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SIG Annual General Meeting 2007 237 shareholders attended the Annual General Meeting of May 7, 2007 at Neuhausen am Rheinfall. In all, 3`529`794 shares, or a share capital representing CHF 21`178`764 were represented. These figures are equivalent to a 54.3% of the total capital. The shareholders approved the elimination of the transfer of ownership and voting restrictions, thereby fulfilling a key condition for the execution of the Rank offer. They further approved the Annual Report, the Annual Financial Statements of SIG Holding Ltd. and the Group Consolidated Financial Statements for the year 2006. In addition, they approved the proposal of the Board of Directors relating to the appropriation of available earnings and the activities in 2006 of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Committee. As proposed, the shareholders elected the following individuals as members of the new SIG Board of Directors: Graeme Hart and Thomas Degnan as representatives of Rank Group Holdings Ltd., Robert Lombardini (re-election), Rolf-Dieter Rademacher, current CEO of SIG and Jakob Höhn, partner at the law firm Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry, Zurich. For further details, please contact: SIG Holding AG, CH-8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall/Switzerland Corporate Communications/Investor Relations: Thomas Werder, Tel.: +41 (0)52 674 63 06 Fax: +41 (0)52 674 65 56 E-Mail: thomas.werder@sig.biz  Download Media Release 070507 (PDF, 69kB) SIG is a global provider of packaging solutions.Its product range includes the manufacture of cartons for beverages and food products, as well as machinery for the aseptic and non-aseptic filling of packages (SIG Combibloc division). In the PET sector, equipment for the production, coating and filling of plastic bottles completes the product spectrum (SIG Beverages division). In 2006, the approximately 4,675 employees generated annual net sales (continuing business) of EUR 1,349 billion. The company has its registered office in Neuhausen am Rheinfall ( Switzerland) and the SIG share is listed on the Swiss Exchange SWX (SIGN, security no. 1202249). Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements This communication contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements". In this communication, such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to our financial condition, results of operations and business and certain of our strategic plans and objectives. Because these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual future results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors which are beyond SIG’s ability to control or estimate precisely, such as future market conditions, currency fluctuations, the behavior of other market participants, the actions of governmental regulators and other risk factors detailed in SIG’s past and future filings and reports filed with the SWX Swiss Exchange and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and posted on our websites. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only of the date of this communication.SIG disclaims any intention or obligation to update and revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. News overview >> |
