Leclanché SA
Leclanché SA: agenda for the upcoming Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Leclanché SA / Key word(s): AGM/EGM Leclanché: agenda for the upcoming Annual General Meeting of Shareholders – Annual General Meeting to be held on 6 May 2015, in Yverdon-les-Bains Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, 16 April 2015 – Leclanché S.A. (SIX Swiss Exchange: LECN), specialized in the production of large-format lithium-ion cells and energy storage solutions, publishes today the invitation to its Annual General Meeting of shareholders, which will take place on 6 May 2015 at 11:00 a.m. (doors open at 10.30 a.m.), at Y-PARC, Rue Galilée 15, CH-1400 Yverdon-les-Bains. Apart from the annual customary resolutions, including the approval of the annual report and statutory financial statements, shareholders will be asked to vote on the following agenda items required by the revised Swiss corporate law (Ordinance against Excessive Compensation with respect to Listed Stock Corporations): re-elections to the Board of Directors (Messrs. Jim Atack, Stefan A. Müller, Antoine Spillmann, Bryan Urban, Scott Macaw and Robert Robertsson), election of the Chairman of the Board (Mr Jim Atack), elections to the Remuneration Committee (Messrs. Jim Atack, Stefan A. Müller, Bryan Urban and Scott Macaw) and election of the Independent Proxy. The vote will also include a Consultative vote on the compensation Report 2014 – in line with the recommendation of the Swiss Code of Best Practice for Corporate Governance, and a vote on the compensation of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. In its previous press releases of 10 April 2015, Leclanché announced the completion of the first phase of the Turnaround plan and – thanks to new shareholders – long term Growth Plan is under implementation. Jim Atack, Chairman of the board commented: «Although results are not yet positive, we have now secured the financial backbone to support our ambitions and corresponding investments to remain on track with our growth plan, as demonstrated by the announcement of a ground-breaking renewable energy-powered micro-grid project on the Azorean island of Graciosa (Portugal) on 10 April 2015». Documentation Shareholders registered with voting rights in the share register of the Company as of 4 May 2015 will be authorized to participate and vote at the Annual General Meeting. The agenda concerning the Annual General Meeting can be downloaded at the Company’s web site: http://www.leclanche.eu/img/invitation_Leclanche_2015_f(1).pdf Media contacts: Claude-Olivier Rochat, Voxia communication – Mobile +41 79 203.52.19 Rohan Sant, Voxia communication – Mobile +41 79 120.00.28 About Leclanché Established in 1909 Leclanché has been a reliable partner for battery storage technologies. Founded in the tradition of Georges Leclanché, the inventor of the dry cell battery, Leclanché today has a rich portfolio of Energy Storage Systems that include Specialized Customer-specific Battery Systems to industry leading lithium-ion solutions. Through the integration of a spin-off of the German Fraunhofer Institute in 2006 the company evolved from a traditional battery producer into one of the first developers and manufacturers of lithium-ion cells in Europe. Leclanché’s Storage Solutions are optimized for various applications, in particular for the integration of renewable energy, diesel fuel reduction, electricity grid-connected ancillary services, peak power shaving for heavy industries but also for heavy duty transportation in buses, trams, trains or maritime vessels. Leclanché products are characterized by a very high cycle stability (cells with titanate anode) and long service life. Thanks to our patented separator technology, which is a core element of lithium ion cells with titanate anode, Leclanché is able to make cells with very good safety characteristics in automated production. Leclanché operates a fully automated plant for the production of large format lithium-ion cells at an annual maximum capacity of up to 175MWh or up to one million cells. In addition, Leclanché offers a number of specialized battery systems through its Portable Business Unit, such as customer-specific energy storage systems for military and medical applications. Leclanché also distributes primary and secondary batteries and accessories of other producers. Leclanché, which is quoted on the Swiss stock exchange (SIX:LECN), has a wide range of storage products for homes, small offices, large industries, electricity grids, hybridization for mass transport systems like fleet of buses, trams etc. Disclaimer This press release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to Leclanché’s business, which can be identified by terminology such as “strategic”, “proposes”, “to introduce”, “will”, “planned”, “expected”, “commitment”, “expects”, “set”, “preparing”, “plans”, “estimates”, “aims”, “would”, “potential”, “awaiting”,”estimated”, “proposal”, or similar expressions, or by expressed or implied discussions regarding the ramp up of Leclanché’s production capacity, potential applications for existing products, or regarding potential future revenues from any such products, or potential future sales or earnings of Leclanché or any of its business units. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Such forward-looking statements reflect the current views of Leclanché regarding future events, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. There can be no guarantee that Leclanché’s products will achieve any particular revenue levels. Nor can there be any guarantee that Leclanché, or any of the business units, will achieve any particular financial results. 2015-04-16 This Corporate News was distributed by EQS Schweiz AG. www.eqs.com – news archive: http://switzerland.eqs.com/de/News The issuer is responsible for the contents of the release. |
Language: | English | |
Company: | Leclanché SA | |
Av. des Sports 42 | ||
1400 Yverdon-les-Bains | ||
Switzerland | ||
Phone: | +41 (24) 424 65-00 | |
Fax: | +41 (24) 424 65-20 | |
E-mail: | investors@leclanche.com | |
Internet: | www.leclanche.com | |
ISIN: | CH0110303119, CH0016271550 | |
Valor: | A1CUUB, 812950 | |
Listed: | Foreign Exchange(s) SIX | |
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