ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) AGM approves €7.50 dividend and 10% buyback
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Filing Sentiment
Form Type
6-K
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
ASML Holding N.V. reports the results of its 2026 Annual General Meeting, including adoption of the 2025 statutory financial statements and shareholder approvals on dividends, capital authorities and governance items.
Shareholders approved a final dividend of €2.70 per ordinary share, bringing the total 2025 dividend to €7.50 per share when combined with three interim dividends of €1.60 each. They also granted the Board of Management authority, subject to Supervisory Board approval, to issue ordinary shares up to 5% for general purposes and an additional 5% for mergers, acquisitions or strategic alliances, to restrict or exclude preemption rights for these issuances, to repurchase up to 10% of issued share capital, and to cancel up to 10% of issued share capital as of April 22, 2026.
The meeting approved discharges of the Board of Management and Supervisory Board for 2025, reappointed Terri Kelly and An Steegen, appointed Benjamin Loh to the Supervisory Board, reappointed and appointed several Board of Management members, and selected PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. as external auditor and assurance provider for sustainability statements for the 2027 reporting year. An advisory vote also supported the 2025 remuneration report.
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Key Figures
Final dividend per share 2025: €2.70 per ordinary share
Interim dividends per share: €1.60 per ordinary share (three times)
Total 2025 dividend: €7.50 per ordinary share
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8 metrics
Final dividend per share 2025
€2.70 per ordinary share
Final dividend for 2025 financial year
Interim dividends per share
€1.60 per ordinary share (three times)
Two in 2025 and one in February 2026
Total 2025 dividend
€7.50 per ordinary share
Sum of final and three interim dividends
General share issuance limit
5% of issued share capital
Authority for general purposes to October 22, 2027
M&A share issuance limit
5% of issued share capital
Additional authority for mergers, acquisitions and alliances
Share repurchase limit
10% of issued share capital
Buyback authority from April 22, 2026 to October 22, 2027
Share cancellation limit
10% of issued share capital
Ordinary shares as of April 22, 2026
Employees
More than 44,000 FTE
Company workforce as described in the profile
Key Terms
Annual General Meeting (AGM), Supervisory Board, Board of Management, preemption rights, +2 more
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Annual General Meeting (AGM) financial
"ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) today announces the results of its Annual General Meeting (AGM)"
Supervisory Board financial
"Proposals to discharge the members of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board from liability"
A supervisory board is an independent oversight body that watches over a company’s executive managers, reviews strategy, approves major decisions, and hires or removes top executives. It acts like an impartial group of guardians or referees who make sure managers are running the business responsibly and within agreed rules. Investors care because strong oversight can reduce risks, improve accountability, and protect long‑term shareholder value.
Board of Management financial
"Proposal to determine the maximum number of shares for the Board of Management"
The board of management is the team of senior executives who run a company day-to-day, set and carry out its strategy, and make operational decisions about products, costs and investments. Investors care because this group acts like the company’s driver and navigator: their choices determine financial results, risk levels and how capital is used, so their experience, incentives and track record directly affect the value and future prospects of an investment.
preemption rights financial
"Authorize the Board of Management to restrict or exclude preemption rights in connection with the authorizations"
Preemption rights give existing shareholders the first chance to buy newly issued shares so they can keep the same fraction of ownership. Think of it like getting first dibs on extra slices of pizza so your portion of the pie doesn’t shrink. For investors this matters because it protects voting power and value per share by preventing unexpected loss of ownership when a company issues more stock.
sustainability statements financial
"to carry out the assurance of ASML’s sustainability statements for the reporting year 2027"
statutory financial statements financial
"ASML’s statutory financial statements for the 2025 financial year were adopted"
Statutory financial statements are the formal, legally required reports a company must prepare and file with regulators that show its financial position, performance and cash flows. Think of them as an official report card prepared according to fixed rules and often reviewed by an independent auditor; they matter to investors because they provide a consistent, comparable and legally verifiable basis for assessing a company’s health, compliance and financial risks.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For April 23, 2026
Commission File Number 001-33463
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ASML Holding N.V.
De Run 6501
5504 DR Veldhoven
The Netherlands
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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EXHIBIT 99.1 TO THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K IS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-203390), THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-219442), THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-227464) AND THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-291580) OF ASML HOLDING N.V. AND IN THE OUTSTANDING PROSPECTUSES CONTAINED IN SUCH REGISTRATION STATEMENTS.
