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193rd Annual General Meeting of Von Roll Holding AG held: All proposals of the Board of Directors approved

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193rd Annual General Meeting of Von Roll Holding AG held: All proposals of
the Board of Directors approved

14.04.2016 / 07:00
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193rd Annual General Meeting of Von Roll Holding AG held: All proposals of
the Board of Directors approved

Au/Wädenswil, 14 April 2016 - All proposals presented by the Board of
Directors at the 193rd Annual General Meeting of Von Roll Holding AG held
at the Mövenpick convention center Zurich-Regensdorf on 13 April 2016 were
approved by a substantial majority of shareholders.

The annual report, financial statements and consolidated statements for the
2015 financial year as well as the reports of the statutory auditors were
approved. The actions of the Board of Directors and Group Management were
approved for the fiscal year 2015.

Dr. Peter Kalantzis, Gerd Amtstätter, Guido Egli, August François von Finck
and Gerd Peskes were elected to another statutory one-year term as Members
of the Board of Directors. Dr. Peter Kalantzis was confirmed by the
shareholders' assembly as President of the Board of Directors for the next
period. The Board of Directors has also gained a new member in the person
of Dr. Christian Hennerkes. Since 2015 Dr. Hennerkes has been general
manager at Primus Ventures GmbH, Stuttgart. Previously, between 2005 and
2015, he functioned as managing director and partner in various companies
within the consumer and industrial goods business sector.

All candidates for the Remuneration Committee, notably Gerd Amtstätter,
Guido Egli and August François von Finck, were reelected. The proposal put
forward by the Board of Directors to reelect Deloitte AG, Zurich, as
statutory auditors for the fiscal year 2016 was confirmed. Moreover, the
change to the articles of incorporation was approved. All remuneration
proposals for the Board of Directors and the Executive Board were approved
by the shareholders.


About Von Roll Holding AG: As a Swiss industrial company, Von Roll Holding
AG focuses on products and systems for power generation, transmission and
industrial applications. Von Roll is a global market leader for electrical
insulation products, systems and services and has a worldwide presence in
around 30 sites with about 2,000 employees.

Contact:
Claudia Güntert, Corporate Communications
T: [phone], F: [phone], E: [e-mail]

This press release is based on information currently available.
Unforeseeable risks and influences may lead to discrepancies with the
statements portrayed here. Furthermore, rounding differences may lead to
discrepancies in the reported figures. For more detailed information on the
company and business development, please see the Annual and Semi-annual
Report of Von Roll Holding AG. They are available in digital form at
www.vonroll.com.


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Language: English
Company: Von Roll Holding AG
Steinacherstr. 101
8804 Au
Switzerland
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.vonroll.com
ISIN: CH0003245351
Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich,
Stuttgart; Open Market in Frankfurt ; SIX


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