EANS-Adhoc: 189th Annual General Meeting of Von Roll Holding AG duly held: All proposals of the Board of Directors approved

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annual report

20.04.2012

Au / Wädenswil, 20 April 2012 - All proposals presented by the Board
of Directors at the 189th Annual General Meeting of Von Roll Holding
AG held in the Mövenpick Hotel Zürich-Regensdorf were approved by the
shareholders with a vast majority. The annual report, the financial
statements and the consolidated statements for the 2011 financial
year as well as the reports of the statutory auditors were approved.
The shareholders of Von Roll Holding AG decided that the net profits
CHF 84`032`304 are to be transferred to retained earnings.
Furthermore, they accepted the proposal of the Board of Directors not
to pay a dividend for the year 2011. The actions of the Board of
Directors and Group Management were approved for the fiscal year
2011. Mr Gerd Peskes was elected to another statutory three-year term
as Member of the Supervisory Board. Moreover, the proposal put
forward by the Board of Directors to reelect Deloitte AG, Zurich, as
statutory auditors for the fiscal year 2012 was approved. The
Supervisory Board´s proposal to task Deloitte AG, Zurich, with
auditing for the 2012 fiscal year was granted. The shareholders
agreed to the von Finck shareholder group´s request to introduce
statutory opting out, according to which a new Art. 4a will be added
to the bylaws of Von Roll Holding AG. This Article will stipulate
that purchasers of company shares are released from the obligation to
make a public takeover bid pursuant to Art. 32 and Art. 52 of the
Swiss Stock Exchange Act of 24 March 1995.

About Von Roll Holding AG: As one of Switzerland´s longest
established industrial companies, Von Roll Holding AG focuses on
products and systems for power generation, transmission and
distribution. Von Roll is the global market leader in insulation
products, systems and services and is represented in 19 countries
with around 3,000 employees at over 30 sites.

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information currently available. Unforeseeable risks and influences
may lead to discrepancies with statements portrayed here.
Furthermore, rounding differences may lead to discrepancies in the
reported figures. The release is originally prepared in German and
then translated into English. In the event of any discrepancy, the
German version prevails. For more detailed information about the
company and its business performance, please refer to the 2011 Annual
Report of Von Roll Holding AG. It is available online at http://www.v
onroll.com/investor-relations/reports-and-publications/financial-repo
rts

Further inquiry note:
Susanne Berger
Corporate Communications
T: +41 44 204 3034, F: +41 44 204 3039, E: press@vonroll.com

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issuer: Von Roll Holding AG
Steinacherstrasse 101
CH-8804 Au / Wädenswil
phone: +41 (0)44 204 30 34
FAX: +41 (0)44 204 30 39
mail: press@vonroll.com
WWW: http://www.vonroll.ch
sector: Misc. Industrials
ISIN: CH0003245351
indexes: SPI, Midcap Market Index
stockmarkets: Main Standard: SIX Swiss Exchange
language: English