Toekomstbeeld schreef op 13 augustus 2018 13:00:
Nog eventjes ter herinnering.....!
Marc Zwartsenburg – ING
Let's take my questions one by one, otherwise you might forget one. First of all, to start on the dividend, can you confirm that the progressive dividend commitment for 2018 is also beyond 2018, also given the condition, whatever the equity position is. Do you expect equity to be
possible positive already by year-end? But even in the case that the equity is negative – maybe you have to do an additional write-down –
would you still then confirm that the dividend is
progressive in 2018 onwards? Herna Verhagen – CEO PostNL:
The aim has not changed, so the aim is to pay progressive dividend. For 2018 we always said that we can pay a progressive dividend because for one year we have a higher pay-out ratio than the 75% of underlying net cash income. We expect our consolidated equity to be positive by the end of 2018.
For 2019 and 2020 we also reiterate the ambition to pay a progressive dividend and that can be paid out – as Pim already said – out of our normal earnings in cash.