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Shareholders' Meeting approves dividend and revised articles

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Shareholders' Meeting approves dividend and revised articles

At the ordinary Shareholders' Meeting held today, the shareholders of Burkhalter Holding Ltd. adopted the revised articles of association and all the proposals of the Board of Directors and also approved the dividend payment of CHF 5.00 per share. The dividend will be paid on 2 June 2015.

Zurich, 22 May 2015

The Board of Directors of Burkhalter Holding Ltd presented excellent figures for the 2014 financial year to the 239shareholders entitled to vote who attended today's Annual Shareholders' Meeting in Zurich (= 3 986 861 registered shares or 66.47% of the issued share capital).

This success allowed the Board of Directors to ask the Shareholders' Meeting to approve a dividend of CHF 5.00 per share. The shareholders approved the dividend and adopted all motions of the Board of Directors as well as the revised articles of association with a clear majority.

The serving Board of Directors of Burkhalter Holding Ltd, the chairman of the Board Gaudenz F. Domenig and the auditors KPMG Ltd were re-elected for another term of office of one year, as were the members of the Compensation Committee and the independent proxy.

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Further information:

Burkhalter Holding Ltd

Elisabeth Dorigatti, Head of Communications and Investor Relations

Tel.: 044 439 36 33

E-mail: e.dorigatti@burkhalter.ch

Information about the Burkhalter Group: www.burkhalter.ch

As the leading provider of electrical engineering services in and on buildings, the Burkhalter Group currently has 41 operating companies at 96 locations in all of Switzerland. On 31 December 2014 it posted an operating result (EBIT) of CHF 38.7 million, Group profit of CHF 31.5 million and sales of CHF 519.5 million, and employed 2,907 people (FTEs, of which 664 apprentices). The Group is headquartered in Zurich. Burkhalter Holding Ltd is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker symbol BRKN, security number 21225580, ISIN CH0212255803).

The Burkhalter Group's range of services commences at the site where power is required. We concentrate on providing electrical engineering services in and on buildings (including infrastructure facilities) and offer a full range of services that confirm the Swiss reputation for quality and precision: installations, switchboards, services, telematics, automation and security. In other words: 360° Swiss electrotechnics.

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