RHJ International: AGM and EGM Update
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Brussels, June 18 2013: RHJ International (the "Company" or "RHJI") today hosted
its Annual Shareholders Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting at which CEO
Leonhard Fischer and CFO Martha Boeckenfeld provided an overview of the
Company's performance and strategic progress.
A large number of resolutions were put to shareholders for discussion and
voting, including some from a small group of minority investors. The Board of
RHJI is pleased to report that the shareholders have approved all the Board
resolutions by a majority of between 92.7% and 99.1%. Shareholders also rejected
all resolutions proposed by the minority investors, again with a majority of
between 85.6% and 90.3%.
The Board thanked shareholders for the strength of their support and reiterated
its commitment to a continuing open dialogue. The Board reaffirmed its
commitment that if the BHF deal does not go ahead the Company will return the
majority of its available capital to shareholders.
CEO Leonard Fischer said:
"We are clear about what our shareholders want us to do and remain focused on
our long term strategy."
Full details of the votes for each resolution and the minutes of the meeting
will be available on our corporate website at www.rhji.com.
About RHJ International
RHJ International is a financial services group with principal activities in
wealth management, asset management and merchant banking. Our wealth management
operations are conducted through Kleinwort Benson: an independent and
relationship-driven private bank. RHJI's asset management operations are carried
out by Kleinwort Benson Investors: a Dublin-based institutional asset manager
that offers investors innovative and differentiated specialist strategies on
both a segregated and unitised basis. RHJI is listed on the Euronext Brussels,
with the ticker symbol "RHJI".
For further information, please contact:
Duncan Heath
Investor Relations Director
RHJ International
Tel: +32 2 643 6013
E-mail: dheath(at)rhji.com
Full Press Release (PDF):
http://hugin.info/135946/R/1709576/566946.pdf
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Datum: 18.06.2013 - 18:57 Uhr
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