Apr 26, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Lenzing AG resolved to distribute a dividend of Euro 2.50 per share for the 2011 fiscal year (compared to Euro 1.55 per share for the previous fiscal year). The dividend payment has been scheduled for April 25, 2012, with April 23, 2013 set as the ex-dividend day, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network.. Furthermore, Astrid Skala-Kuhmann was elected to the Supervisory Board for the first time. The lawyer with a doctoral degree in law is considered to be an experienced expert on Asia, and served as the Country Director for China at the local office of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) in Beijing during the period 2005-2011. The Supervisory Board mandates of Helmut Bernkopf, Josef Krenner, Martin Payer, Andreas Schmidradner and Veit Sorger were all extended for a further three years. The Supervisory Board mandate of Walter Lederer ended when his term of office expired. The company expresses its thanks to him for many years of constructive cooperation. Accordingly, the Supervisory Board now consists of Michael Junghans, Helmut Bernkopf, Josef Krenner, Martin Payer and Patrick Prügger as well as Andreas Schmidradner, Astrid Skala-Kuhmann and Veit Sorger. Today’s Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting also adopted a resolution discharging the members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board for the 2011 fiscal year. Deloitte Audit Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH, Vienna, was appointed as the auditor of the annual accounts and the consolidated financial statements for the 2012 fiscal year. The subsequent constituent meeting of the new Supervisory Board elected Michael Junghans as Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Veit Sorger to serve as the Deputy Chairman. The Lenzing Group supplies the global textile and nonwovens industry with high-quality man-made cellulose fibers and is the leading supplier in many business-to-business markets. The portfolio ranges from dissolving pulp, standard and specialty cellulose fibers to high-quality plastic polymer products and engineering services.