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Annual General Meeting of dorma+kaba Holding AG agrees to all proposals of the Board of Directors |
Rümlang, 18 October 2016 - 491 shareholders participated in person at the Annual General Meeting of dorma+kaba Holding AG in Zurich Regensdorf on 18 October 2016. In total, 2,544,371 registered shares eligible to vote were represented, corresponding to approximately 60.58% of the share capital entered in the commercial register. All proposals were approved.
The Annual General Meeting approved the payout of a dividend of CHF 12.00 per registered share. This dividend is unchanged compared to the previous year and will be paid from capital reserves.
All members of the Board of Directors were re-elected by the Annual General Meeting for a term of one year. The current Chairman of the Board of Directors Ulrich Graf was confirmed in office. Members of the Compensation Committee Rolf Dörig, Hans Gummert and Hans Hess were also re-elected for a one-year term of office.
The Annual General Meeting confirmed PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich, as auditor for a further one-year term of office. Attorney Andreas Keller of Zurich was also re-elected as the independent voting proxy agent for a further year.
As part of the consultative vote, the General Meeting approved the Compensation Report 2015/2016. The proposed maximum compensation for the Board of Directors until the Annual General Meeting 2017 and the maximum sum for future compensation of the Executive Committee for financial year 2017/2018 were also approved.
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For further information: For investors and analysts
Siegfried Schwirzer Head of IR
T: +41 44 818 90 28
siegfried.schwirzer@dormakaba.com
For mediaGermaine Müller Communications Manager T: +41 44 818 92 01
germaine.mueller@dormakaba.com
dorma+kaba Group is one of the top three companies in the global market for access and security solutions. With strong brands such as Dorma and Kaba in our portfolio, we are a single source for products, solutions, and services related to doors and secure access to buildings and rooms. With around 16,000 employees and numerous cooperation partners, we are active in over 130 countries. dorma+kaba Group is headquartered in Rümlang (Zurich / Switzerland) and generates an annual turnover of over CHF 2 billion.
SIX Swiss Exchange: DOKA (formerly: KABN / KABNE) Further information at www.dormakaba.com
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