29.04.2016

Orell Füssli Holding Ltd: Annual General Meeting held on April 28, 2016, adopts all motions


The shareholders of Orell Füssli Holding Ltd adopted all motions proposed by the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting held on April 28, 2016, also approving the payment of a dividend of CHF 4.00 per registered share.

At the 126th Annual General Meeting on April 28, 2016, shareholders adopted all motions proposed by the Board of Directors with a large majority and approved the Annual Report, the annual accounts and the consolidated financial statements for the 2015 financial year. They formally approved the actions of the directors in 2015 and voted in favour of the payment of a dividend of CHF 4.00 per registered share, which will be disbursed without deduction of withholding tax from May 4, 2016 (trading ex-dividend commences on May 2, 2016).

The Annual General Meeting re-elected current directors Heinrich Fischer (Chairman), Dieter Widmer, Dr Thomas Moser, Dr Anton Bleikolm and Peter Stiefenhofer for a further term of office of one year. Dr Caren Genthner-Kappesz, CEO of Glossybox Group/Beautytrend Holding GmbH in Berlin, was elected to the board to replace Gonpo Tsering on his retirement; in the person of Dr Genthner-Kappesz the Board of Directors of Orell Füssli Holding Ltd has been reinforced with a recognised expert in the field of digital transformation. Shareholders elected Dr Thomas Moser and Heinrich Fischer as members of the Compensation Committee. PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich, was confirmed as statutory auditor, and lic.iur. Andreas G. Keller as independent proxy for a further year.

In a consultative ballot, shareholders ratified the remuneration report for 2015 and approved the total fixed remuneration of the Board of Directors amounting to CHF 537'500 for the period until the next Annual General Meeting. Shareholders also voted in favour of the maximum fixed and variable remuneration of the Executive Board for the 2017 financial year of CHF 1'165'500 and CHF 820'000, respectively, and approved the introduction of a stock ownership plan commencing in the 2016 remuneration period. The Annual General Meeting also approved an amendment to the Articles of Association.

109 shareholders representing 78.42% of the share capital attended the Annual General Meeting in Zurich.

Calendar
 Media release: half-year Report for 2016 August 2016

Contact
 Orell Füssli Holding Ltd, Phone +41 44 466 72 73, media[at]orellfuessli.com

Orell Füssli is a diversified industrial and trading group focusing on the core businesses of banknote & security printing, industrial systems used in the individualisation of security documents and branded products, book retailing and publishing. Orell Füssli generates sales of some CHF 300 million with about 900 employees at locations in eight countries and is listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

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