Annual General Meeting 2017: Tecan shareholders endorse all motions proposed by the Board of Directors
11 Abril 2017 - 11:01AM
Tecan Group AG / Annual General Meeting 2017: Tecan shareholders
endorse all motions proposed by the Board of Directors . Processed
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- Dividend of CHF 1.75 per
share
- Rolf Classon, Heinrich Fischer,
Oliver Fetzer, Lars Holmqvist, Karen Huebscher, Christa Kreuzburg
and Gérard Vaillant re-elected as members of the Board of
Directors
- Rolf Classon confirmed by
shareholders as Chairman of the Board
- Christa Kreuzburg, Oliver Fetzer
and Gérard Vaillant confirmed as members of the Compensation
Committee
- All proposals relating to
compensation approved
Männedorf, Switzerland, April 11, 2017 - The
Annual General Meeting of Tecan Group Ltd. (SIX Swiss Exchange:
TECN) has today endorsed all motions proposed by the Board of
Directors. Shareholders approved the Annual Report, the financial
statements and the consolidated financial statements, and granted
discharge to the Board of Directors and the Management Board. They
also approved a dividend of CHF 1.75 per registered share,
unchanged versus the previous year. The payout will take place on
April 19, 2017.
All members of the Tecan Board of Directors were
confirmed by the shareholders for a term of one year: Heinrich
Fischer, Dr. Oliver Fetzer, Lars Holmqvist, Dr. Karen Huebscher,
Dr. Christa Kreuzburg, Gérard Vaillant and Rolf Classon. Rolf
Classon was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The
shareholders also confirmed Christa Kreuzburg, Oliver Fetzer and
Gérard Vaillant as members of the Compensation Committee.
Ernst & Young AG, Zurich, was reappointed as
the statutory auditors for fiscal year 2017.
Shareholders approved the motion proposed by the Board of Directors
to appoint Proxy Voting Services GmbH, Zurich, as the independent
proxy for the period up to the close of the Tecan Group 32nd Annual
General Meeting in 2018.
All proposals relating to
compensation approved
Shareholders voted on the conditions governing the compensation of
the Board of Directors and Management Board for the following
fiscal year, according to the Ordinance Against Excessive
Compensation in Listed Stock Companies of the Swiss government. The
shareholders made a binding decision to endorse the proposed motion
on the maximum total amount of compensation for 2018. The
compensation report, which was submitted for an advisory vote for
the sixth time, was also accepted by shareholders.
Key upcoming date
Tecan will publish the 2017 Interim Report on August 16, 2017.
About Tecan
Tecan (www.tecan.com) is a leading global provider of laboratory
instruments and solutions in biopharmaceuticals, forensics and
clinical diagnostics. The company specializes in the development,
production and distribution of automated workflow solutions for
laboratories in the life sciences sector. Its clients include
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, university research
departments, forensic and diagnostic laboratories. As an original
equipment manufacturer (OEM), Tecan is also a leader in developing
and manufacturing OEM instruments and components that are then
distributed by partner companies. Founded in Switzerland in 1980,
the company has manufacturing, research and development sites in
both Europe and North America and maintains a sales and service
network in 52 countries. In 2016, Tecan generated sales of CHF 506
million (USD 511 million; EUR 464 million). Registered shares of
Tecan Group are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (TECN; ISIN
CH0012100191).
For further information:
Tecan Group
Martin Brändle
Vice President, Communications & Investor Relations
Tel. +41 (0) 44 922 84 30
Fax +41 (0) 44 922 88 89
investor@tecan.com
www.tecan.com
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