Press Release: Komax Holding AG: Information on the ordinary Annual General Meeting 2015

Komax Holding AG / Komax Holding AG: Information on the ordinary Annual General Meeting 2015 . Processed and transmitted by Nasdaq OMX Corporate Solutions. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

At their ordinary Annual General Meeting in Lucerne on 8 May 2015, the shareholders of Komax Holding AG approved the annual report, the financial statements of Komax Holding AG and the consolidated financial statements for the 2014 financial year. In addition, they adopted the proposal of the Board of Directors to pay a dividend for 2014 of CHF 2.50 per share as well as a distribution from the capital contribution reserves of CHF 2.50 per share. The ex-date will be 12 May 2015, the payment date 15 May 2015.

The actions of the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee in the 2014 financial year were formally discharged. The Board members who were standing for re-election for a further term of office of one year were duly re-elected. Hans Caspar von der Crone did not stand for re-election. Leo Steiner did not put himself forward for re-election as Chairman. In his place, the Annual General Meeting elected Beat Kälin as new member and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Daniel Hirschi, Beat Kälin and Roland Siegwart were elected to the Remuneration Committee.

Thomas Tschümperlin was re-elected as independent proxy. In addition, shareholders confirmed PricewaterhouseCoopers AG (PwC), Basel, as external auditors for a further term of office.

At the 2014 Annual General Meeting, Komax shareholders approved a number of changes to the Articles of Association that required a shareholder vote as per the Ordinance against Excessive Remuneration in Listed Companies Limited by Shares (ERCO). Under the provisions of this Ordinance, the 2015 Annual General Meeting had to vote for the first time on proposals for the maximum overall compensation payable to the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for the 2016 financial year. The Annual General Meeting adopted the proposals of the Board of Directors and approved both agenda items.

In addition, shareholders followed the recommendation of the Board of Directors and rejected the proposal of zCapital AG, Zug, for the abolition of the registration and voting rights restriction of 5% in each case.

For further information, please contact: Marco Knuchel Phone +41 41 455 06 16 Head Investor Relations/Corporate Communications Fax +41 41 450 10 24 www.komaxgroup.com marco.knuchel@komaxgroup.com

The Komax Group is a global technology company that focuses on markets in the automation sector. As a leading manufacturer of innovative and high-quality solutions for the wire processing industry and systems for the assembly of self-medication instruments, Komax helps its customers implement economical and safe manufacturing processes, especially in the automotive supply and pharmaceutical sectors. The Komax Group employs around 1 500 people worldwide and provides sales and service support via subsidiaries and independent agents in around 60 countries.

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Komax Holding AG

Industriestrasse 6 Dierikon-LU Switzerland

WKN: 1070215 ;ISIN: CH0010702154;

http://www.komax.ch (END) Dow Jones Newswires

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