235 shareholders attended, representing 59.96% of the share capital
Shareholders re-elected all existing members of the Board of Directors except for Thomas Ebeling, who did not stand for re-election, and approved the new election of Albert M. Baehny
Rolf Soiron was re-elected as Board Chairperson for another year
A dividend of CHF 2.75 per share will be paid out as from 3 May 2017
Today’s Annual General Meeting of Lonza Group Ltd, led by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Rolf Soiron, was attended by 235 shareholders. They represented 59.96% of the share capital.
The Board members standing for re-election (Rolf
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