EANS-Adhoc: Valora Holding AG Valora Holding AG's General Meeting of
shareholders approve all Board recommendations
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Valora Holding AG's General Meeting of shareholders approve all Board
recommendations
19.04.2012
Valora Holding AG's General Meeting of shareholders approve all Board
recommendations
- 2011 financial statements and CHF 11.50 per share dividend approved
- Acceptance of remuneration report
- All Board members confirmed
319 shareholders or their representatives attended Valora Holding AG's Ordinary
General Meeting in Basle. Shareholders attending in person, together with those
whose shares were represented by the independent shareholders' representative,
the representatives of custodian banks and the company itself, accounted for a
total of 1'267'723 of Valora Holding AG's voting shares.
On all agenda items, the General Meeting approved the recommendations made by
the Board of Directors. Details of the voting on the individual agenda items and
in the election of Board members can be found on
(http://www.valora.com/en/investors/annualgeneralmeeting/index.php).
2011 financial statements and CHF 11.50 per share dividend approved
The General Meeting approved the financial statements for 2011. The Board's
proposed distribution of CHF 11.50 per share entitled to dividends was also
approved and will take place on April 26, 2012.
Acceptance of remuneration report
The General Meeting approved in a consultative vote the remuneration report of
Valora Holding AG.
All Board members confirmed
Since 2008, the company's articles of incorporation have stipulated that Board
members are elected at each General Meeting for a term of office of one year.
All current members of the Board of Directors stood for re-election, and the
General Meeting elected Messrs. Rolando Benedick, Markus Fiechter, Franz Julen,
Conrad Löffel and Bernhard Heusler for further one-year terms of office, to run
until the 2013 General Meeting.
Further inquiry note:
Investor Relations: Tel: +41 58 789 12 20
Mladen Tomic E-Mail: mladen.tomic@valora.com
Media Relations: Tel: +41 58 789 12 01
Stefania Misteli E-Mail: stefania.misteli@valora.com
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Valora Holding AG
Hofackerstrasse 40
CH-4132 Muttenz
phone: +41 61 467 20 20
FAX: +41 58 789 12 12
mail: info@valora.com
WWW: www.valora.com
sector: Retail
ISIN: CH0002088976
indexes:
stockmarkets: Main Standard: SIX Swiss Exchange, stock market: BX Berne eXchange
language: English