Bellevue | Küsnacht, 16.03.2015.
Annual General Meeting of Bellevue Group AG on March 16, 2015. At the Annual General Meeting, the shareholders of Bellevue Group AG approved all proposals put forward by the Board of Directors.
The Annual General Meeting elected Thomas von Planta, who had already served on the Board of Directors, Chairman as former Chairman Walter Knabenhans was not standing for re-election. Mirjam Staub-Bisang, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Independent Capital Group AG, was elected to the board as a new member. Director Daniel Sigg was elected to another one-year term of office.
The Board of Directors thanks Walter Knabenhans for his sagacious guidance and his valuable contribution to the Group’s consistently profitable growth over the years. During his time of service Bellevue Group successfully navigated the turmoil in the wake of the global financial crisis with proactive strategic risk policies. At the same time the business activities of the Asset Management unit were sustainably repositioned.
A dividend of CHF 1.00 per share will be paid. The shares will trade ex-dividend on March 18, 2015.
For further information:
Media / Investor Relations: Daniel Koller, CFO
Telephone +41 44 267 67 00, Fax +41 44 267 67 01, ir@bellevue.ch
www.bellevue.ch
Bellevue Group
Bellevue Group is an independent Swiss financial boutique listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Established in 1993, the company and its approximately 80 employees are specialists in the fields of Brokerage, Corporate Finance and Asset Management. Bellevue Group includes the two subsidiaries Bank am Bellevue and Bellevue Asset Management. The bank boasts superb knowledge of the Swiss stock and bond market and offers independent research opinions and recommendations as well as viable solutions for capital market transactions. Bellevue Asset Management is focused on selected active equity investment strategies in growing markets, in healthcare industries as well as in other special themes such as entrepreneur-led companies.
