EANS-Adhoc: Valora Holding AG / Valora Holding AG's General Meeting of shareholders approve all Board recommendations

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Valora Holding AG's General Meeting of shareholders approve all Board
recommendations

19.04.2012

Valora Holding AG's General Meeting of shareholders approve all Board
recommendations

- 2011 financial statements and CHF 11.50 per share dividend approved
- Acceptance of remuneration report
- All Board members confirmed

319 shareholders or their representatives attended Valora Holding
AG's Ordinary General Meeting in Basle. Shareholders attending in
person, together with those whose shares were represented by the
independent shareholders' representative, the representatives of
custodian banks and the company itself, accounted for a total of
1'267'723 of Valora Holding AG's voting shares.

On all agenda items, the General Meeting approved the recommendations
made by the Board of Directors. Details of the voting on the
individual agenda items and in the election of Board members can be
found on
(http://www.valora.com/en/investors/annualgeneralmeeting/index.php).

2011 financial statements and CHF 11.50 per share dividend approved
The General Meeting approved the financial statements for 2011. The
Board's proposed distribution of CHF 11.50 per share entitled to
dividends was also approved and will take place on April 26, 2012.

Acceptance of remuneration report The General Meeting approved in a
consultative vote the remuneration report of Valora Holding AG.

All Board members confirmed Since 2008, the company's articles of
incorporation have stipulated that Board members are elected at each
General Meeting for a term of office of one year. All current members
of the Board of Directors stood for re-election, and the General
Meeting elected Messrs. Rolando Benedick, Markus Fiechter, Franz
Julen, Conrad Löffel and Bernhard Heusler for further one-year terms
of office, to run until the 2013 General Meeting.

Further inquiry note:
Investor Relations: Tel: +41 58 789 12 20
Mladen Tomic E-Mail: mladen.tomic@valora.com

Media Relations: Tel: +41 58 789 12 01
Stefania Misteli E-Mail: stefania.misteli@valora.com

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issuer: Valora Holding AG
Hofackerstrasse 40
CH-4132 Muttenz
phone: +41 61 467 20 20
FAX: +41 58 789 12 12
mail: info@valora.com
WWW: www.valora.com
sector: Retail
ISIN: CH0002088976
indexes:
stockmarkets: Main Standard: SIX Swiss Exchange, stock market: BX Berne eXchange
language: English