Munich, February 23, 2010 – At today’s meeting to adopt the annual accounts, the Supervisory Board and Management Board of ATOSS Software AG agreed to invite the AGM on April 30 to approve a further 14% increase, raising the dividend from EUR 0.44 to EUR 0.50. At a dividend rate of 50% of the earnings per share, shareholders will once again benefit from a substantial stake in the company’s success.
ATOSS, the Munich-based specialist in workforce management, once again achieved a record performance in 2009 despite the recession and set new records for the fourth year in succession. The company posted an operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 5.5 million (previous year: EUR 5.0 million) on sales of EUR 29.1 million (previous year: EUR 26.9 million). The AGM will now be invited to approve a 14% increase in the dividend, lifting the pay-out from EUR 0.44 to EUR 0.50 per share, equivalent to a dividend yield of approximately 4%.