ASML Reveals 2026 AGM Results

ASML shareholders approved the chip-equipment maker’s 2025 accounts, dividend plan and a slate of board and governance proposals at the company’s annual meeting on April 22 in Veldhoven. (asml.com) The company said investors backed a final dividend of €2.70 a share. Combined with three interim payments of €1.60 each, that brings ASML’s total 2025 dividend to €7.50 a share. (asml.com) Shareholders also approved the reappointment of Terri Kelly and An Steegen to the Supervisory Board and the appointment of Benjamin Loh, the former ASM International chief executive, as a new Supervisory Board member. Alexander Everke stepped down after saying he was not available for another term. (asml.com) The annual meeting is where Dutch-listed companies put pay, capital returns and board oversight to a shareholder vote. At ASML, investors also gave a positive advisory vote on the 2025 remuneration report for the Board of Management and Supervisory Board. (asml.com) ASML used the meeting to refresh the authorities it relies on between annual votes. Shareholders authorized management through October 22, 2027 to issue shares in limited amounts, exclude preemption rights in those cases, repurchase up to 10% of issued share capital and cancel up to 10% of issued share capital. (asml.com) Those permissions matter because ASML is still balancing cash returns with expansion in a volatile semiconductor cycle. On April 14, the company reported €8.8 billion in first-quarter 2026 net sales and €2.8 billion in net income after posting €32.7 billion in 2025 sales and €9.6 billion in net income. (asml.com) The board changes were telegraphed in March, when ASML said Marco Pieters would be appointed chief technology officer for four years, Roger Dassen would be reappointed chief financial officer for four years, and Frédéric Schneider-Maunoury would be reappointed chief operations officer for two years. Those management appointments were discussed at the meeting, and ASML said the Board of Management will consist of six members from the 2026 annual meeting. (asml.com) The shareholder base voting on those items was large even by European blue-chip standards. ASML said 384,923,645 outstanding ordinary shares were entitled to vote at the March 25, 2026 record date. (asml.com) The meeting did not change ASML’s business overnight, but it locked in the company’s 2025 payout, board lineup and capital authorities for the next 18 months. That gives investors a clearer baseline as they track ASML’s 2026 outlook and governance decisions. (asml.com)