EQS-Adhoc: VZ Holding AG: VZ shareholders approve of Board of Directors' motions
EQS Group-Ad-hoc: VZ Holding AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM/Dividend
VZ Holding AG: VZ shareholders approve of Board of Directors' motions
06-Apr-2017 / 17:40 CET/CEST
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR
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Press release
Source: VZ Holding AG / SIX: VZN / ISIN: CH0028200837
VZ shareholders approve of Board of Directors' motions
Zurich, 6 April 2017 - VZ Holding's shareholders approved all of the Board of
Directors' motions at the annual general meeting of shareholders held today.
The shareholders approved of the annual report, VZ Holding Ltd's financial
statements and the consolidated financial statements for the 2016 business year
and discharged the Board of Directors and the Executive Board. A dividend of CHF
4.20 per registered share will be paid out on 12 April 2017.
Fred Kindle, Roland Iff, Dr. Albrecht Langhart, Roland Ledergerber and Olivier
de Perregaux have been re-elected as members of the Board of Directors for
another twelve-month term. Within the board, Fred Kindle has been re-elected as
Chairman. Fred Kindle and Roland Ledergerber will continue to serve on the
compensation committee. As recommended by the Board of Directors, the
shareholders elected Andreas G. Keller as independent proxy and
PricewaterhouseCoopers as VZ Group's auditors.
Furthermore, the shareholders approved of the Board of Directors' remuneration
for the 2017/18 term, the Executive Board's fixed basic salary for the 2017
business year and a performance-related remuneration for the 2016 business year.
Contacts
Adriano Pavone
Head Media Communications
Phone +41 44 207 25 22
adriano.pavone@vzch.comwww.vzch.com/medien
Petra Märk
Head Investor Relations
Phone +41 44 207 26 32
E-mail: petra.maerk@vzch.comwww.vzch.com/investor-relations
VZ Group
VZ Group is an independent Swiss financial service company listed on the SIX
Swiss Exchange. Pension and estate planning as well as asset management for
individuals and insurance and pension fund management for companies are VZ
Group's core services. VZ Holding is headquartered in Zurich, and VZ has 30
branch offices throughout Switzerland and Germany. At the end of 2016, the group
counted 900 employees.
Forward-looking statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors that may cause the actual results
to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements
expressed or implied by such statements. Against the background of these
uncertainties, readers should not rely on such forward-looking statements. The
company assumes no responsibility to up-date forward-looking statements or to
adapt them to future events or developments.
Additional features:
Document:http://n.eqs.com/c/fncls.ssp?u=OTNFRNQQVL
Document title: Press release 06.04.2017
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Language: English
Company: VZ Holding AG
Beethovenstrasse 24
8002 Zurich
Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 207 27 27
Fax: +41 44 207 27 28
E-mail: ir@vzch.com
Internet: www.vzch.com
ISIN: CH0028200837
Listed: SIX Swiss Exchange
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