EANS-Adhoc: Annual General Meeting of Card Guard AG . Shareholders approve all proposals of the Board of Directors . Ruedi Stöckly and Gregory Henry Volkart re-elected as Members of the Board for a one-year term of office . Company will be renamed ...
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Company Information/Annual General Meeting of Card Guard AG
26.05.2009
Neuhausen am Rheinfall / Switzerland - The shareholders of Card Guard AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: CARDG) approved at today's Annual General Meeting in Zurich all proposals of the Board of Directors.
Ruedi Stöckly and Gregory Henry Volkart were re-elected as Members of the Board of Directors for a one-year term of office.
In line with the proposal of the Board of Directors, the company will be renamed into LifeWatch AG to ensure better communication on the important financial and healthcare markets in the U.S. and in Europe and to further underline the importance of the monitoring services business. The adjustment of the company name and the new ticker symbol LIFE on SIX Swiss Exchange trading platform will take place within the next days. For all relevant and important information in the future, please visit www.lifewatch.com.
About Card Guard AG
Card Guard AG, headquartered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, is the leading healthcare technology and solution company, specializing in advanced telehealth systems and wireless cardiac monitoring services. Card Guard services treat high-risk and chronically ill patients, health conscious consumers and wellness programs. Card Guard has subsidiaries in the United States, the Netherlands, Japan, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Israel. Card Guard AG is the parent company of LifeWatch Services Inc., the leading US- based cardiac monitoring service provider: www.cardguard.com
About LifeWatch Corp.
LifeWatch is a wholly owned subsidiary of Card Guard AG, the leading healthcare technology and solutions provider listed on SIX Swiss Stock Exchange (CARDG). LifeWatch Corp., through its operating subsidiaries LifeWatch Services, Inc. is an independent provider of ambulatory cardiac monitoring services and a manufacturer and distributor of ambulatory cardiac and vital signs monitoring devices in the United States. Its current services are used by physicians primarily to monitor patients who are suspected of having heart rhythm disorders, or cardiac arrhythmias, and its products are used by itself and by others in connection with providing cardiac monitoring services. For more information, visit: www.lifewatch.com.
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Further inquiry note:
Kobi Ben Efraim
Chief Financial Officer
Tel +41 52 632 00 50 | Fax +41 52 632 00 51
Email kobibe@cardguard.com
Sensus Investor & Public Relations, Zürich:
Tel +41 43 366 55 11 | Fax +41 43 366 55 12
Email cardguard@sensus.ch
Branche: Healthcare Providers
ISIN: CH0012815459
WKN: 1281545
Index: SPI, SPIEX
Börsen: Frankfurt / Open Market / XETRA
SIX Swiss Exchange / Hauptsegment
Berlin / free trade