Landis+Gyr shareholders approve all proposals

Cham, Switzerland – June 28, 2018 – At today’s Annual General Meeting of Landis+Gyr Group AG (LAND.SW) all proposals submitted by the Board of Directors were approved. 286 shareholders (including proxies) attended the meeting, representing 16,876,227 registered shares and 57.2% of the issued share capital, respectively.

In particular, the shareholders confirmed Andreas Umbach as Chairman of the Board of Directors as well as the five current members Eric Elzvik, Dave Geary, Pierre-Alain Graf, Andreas Spreiter and Christina Stercken. Additionally, Mary Kipp and Peter Mainz were elected as new board members.

The Annual General Meeting approved the Financial Statements for 2017 as well as the proposal of the Board of Directors to distribute CHF 2.30 per registered share payable from statutory capital reserves. The dividend will be paid on July 4, 2018.

Shareholders also ratified the amounts for future compensation for the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Management, and, in a consultative vote, approved the 2017 Remuneration Report.

Key dates

Ex-Dividend date July 2, 2018
Dividend record date July 3, 2018
Dividend payment date July 4, 2018
Release of Half Year Results 2018 October 26, 2018
Release of Sustainability Report October 26, 2018
Capital Markets Day December 5, 2018
Release of Results for Financial Year 2018 May 29, 2019
Annual General Meeting 2019 June 25, 2019

 

About Landis+Gyr

Landis+Gyr is the leading global provider of integrated energy management solutions for the utility sector. Offering one of the broadest portfolios of products and services to address complex industry challenges, the company delivers comprehensive solutions for the foundation of a smarter grid, including smart metering, distribution network sensing and automation tools, load control, analytics and energy storage. Landis+Gyr operates in over 30 countries across five continents. With sales of approximately USD 1.7 billion, the company employs c. 6,000 people with the sole mission of helping the world manage energy better. More information is available at www.landisgyr.com.

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