DGAP-Ad-hoc: Cham Paper Group Holding AG: General Meeting of Shareholders approves Board of Directors' proposals


Cham Paper Group Holding AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM
01.05.2013 19:45

Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR
The 101st General Meeting of Shareholders of Cham Paper Group Holding AG took place today in Cham. At this General Meeting of Shareholders a total of 68.73% 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 the reserves formed of capital contribution. The disbursement of this dividend will take place on 8 May 2013 and is withholding-tax-exempt. Shareholders who hold their shares as private assets also do not incur any income tax liability.
After serving a term spanning the last four years, Hans Schaller withdrew from the Board of Directors. All the other board members were confirmed in office for another one-year term. The position of Hans Schaller will not be reoccupied.

The 102nd General Meeting of Shareholders will take place on 7 May 2014.

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/or investor@cham-group.com Phone: +41 43 268 32 32
Swiss Security Number  /  ISIN / Ticker:
193 185  / CH0001931853  /  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 value added 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 terms of 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
Swiss Security Number:  -
Listed:                 SIX

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