Annual General Meeting of Swiss National Insurance Company Ltd
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At today's Annual General Meeting of Swiss National Insurance Company Ltd, the
shareholders passed all motions proposed by the Board of Directors. Among
others, they agreed to the payment of a dividend of CHF 1.70 and approved the
compensation report in a consultative vote. Bruno Meyenhofer was elected to join
the Board of Directors, while Dr Andreas von Planta (Chairman), Dr Bruno Letsch
(Vice-Chairman) and Peter E. Merian were re-elected. The Nationale Suisse Group
presented shareholders with a cautiously optimistic outlook for 2013.
The Annual General Meeting of Swiss National Insurance Company Ltd in Basel was
attended by 214 shareholders, representing 3 529 092 registered shares.
Including shares represented by proxy, a total of 8 865 188 votes were
represented, which corresponds to 65.61 % of voting shares and 40.20 % of total
share capital.
Dividend and 2012 reports approved
The shareholders agreed to the distribution of a cash dividend of CHF 1.70 per
share with a dividend yield of 4.2 % (previous year: dividend of CHF 1.60 per
share excluding CHF 0.20 from the reserve release). They also approved the
Nationale Suisse Group's annual report, the annual financial statements and the
consolidated financial statements for 2012. The shareholders further approved
the 2012 compensation report in a consultative vote, with 95.6 % (previous year:
96.4 %) voting in favour.
Board of Directors: re-elections and one new face
The shareholders elected Bruno Meyenhofer to join the Board of Directors. The
terms in office of Dr Andreas von Planta (Chairman of the Board of Directors),
Dr Bruno H. Letsch (Vice-Chairman) and Peter E. Merian were due to expire at the
2013 Annual General Meeting. All three had put themselves up for re-election and
were confirmed in office by the Annual General Meeting. The term in office for
both the new and the re-elected members is one year instead of three. Hans-Jörg
Vetter resigned from the Board of Directors with effect from the Annual General
Meeting. In addition, Dr Walter Grüebler declared himself unavailable for a
further term in office.
Cautious optimism for 2013
Dr Hans Künzle, CEO of Nationale Suisse, expressed a sense of cautious optimism
to the shareholders for the current financial year: "Thanks to successful
renewals at the turn of the year, particularly in our target group activities,
the outlook for our Swiss business is cautiously positive. In view of the
difficult economic situation in Europe, growth forecasts for the specialty lines
and foreign activities are generally on the conservative side."
Further information
Short portraits of all members of the Board of Directors are available on:
www.nationalesuisse.com/board-of-directors
Photos can be downloaded from:
www.nationalesuisse.com/press-photos
Brief profile
Nationale Suisse is an innovative, international and independent Swiss insurance
group providing first-rate risk and pension solutions in non-life and life
business as well as a growing number of tailored specialty lines products.
Consolidated gross premiums came to CHF 1.51 billion in 2012. The Group
comprises the parent company and about 20 subsidiaries and branch offices for
focused product lines in Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium,
Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Latin America and Turkey. The headquarters of Swiss
National Insurance Company Ltd are in Basel. Nationale Suisse is listed on the
SIX Swiss Exchange (NATN). On 31 December 2012, the Group employed 1 880 staff
(full-time equivalents).
Information
Remo Meier Nationale Suisse
Investor Relations Steinengraben 41
Phone +41 61 275 22 45 4003 Basel
Fax +41 61 275 22 21 Switzerland
remo.meier(at)nationalesuisse.com www.nationalesuisse.com/investor-
relations
Christina Hartmann Nationale Suisse
Media Relations Steinengraben 41
Phone +41 61 275 23 40 4003 Basel
Fax +41 61 275 22 21 Switzerland
christina.hartmann(at)nationalesuisse.com www.nationalesuisse.com/media-
relations
Key dates
Publication of the Interim Report 2013 05.09.2013
Media conference to announce interim 05.09.2013
financial results
at Widder Hotel, Zurich
Financial analysts' conference at Widder 05.09.2013
Hotel, Zurich
Disclaimer and exclusion of liability
The purpose of this press release is to inform the public about certain events
or developments arising from the company's business. The information published
in this article is not an advertisement, offer or recommendation to engage in
transactions involving securities or other products of Nationale Suisse or any
other type of transaction. This press release may contain certain forward-
looking statements. Even if these forward-looking statements reflect the opinion
and expectations of Nationale Suisse, a number of risks, uncertainties and other
important factors may lead to actual developments and results differing strongly
from the expectations of Nationale Suisse. It is pointed out expressly that the
statements and projections contained in this press release are selective in
nature. Nationale Suisse provides no guarantee, either explicitly or implicitly,
regarding the accuracy and completeness of the statements and forecasts
published in this press release. Neither Nationale Suisse nor its executive
bodies or senior managers accept any liability for any damage or losses arising
directly or indirectly from the use of this press release. Unless otherwise
provided by applicable binding law Nationale Suisse is under no obligation to
update or amend the statements contained in this press release, be it in
response to new information, future events or any other reasons.
Updated post-publication information is available on our website
www.nationalesuisse.com. You may find further details and forecasts about the
business of Nationale Suisse there.
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Datum: 06.05.2013 - 18:15 Uhr
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