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Press release News vom 12.04.2019

General Meeting of Arbonia AG approves all motions

Press release

General Meeting of Arbonia AG approves all motions

Arbon, 12th April 2019 – The shareholders of Arbonia AG approved all of the motions proposed by the Board of Directors at today's General Meeting. These motions included approving the management report of the Group, along with the consolidated financial statement and financial statements, as well as votes on compensation. Furthermore, all members of the Board of Directors standing for election and re-election were duly elected and re-elected. The shareholders also approved the payment of a dividend in the amount of CHF 0.20 per share, free of withholding tax.

At today's 32nd Annual General Meeting, Arbonia AG shareholders approved the management report, financial statement and consolidated financial statement for 2018 and granted the members of the Board of Directors and those of Group Management formal discharge for the past financial year. The consultative vote on the compensation report for the financial year 2018 and the retrospective vote on the total compensation of the members of the Board of Directors for the 2018/2019 year of office and the members of Group Management for the financial year 2018 were also passed.

The seven members of the Board of Directors standing for re-election, Alexander von Witzleben, Peter Barandun, Peter E. Bodmer, Heinz Haller, Markus Oppliger, Michael Pieper and Thomas Lozser, were confirmed in office and re-elected for a further one-year term. Alexander von Witzleben was also re-elected Chairman. The election of Dr Carsten Voigtländer as a new member of the Board of Directors was also approved.

The continued strengthening of the financial base over recent years also means that it was able to offer shareholders a dividend free of withholding tax for the 2018 financial year for the first time since the 2013 financial year. This motion was also approved.

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Arbonia is a focused building supplier that is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and has its headquarters in Arbon, in the canton of Thurgau (Switzerland). The Group is active worldwide with its own distribution companies as well as offices and partners in more than 70 countries. Its main production sites are located in Switzerland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. A total of around 8200 employees work for the Arbonia Group.

The divisions that make up Arbonia are active in the following sectors: heating technology, ventilation and air-conditioning technology, sanitary equipment, windows, as well as exterior and interior doors.

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