Results of the Annual General Meeting of GAM Holding AG

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• Dividend of CHF 0.65 per share out of capital contribution reserve approved
• Nancy Mistretta, Ezra S. Field and Benjamin Meuli elected to the Board of Directors; Johannes A. de Gier, Diego du Monceau and Hugh Scott-Barrett re-elected

At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 27 April 2016, the shareholders of GAM Holding AG approved all of the Board of Directors' proposals. The management report, the parent company's financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for 2015 were approved at the AGM, and shareholders discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Management Board for the 2015 financial year.

Dividend of CHF 0.65 per share

Shareholders approved a dividend of CHF 0.65 per share for 2015, leaving it unchanged from the previous year. The dividend will be distributed from capital contribution reserves, making it exempt from Swiss federal withholding tax for all shareholders. For shareholders resident in Switzerland who hold the shares as part of their private assets, the dividend will also be exempt from Swiss income tax. In total, the dividend distribution will amount to about CHF 103 million, corresponding to approximately 65% of the Group's underlying net profit in 2015.

Compensation Report 2015 and maximum compensation amounts for 2016

In a voluntary consultative vote, the shareholders approved the Compensation Report for 2015. The shareholders also approved the proposed maximum aggregate compensation amounts for the Board of Directors for the forthcoming one-year term of office and for the Group Management Board for 2016.

Elections to the Board of Directors

Nancy Mistretta, Ezra S. Field and Benjamin Meuli were elected as new members of the Board of Directors. Shareholders also re-elected all Board members standing for re-election - Johannes A. de Gier (as Chairman), Diego du Monceau and Hugh Scott-Barrett. The proposed members of the Compensation Committee (Diego du Monceau, Nancy Mistretta and Benjamin Meuli) were also confirmed.