DGAP-Adhoc: Kardex AG: Annual General Meeting approves all proposals by the Board of Directors
Kardex AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM
24.04.2014 17:35
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR
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Media information
Zurich, 24 April 2014
Kardex Group
Annual General Meeting approves all proposals by the Board of Directors
Zurich, 24 April 2014 - The 36th ordinary Annual General Meeting of Kardex
AG took place today. The meeting was attended by 57 shareholders. A total
of 47.13% of the company's voting share capital was represented. All
proposals put forward by the Board of Directors to the Annual General
Meeting were approved.
The proposed distribution of a total of CHF 2.65 per share from the capital
contribution reserve was approved by shareholders (ex-date: 28 April 2014,
record date: 30 April 2014, payment date: 2 May 2014).
All members of the Board of Directors proposed for re-election were
confirmed for a further term of office of one year. Philipp Buhofer was
elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. Board members Philipp Buhofer,
Ulrich Jakob Looser and Walter T. Vogel were elected to the Compensation
and Nomination Committee.
The amendments to the Articles of Association, implemented in part owing to
the Ordinance against Excessive Compensation in Listed Companies
(Verordnung gegen übermässige Vergütungen bei börsenkotierten Unternehmen
[VegüV]), were presented at this year's Annual General Meeting and approved
by shareholders.
The 37th ordinary Annual General Meeting of Kardex AG will take place on 23
April 2015 in Zurich.
Contact:
Edwin van der Geest
Investor Relations
investor-relations@kardex.com
Tel. +41 79 330 55 22
www.kardex.com
Agenda
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13 August 2015 Interim Report 2015
Kardex Group - Corporate Profile
The Kardex Group is a global industry partner for intra-logistic solutions
and a leading supplier of automated storage solutions and material handling
systems. The Group consists of two entrepreneurially managed divisions,
Kardex Remstar and Kardex Mlog. Kardex Remstar develops, produces and
maintains shuttles and dynamic storage and retrieval systems and Kardex
Mlog offers integrated materials handling systems and automated high-bay
warehouses. The two divisions are partners for their customers over the
entire life cycle of a product or solution. This begins with the assessment
of customer requirements and continues through planning, realization and
maintenance of customer-specific systems. It ensures a high level of
availability combined with low total cost of ownership and operation.
Around 1 500 employees in over 30 countries work for the Kardex Group.
Disclaimer
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include, without limitation, statements relating to our financial
condition, results of operations and business and certain of our strategic
plans and objectives. Because these forward-looking statements are subject
to risks and uncertainties, actual future results may differ materially
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and uncertainties relate to factors which are beyond Kardex's ability to
control or estimate precisely, such as future market conditions, currency
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revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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Language: English
Company: Kardex AG
Thurgauerstrasse 40
8050 Zürich
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)44 419 44 79
Fax:
E-mail: investor-relations@kardex.com
Internet: www.kardex.com
ISIN: CH0100837282
Valor: A0RMWK
Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart;
Frankfurt in Open Market ; SIX
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