Exhibits 
99.1 “ASML discloses 2026 AGM results”, press release dated April 22, 2026
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ASML HOLDING N.V. (Registrant)
Date: April 23, 2026 By: /s/ Christophe D. Fouquet
Christophe D. Fouquet
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 99.1
ASML discloses 2026 AGM results
Veldhoven, the Netherlands, April 22, 2026 – ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) today announces the results of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on April 22, 2026.
At the AGM, ASML’s statutory financial statements for the 2025 financial year were adopted. In addition, the following items were approved:
•Proposal to adopt a final dividend payment of €2.70 per ordinary share, which – together with the two interim dividends paid through the 2025 financial year and the interim dividend paid in February 2026, each €1.60 per ordinary share – leads to a total dividend for 2025 of €7.50 per ordinary share
•Proposals to discharge the members of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board from liability for their responsibilities in the 2025 financial year
•Proposal to determine the maximum number of shares for the Board of Management
•Proposals to reappoint Terri Kelly and An Steegen, and to appoint Benjamin Loh as Supervisory Board members
•Proposals to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. as the external auditor for the 2027 financial statements, and to carry out the assurance of ASML’s sustainability statements for the reporting year 2027
•Proposals to authorize the Board of Management from April 22, 2026, up to and including October 22, 2027: to, subject to the approval of the Supervisory Board:
◦Issue ordinary shares or grant rights to subscribe for ordinary shares up to 5% for general purposes, and up to 5% in connection with or on the occasion of mergers, acquisitions and/or (strategic) alliances
◦Authorize the Board of Management to restrict or exclude preemption rights in connection with the authorizations referred to under the previous point
•Proposal to authorize the Board of Management from April 22, 2026, up to and including October 22, 2027, to repurchase up to 10% of ASML’s issued share capital, subject to the approval of the Supervisory Board, and under the conditions as set out in the explanatory notes to the agenda.
•Proposal to cancel ordinary shares amounting to up to 10% of ASML’s issued share capital as of April 22, 2026
A positive advisory vote was also cast on the remuneration report for the ASML Board of Management and Supervisory Board for the 2025 financial year.
The following subjects were also discussed at the AGM:
•ASML’s business, financial situation and ESG sustainability
•ASML’s reserves and dividend policy
•The reappointment of Roger Dassen and Frédéric Schneider-Maunoury, and the appointment of Marco Pieters as members of the Board of Management
•The end of the appointment term of Alexander Everke as a member of the Supervisory Board
•The composition of the Supervisory Board in 2027: notification that the appointment terms of Nils Andersen and Jack de Kreij will end per the 2027 AGM
The AGM presentation and the recording of the webcast are available on ASML’s website, www.asml.com/en/investors/shares/shareholder-meetings/agm-2026.
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About ASML
ASML is a leading supplier to the semiconductor industry. The company provides chipmakers with hardware, software and services to mass produce the patterns of integrated circuits (microchips). Together with its partners, ASML drives the advancement of more affordable, more powerful, more energy-efficient microchips. ASML enables groundbreaking technology to solve some of humanity's toughest challenges, such as in healthcare, energy use and conservation, mobility and agriculture. ASML is a multinational company headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, with offices across EMEA, the US and Asia. Every day, ASML’s more than 44,000 employees (FTE) challenge the status quo and push technology to new limits. ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML. Discover ASML – our products, technology and career opportunities – at www.asml.com.
FAQ
What governance and board changes were decided at the 2026 ASML (ASML) AGM?
Shareholders approved reappointments of Terri Kelly and An Steegen and the appointment of Benjamin Loh to the Supervisory Board. The AGM also discussed reappointments of Roger Dassen and Frédéric Schneider-Maunoury and the appointment of Marco Pieters to the Board of Management.
Which auditor and sustainability assurance provider did ASML (ASML) select for 2027?
The AGM approved PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. as ASML’s external auditor for the 2027 financial statements. PwC was also appointed to conduct assurance of ASML’s sustainability statements for the reporting year 2027, consolidating financial and sustainability assurance with one firm.
What topics about ASML’s (ASML) business and ESG were discussed at the 2026 AGM?
The AGM discussed ASML’s business, financial situation and ESG sustainability, as well as its reserves and dividend policy. The meeting also covered Supervisory Board composition toward 2027, including the end of terms for certain members at the 2027 AGM.