EANS-Adhoc: shaPE Capital AG
Ordinary annual general meeting 2011 results
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Annual general meeting
04.05.2011
Freienbach, 4 May 2011 - The ordinary general meeting of shaPE Capital AG on 3 May 2011 unanimously passed all resolutions proposed by the board of directors. In particular, the following resolutions of imminent importance to the business were passed: - Distribution of CHF 25.00 per registered share out of the newly created «general legal reserves from capital contributions». The distribution, which is not subject to the Swiss withholding tax, will be paid out free of expense as of 13 May 2011; ex-dividend date: 10 May 2011. - Reduction of the share capital from CHF 85 million to CHF 68 million by way of cancelling 170´000 registered shares of CHF 100 nominal value each. - Approval of a new share buyback program with a duration up to 30 June 2014, authorizing the board of directors to repurchase treasury shares up to a maximum of 20% of share capital.
end of ad-hoc-announcement ========================================== ====================================== shaPE is a SIX Swiss Exchange-listed investment company with exposure to a global private equity portfolio built over the past years. In 2009 shaPE decided to initiate a realization strategy with the ultimate goal to return the intrinsic value of the current portfolio to its shareholders. Under this realization strategy shaPE does not make any new commitments to private equity funds, but focuses on harvesting the value of the current portfolio over the coming years. shaPE is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SHPN.
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Contact:
Dr. Simon Lamprecht
shaPE Capital AG
Wolleraustrasse 41a
8807 Freienbach
Phone: +41 58 596 12 96
Fax: +41 58 596 12 97
E-mail: info@shape-capital.com
Internet: www.shape-capital.com
Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: CH0012885841
WKN: 765355
Börsen: SIX Swiss Exchange / official dealing