SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday in Betzdorf, Luxembourg.

The shareholders approved all proposed resolutions, notably the company's 2016 accounts and the proposed dividend of EUR 1.34 per A-share, which will be paid to shareholders on 26 April 2017.

Shareholders elected Kaj-Erik Relander, entrepreneur and independent advisor to different investment companies, to the Board of SES. They further renewed the mandates of Marc Beuls, Marcus Bicknell, Ramu Potarazu, Anne-Catherine Ries and Jean-Paul Zens for a new three-year term.

Following the shareholders’ meeting, the Board of Directors re-elected Mr Romain Bausch as Chairman as well as Mr François Tesch and Mr Jean-Paul Zens as Vice Chairmen.