187th Annual General Meeting of Von Roll Holding AG duly held: All proposals of the Board of Directors approved.
Au / Wädenswil, Switzerland, 2010-5-5
Au / Wädenswil, Switzerland, May 4 2010 – All proposals presented by the Board of Directors at the 187th Annual General Meeting of Von Roll Holding AG held in the Mövenpick Hotel Zürich-Regensdorf were approved by the shareholders with a vast majority.
The annual report, the financial statements and the consolidated statements for the 2009 financial year as well as the reports of the statutory auditors and the Group auditors were approved. Furthermore, the shareholders of Von Roll Holding AG approved that a dividend of CHF 0.10 per share be paid and that profit of CHF 142,435,050.48 be carried forward. The actions of the Board of Directors and Group Management were approved for fiscal 2009. The Annual General Meeting also re-elected Thomas Limberger, Guido Egli, Gerd Amtstätter and Dr. Peter Kalantzis to the Board of Directors of Von Roll Holding AG for a further statutory term of office of three years. Furthermore, August François von Finck was elected as new member to the Board of Directors of Von Roll Holding AG for a statutory term of office of three years The proposal put forward by the Board of Directors to re-elect Deloitte AG, Zurich, as statutory auditors and Group auditors for fiscal 2010 was approved.
The dividend will be paid out from May 7 2010. The dividend payment will be announced in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (SOGC).
About Von Roll Holding AG:
As one of Switzerland’s longest established industrial companies, Von Roll focuses on products and systems for power generation, transmission and distribution. Von Roll is the global market leader in insulation products, systems and services and is represented in 19 countries with around 3,100 employees at 30 sites.
Contact:
Sven Ohligs, Head of Communications & Investor Relations
T: +41 44 204 3034, F: +41 44 204 3039, E: press@vonroll.com
This press release is based on information currently available. Unforeseeable risks and influences may lead to discrepancies with statements portrayed here. Furthermore, rounding differences may lead to discrepancies in the reported figures. The release and the consolidated financial statements are originally prepared in German and then translated into English. In the event of any discrepancy, the German version prevails.