,
Van Cleef & Arpels, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger-LeCoultre,
IWC, Dunhill and Montblanc.
http://www.richemont.com/
09/10/06
Richemont Acquires Fabrique D'Horlogerie Minerva SA
Richemont,
the Swiss luxury goods group, is pleased to announce that it has acquired
Fabrique d’Horlogerie Minerva SA in a private transaction from G. P. P.
International SA, Luxembourg.
The
watch brand Minerva was established by Charles Robert in 1858 and is based
in Villeret, Switzerland. It has 22 employees and is today specialized
in the development and manufacturing of high end mechanical movements.
The
transaction will have no material impact on Richemont's consolidated net
assets and will not have any impact on profitability for the year ending
31 March 2007.
Trading
Statement for the five months ended August 2006
Geneva,
14 September 2006
The
Annual General Meeting of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA will
be held later today in Bellevue, Geneva, Switzerland.
At
that meeting, shareholders are expected to approve the proposals of the
Board of Directors for the approval of the financial statements and the
appropriation of retained earnings. An ordinary dividend of € 0.60
per Richemont unit has been proposed, an increase of 20 per cent compared
to the prior year. In addition, a special dividend of € 0.50 per unit
will be payable for the second year running, bringing the total dividend
for the year to € 1.10 per unit. A further press release will be issued
immediately after the meeting to confirm the decision.
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