EQS Group-Ad-hoc: AEVIS Holding SA / Key word(s): AGM/EGM
2015-05-29 / 07:10
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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AEVIS Holding SA (AEVIS) will hold its General Meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year 2014 on Monday 29 June 2015 at 13:00 at the Congress Centre Kursaal Interlaken in Interlaken. Besides the usual agenda points, the Board of Directors proposes the merger by absorption of Victoria-Jungfrau Collection AG (VJC), an ordinary capital increase related to this merger and the change of name into AEVIS VICTORIA SA. The Board also proposes the distribution of CHF 0.55 per share.

AEVIS will hold its General Meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year 2014 on Monday 29 June 2015 at 13:00 in Interlaken. The General Meeting is asked to approve the merger by absorption of Victoria‐Jungfrau Collection AG and the related ordinary capital increase of maximum CHF 3'194'560 through the issuing of a maximum of 638'912 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 5, entirely paid-up. The new registered shares will be entitled to dividends for full fiscal year 2015. The preferential subscription rights are cancelled, as the new shares are reserved for the VJC shareholders in the context of this merger. In connection with the operation, the Board of Directors proposes to change the name from AEVIS into AEVIS VICTORIA SA.

The Board of Directors proposes to the shareholders the individual re-election for a term of one year until the end of the next General Meeting, of Mr Christian Wenger, Raymond Loretan, Antoine Hubert, Michel Reybier, Antoine Kohler and Dr Cédric George. The Board of Directors proposes the re-election of M. Christian Wenger as Chairman, the re-election of Mr Cédric George and Antoine Kohler as members of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Me Jacques-Daniel Noverraz as independent proxy. The Board of Directors also proposes the re-election of Berney & Associés SA Société Fiduciaire as statutory auditor for the fiscal year 2015.

The Board of Directors proposes to approve the distribution of CHF 0.55 per share on 6 July 2015 and thus confirms its long-term distribution policy.
The General Meeting will then be called to approve the extension of the authorised capital, allowing the Board of Directors to increase the share-capital by a maximum nominal amount of CHF 35.5 million till 28 June 2017, with the objective to finance potential acquisitions. The shareholders will also vote the conditional capital increase, allowing the Board of Directors to increase the share-capital by a maximum of CHF 8.5 million for the exercise of option rights.

Finally, the shareholders will vote the changes to the Articles of Associations in order to fulfil the requirements of the Ordinance against Excessive Compensation.

The complete Agenda for the General Meeting 2015 (in French) can be downloaded on the following link:

http://www.aevis.com/aevis/pdf/AEVIS_AGO_2015.pdf
Press and analyst conference today at 14:00 in Zurich AEVIS Holding SA is organising a press and analyst conference today at 14:00 at Hotel Eden au Lac in Zurich. Besides the Annual Results 2014, the company will present its outlook for 2015 and explain the proposed merger with VJC.

For further information:
AEVIS Holding AG Media and Investor Relations: 
c/o Dynamics Group, Zurich 
Edwin van der Geest, vdg@dynamicsgroup.ch, 
+41 (0) 43 268 32 35 or +41 (0) 79 330 55 22
Philippe R. Blangey, prb@dynamicsgroup.ch, 
+41 (0) 43 268 32 35 or +41 (0) 79 785 46 32

About AEVIS Holding SA 
AEVIS Holding SA invests in services to people, healthcare, life sciences, hotels and lifestyle. AEVIS's main shareholdings are Genolier Swiss Medical Network, the second largest group of private clinics in Switzerland, Victoria-Jungfrau Collection AG, a luxury hotel group managing four palace hotels in Switzerland, Swiss Healthcare Properties AG, a company specialised in medical real estate, Nescens SA, a brand dedicated to better aging, and AS Ambulances Services SA. AEVIS is listed on the Domestic Standard segment of the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker AEVS.SW.
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