DGAP-Adhoc

XING AG: XING AG Executive Board proposes an increased regular dividend and payment of a special dividend

DGAP-Ad-hoc: XING AG / Key word(s): Dividend XING AG: XING AG Executive Board proposes an increased regular dividend and payment of a special dividend 23-Feb-2017 / 07:50 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Hamburg, 23 February 2017 - On the basis of the company's preliminary unaudited figures for the 2016 fiscal year the Executive Board of Hamburg-based XING AG (ISIN DE000XNG8888) today resolved to put forward a proposal to the Supervisory Board to increase the regular dividend by 33 percent from EUR 1.03 per share to EUR 1.37 per share. The Executive Board also resolved to propose to the supervisory board an additional special dividend distribution of EUR 1.60 per share. XING's liquid assets of EUR 83.0 million as of the end of 2016 and its cash-generative business model enable it to pay out a special dividend without compromising its continued growth strategy.

After approval of the audited consolidated financial statements by the
Supervisory Board, the dividend distribution proposal is to be presented to
the Annual General Meeting for resolution. Subject to approval by the
Supervisory Board at its plenary meeting to be held on 21 March 2017, and
the respective shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting to be
held on 16 May 2017, the total dividend payment will amount to around EUR
16.7 million.

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Language:	English
Company:	XING AG
	Dammtorstraße 30
	20354 Hamburg
	Germany
Phone:	[phone]
Fax:	[phone]
E-mail:	[e-mail]
Internet:	www.xing.com
ISIN:	DE000XNG8888
WKN:	XNG888
Indices:	TecDAX
Listed:	Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange

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