Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Annual General Meeting for Financial Year 2010/11 Agreed All Items on the Agenda with a Clear Majority
07/28/2011
- AGM appointed Lone Fønss Schrøder and Herbert Meyer to the Supervisory Board
- Heidelberg Supervisory Board elects Robert J. Koehler to succeed Mark Wössner as Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Around 2,000 shareholders today participated in the Annual General
Meeting (AGM) of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) for
financial year 2010/11, which was held at the Congress Center
Rosengarten in Mannheim. Approximately 48 percent of the company's
share capital was represented at the meeting.
The Management Board discussed the company's strategy and the balance sheet for the past financial year (April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011).
Approval from the company's shareholders was needed for six of the seven items on the AGM's agenda. The main issues concerned the appointment of two new members to the Supervisory Board and a change to the Articles of Association. Shareholders also voted on a further four resolutions.
On the occasion of the appointment of two new members to the Supervisory Board, a vast majority of those eligible to vote approved the proposed candidates. Consequently, Lone Fønss Schrøder (51) and Dr. Herbert Meyer (64) will sit on the Supervisory Board until 2016.
Lone Fønss Schrøder from Copenhagen, Denmark, is a non-executive member of administrative bodies for several non-German companies, including Volvo Personvagnar AB, Sweden, and NKT Holding AB, Denmark.
Dr. Herbert Meyer, originally from Eckernförde in northern Germany, was President of the Berlin-based Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel (FREP) until June 30, 2011. Prior to that, he had been the CFO at Heidelberg for 12 years and held senior positions in other international companies. Dr. Meyer is also a member of the Supervisory Board of DEMAG Cranes AG and WEBASTO AG.
The Management Board discussed the company's strategy and the balance sheet for the past financial year (April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011).
Approval from the company's shareholders was needed for six of the seven items on the AGM's agenda. The main issues concerned the appointment of two new members to the Supervisory Board and a change to the Articles of Association. Shareholders also voted on a further four resolutions.
On the occasion of the appointment of two new members to the Supervisory Board, a vast majority of those eligible to vote approved the proposed candidates. Consequently, Lone Fønss Schrøder (51) and Dr. Herbert Meyer (64) will sit on the Supervisory Board until 2016.
Lone Fønss Schrøder from Copenhagen, Denmark, is a non-executive member of administrative bodies for several non-German companies, including Volvo Personvagnar AB, Sweden, and NKT Holding AB, Denmark.
Dr. Herbert Meyer, originally from Eckernförde in northern Germany, was President of the Berlin-based Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel (FREP) until June 30, 2011. Prior to that, he had been the CFO at Heidelberg for 12 years and held senior positions in other international companies. Dr. Meyer is also a member of the Supervisory Board of DEMAG Cranes AG and WEBASTO AG.
As planned,
Dr. Mark Wössner (72) stood down as a member of the
Supervisory Board for reasons of age and relinquished his mandate
as Chairman of the Supervisory Board at the end of the AGM.
Dr. Werner Brandt (57), member of the Management Board at
SAP AG, Walldorf, also stepped down as a member of the Supervisory
Board at the end of the AGM at his own request.
During the constituent meeting of the Supervisory Board that took place after the AGM, Robert J. Koehler (62), Chairman of the Management Board of SGL Carbon SE, Wiesbaden, was elected as the new Chairman of the Heidelberg Supervisory Board. Robert J. Koehler has been a member of the Heidelberg Supervisory Board since 2003.
"We are pleased to welcome Lone Fønss Schrøder and Herbert Meyer to our Supervisory Board as experienced senior executives. Their extensive experience and specialist know-how will be of great value to us," said Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberg. "In his role as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mark Wössner has supported Heidelberg through many years and difficult times and shown great commitment and passion. I would like to thank him sincerely on behalf of everyone who works at Heidelberg. We would also like to thank Werner Brandt for the valuable support and cooperation he has brought to our Supervisory Board over the past years."
Note for editors:
A recording of the speech - complete with text and presentation - given by CEO Bernhard Schreier at the AGM is available on the Internet at www.heidelberg.com.
The Annual Report and Agenda for the Annual General Meeting can also be downloaded from www.heidelberg.com.
The current resume and a photograph of Robert J. Koehler can be found online at: http://www.sglgroup.com/cms/international/press-lounge/ .
Other dates:
The scheduled publication date for the financial statements for the first quarter of 2011/12 is August 9, 2011.
Figure 1:
Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, at the Annual General Meeting for the FY 2010/11 at the Mannheim-based Congress Center Rosengarten.
Figure 2:
Robert J. Koehler has been appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board by the Heidelberg Supervisory Board.
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Thomas Fichtl
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92 5900
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 5069
E-mail: thomas.fichtl@heidelberg.com
Important note:
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and estimations by the Management Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft. Even though the Management Board is of the opinion that those assumptions and estimations are realistic, the actual future development and results may deviate substantially from these forward-looking statements due to various factors, such as changes in the macro-economic situation, in the exchange rates, in the interest rates and in the print media industry. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft gives no warranty and does not assume liability for any damages in case the future development and the projected results do not correspond with the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
During the constituent meeting of the Supervisory Board that took place after the AGM, Robert J. Koehler (62), Chairman of the Management Board of SGL Carbon SE, Wiesbaden, was elected as the new Chairman of the Heidelberg Supervisory Board. Robert J. Koehler has been a member of the Heidelberg Supervisory Board since 2003.
"We are pleased to welcome Lone Fønss Schrøder and Herbert Meyer to our Supervisory Board as experienced senior executives. Their extensive experience and specialist know-how will be of great value to us," said Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberg. "In his role as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mark Wössner has supported Heidelberg through many years and difficult times and shown great commitment and passion. I would like to thank him sincerely on behalf of everyone who works at Heidelberg. We would also like to thank Werner Brandt for the valuable support and cooperation he has brought to our Supervisory Board over the past years."
Note for editors:
A recording of the speech - complete with text and presentation - given by CEO Bernhard Schreier at the AGM is available on the Internet at www.heidelberg.com.
The Annual Report and Agenda for the Annual General Meeting can also be downloaded from www.heidelberg.com.
The current resume and a photograph of Robert J. Koehler can be found online at: http://www.sglgroup.com/cms/international/press-lounge/ .
Other dates:
The scheduled publication date for the financial statements for the first quarter of 2011/12 is August 9, 2011.
Figure 1:
Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, at the Annual General Meeting for the FY 2010/11 at the Mannheim-based Congress Center Rosengarten.
Figure 2:
Robert J. Koehler has been appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board by the Heidelberg Supervisory Board.
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Thomas Fichtl
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92 5900
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 5069
E-mail: thomas.fichtl@heidelberg.com
Important note:
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and estimations by the Management Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft. Even though the Management Board is of the opinion that those assumptions and estimations are realistic, the actual future development and results may deviate substantially from these forward-looking statements due to various factors, such as changes in the macro-economic situation, in the exchange rates, in the interest rates and in the print media industry. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft gives no warranty and does not assume liability for any damages in case the future development and the projected results do not correspond with the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
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