DGAP-Adhoc: Cham Paper Group Holding AG: General Meeting of Shareholders approves all Board of Directors' proposals
Cham Paper Group Holding AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM
07.05.2014 19:09
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR
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The 102nd General Meeting of Shareholders of Cham Paper Group Holding AG
took place today in Cham. At this General Meeting a total of 74.91% of the
voting share capital was represented.
All the proposals submitted by the Board of Directors were adopted by a
clear majority. In particular, the shareholders approved a special
distribution of CHF 3.00 per registered share in the form of a repayment to
be effected entirely from capital contributions taken from the legal
reserves. The disbursement of this dividend will take place on 14 May 2014
and is withholding-tax-exempt. Shareholders who hold their shares as
private assets will not incur any income tax liability.
All members of the Board of Directors standing for re-election were
appointed for another financial year. Philipp Buhofer was elected Chairman,
and shareholders elected board members Philipp Buhofer and Peter J. Schmid
to the Personnel and Compensation Committee. Also, Price Waterhouse Coopers
AG, Zug, was confirmed as the auditors, and Sandro G. Tobler as the
independent proxy.
Some amendments to the articles of association due to the Ordinance against
Excessive Compensation in Listed Companies (VegüV) had already been
presented at this year's General Meeting. They, too, were approved by
shareholders.
The 103rd General Meeting of Shareholders will take place on 29 April 2015.
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Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:
For further information please contact:
Media and IR office of Cham Paper Group Holding AG
c/o Dynamics Group
Edwin van der Geest / Philippe Blangey
E-mail: media@cham-group.com and investor@cham-group.com
Phone: +41 43 268 32 32
Swiss Security Number / ISIN / Ticker:
CH0001931853 / 193 185 / CPGN
Registered Shares: Cham Paper Group Holding AG
Cham Paper Group
Cham Paper Group is a leading manufacturer of coated speciality papers. The
group generates added value for its customers by providing finishing-based
functional capabilities. Founded in 1657, at its three locations in
Switzerland and Italy the company develops and manufactures speciality
papers for use in the consumer goods, industrial release and digital
imaging sectors. The consumer goods sector encompasses papers for flexible
packaging and base papers for label printing in the food, non-food,
tobacco, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. In the industrial release
sector, Cham Paper Group supplies silicone-base papers for release liners
used in graphical applications and for adhesive tapes and labels. The
company also supplies base papers for process liners used in industrial
casting and laminating process applications. Facestock papers for the
self-adhesive industry round off the range. In addition to large-format
inkjet papers for indoor and outdoor applications, the digital imaging
sector also includes sublimation papers for digital textile printing. Cham
Paper Group has benefited from the trend for sustainable products and is
well established on the market thanks to the company's technological
innovation. Cham Paper Group (stock exchange symbol: CPGN) is listed on the
SIX Swiss Exchange as an independent company.
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Language: English
Company: Cham Paper Group Holding AG
Fabrikstrasse
6330 Cham
Switzerland
Phone: +41 41 785 33 33
Fax: +41 41 785 31 50
E-mail: mail.cham@cham-group.com
Internet: www.cham-group.com
ISIN: CH0001931853
Valor: -
Listed: SIX
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