The Board of Directors regularly assesses whether the capital structure of Chr. Hansen is in shareholders’ best interests. The Board of Directors is committed to maintaining leverage consistent with a solid investment-grade credit profile while returning excess cash to shareholders either through ordinary and extraordinary dividends or through share buy-back programs.

Our Dividend Policy

The Company’s dividend policy is a payout ratio of 40-60% of net profit. The dividend proposed depends on the Board of Directors' assessment of factors such as business development, growth strategy and financing needs, and there can be no assurance that in any given year a dividend will be proposed or declared.

Capital allocation principles

Cash returned to shareholders

Dividend per share history

For the financial year 2017/18, the Board of Directors proposes, subject to the approval of the Annual General Meeting, to pay an ordinary dividend of EUR 0.87 (DKK 6.47) per share - or EUR 114 million.