Cham Paper Group Holding AG: General Meeting of Shareholders approves Board of Directors' proposals

Cham Paper Group Holding AG  / Key word(s): AGM/EGM

25.04.2012 19:40

Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR
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The 100th General Meeting of Shareholders of Cham Paper Group Holding AG
took place today in Hünenberg. At this General Meeting of Shareholders a
total of 66.69% of the voting share capital was represented.

All the proposals submitted by the Board of Directors were adopted by a
clear majority. In particular the shareholders accepted the dividend waiver
proposed by the board on account of the extraordinary situation in which
the company currently finds itself.

After serving a term spanning the last twelve years, Dr. René Furler
withdrew from the Board of Directors. Urs Ziegler will be taking over the
office of vice chairman of the board. Niklaus Peter Nüesch was newly
elected to the board. All the other board members were confirmed in office
for another one-year term.

The 101st General Meeting of Shareholders will take place on 24 April 2013.



For further information please contact:
Media and IR office of Cham Paper Group Holding AG
c/o Dynamics Group
Edwin van der Geest / Philippe Blangey
E-mail: media@cham-group.com and/or investor@cham-group.com
Phone: +41 43 268 32 32
Swiss Security Number  /  ISIN / Ticker:
193 185  / CH0001931853  /  CPGN 
Registered Shares: Cham Paper Group Holding AG

Cham Paper Group
Cham Paper Group is a leading manufacturer of coated speciality papers. The
group generates value added for its customers by providing finishing-based
functional capabilities. Founded in 1657, at its three locations in
Switzerland and Italy the company develops and manufactures speciality
papers for use in the consumer goods, industrial release and digital
imaging sectors. The consumer goods sector encompasses papers for flexible
packaging and base papers for label printing in the food, non-food,
tobacco, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. In terms of the industrial
release sector, Cham Paper Group supplies silicone-base papers for release
liners used in graphical applications and for adhesive tapes and labels.
The company also supplies base papers for process liners used in industrial
casting and laminating process applications. Facestock papers for the
self-adhesive industry round off the range. In addition to large-format
inkjet papers for indoor and outdoor applications, the digital imaging
sector also includes sublimation papers for digital textile printing. Cham
Paper Group has benefited from the trend for sustainable products and is
well established on the market thanks to the company's technological
innovation. Cham Paper Group (stock exchange symbol: CPGN) is listed on the
SIX Swiss Exchange as an independent company.





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Language:               English
Company:                Cham Paper Group Holding AG
                        Fabrikstrasse
                        6330 Cham
                        Switzerland
Phone:                  +41 41 785 33 33   
Fax:                    +41 41 785 31 50
E-mail:                 mail.cham@cham-group.com  
Internet:               www.cham-group.com  
ISIN:                   CH0001931853
Swiss Security Number:  -
Listed:                 SIX
 
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