165 shareholders attended today’s ordinary Annual General Meeting in Zurich. In total, 34’764’953 shares respectively 75.79% of the share capital were represented. All proposals of the Board of Directors were approved. Among others, the resolutions include:

• Dividend payment of CHF 3.35 gross per share for the 2016 business year. The cash payment is on 11 April 2017, ex-date on 7 April 2017.
   
• Election of Luciano Gabriel as Chairman of the Board of Directors (one year term), replacing Günther Gose who did not stand for re-election. Luciano Gabriel has resigned as CEO as per end of March 2017.
   
• Re-election of all other six current members of the Board of Directors and the four current members of the Compensation Committee (each one year term).
   
• Election of Ernst & Young AG, Zurich, as Statutory Auditors for the 2017 business year.

Both, the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee consist of Peter Forstmoser (Chairman), Adrian Dudle, Nathan Hetz and Josef Stadler.