EANS-Adhoc: Invitation to the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of LifeWatch Ltd., Neuhausen am Rheinfall on January 23, 2013 at 02:00 p.m. CET (doors open at 01:30 p.m.) at the Zurich Marriott Hotel, Neumühlequai 42, 8001 ...
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual & Special Corporate Meetings/Company Information/LifeWatch AG 18.12.2012 Neuhausen am Rheinfall/Switzerland - LifeWatch AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: LIFE), the leading wireless remote cardiac and medical patient monitoring service provider in the U.S., today invites to its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on January 23, 2013 in the Zurich Marriott Hotel. On the occasion of this extraordinary general meeting the still pending discharge for fiscal year 2011 shall be granted to the Board of Directors and the Executive Board. Furthermore three new members shall be elected to the Board of Directors out of which two belong to a group of shareholders, Thomas Rühle and Patrick Schildknecht, and as well as an independent candidate named Kenneth Melani from the U.S. You will find a PDF-version of this press release at the end of this message. The agenda and Motions of the Board of Directors are the following: (1) Grant Discharge to the members of the Board of Directors and members of the Executive Board: The Board of Directors proposes to grant discharge to the members of the Board of Directors and to the members of the Executive Board for the Financial Year 2011. (2) Election of three(3) new members of the Board of Directors: The Board of Directors proposes to elect Kenneth Melani, Thomas Rühle and Patrick Schildknecht as new members of the Board of Directors for a term of one year. Kenneth R. Melani (1954, citizen of the U.S.) is the former president and chief executive officer of Highmark, a health insurance company based in Pittsburgh and the largest health insurer in Pennsylvania. Kenneth Melani was awarded W&J College's "Entrepreneur of the Year Award" in 2009. Thomas Rühle (1960, citizen of Germany) has been Vice President Europe of Sanofi Pasteur MSD from 2005 till 2011. Previously he acted as Chairman of the region Germany at Sanofi Pasteur MSD. Today he is a private investor in several health and logistic companies. Patrick Schildknecht (1972, citizen of Switzerland) is the owner and president of SK Holding AG in Euthal, an investment company, and Hinno AG in Meggen, a company specialized in innovative curtain accessories and SK Real Estates AG in Sarnen, a real estate development company. Originally, it was planned to elect a fourth new candidate to the Board of Directors but due to a short term decline of this candidate this election has to be postponed to the next ordinary general meeting of shareholders which will take place on May 29, 2013. About LifeWatch AG: LifeWatch AG, headquartered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall and listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (LIFE), Switzerland, is the leading healthcare technology and solution company, specializing in advanced telehealth systems and wireless remote patient monitoring services. LifeWatch services cater to individuals, ranging from high-risk and chronically ill patients, to consumers of health and wellness products. LifeWatch AG has operative subsidiaries in the United States, in Switzerland and in Israel and is the parent company of LifeWatch Services Inc., and LifeWatch Technologies, Ltd. LifeWatch Services, Inc. is a leading US-based provider of cardiac monitoring services and home sleep testing of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). LifeWatch Technologies Ltd., based in Israel, is a leading developer and manufacturer of telemedicine products. The Company is planning to introduce the LifeWatch V, an Android-based smartphone with medical sensors and apps that uses a cloud-based service platform. For additional information, please visit www.lifewatch.com. Sign-up for customized e-mail alerts and documentation requests is available at http://production.investis.com/lifewatch/alert-service/ This press release includes forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, including statements regarding future results of operations and financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives for future operations, are forward- looking statements. The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue,""anticipate," "intend,""expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. LifeWatch AG has based these forward looking statements largely on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect the financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short term and long term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances described may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward- looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based only on data available to LifeWatch AG at the time of the issue of this press release. LifeWatch AG does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT BEING ISSUED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND SHOULD NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO UNITED STATES PERSONS OR PUBLICATIONS WITH A GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS PRESS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF SECURITIES OF LIFEWATCH AG OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES OR AN INVITATION TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY SECURITIES OF LIFEWATCH AG OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION, THE SECURITIES OF LIFEWATCH AG AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS ABSENT REGISTRATION UNDER OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAWS. ANY PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES TO BE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES WILL BE MADE BY MEANS OF A PROSPECTUS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM LIFEWATCH AG OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AS APPLICABLE, AND WILL CONTAIN DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER AND ITS MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ISSUER. Attachments with Announcement: ---------------------------------------------- http://resources.euroadhoc.com/us/KN1K9flc Further inquiry note: Sensus Communication Consultants, Zürich: Tel +41 43 366 55 11 | Fax +41 43 366 55 12 Email lifewatch@sensus.ch end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachments with Announcement: ---------------------------------------------- http://resources.euroadhoc.com/us/KN1K9flc issuer: LifeWatch AG Rundbuckstrasse 6 CH-8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall phone: +41 52 632 00 50 FAX: +41 52 632 00 51 mail: users@lifewatch.com WWW: www.lifewatch.com sector: Healthcare Providers ISIN: CH0012815459 indexes: SPI, SPIEX stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, Open Market / XETRA: Frankfurt, Main Standard: SIX Swiss Exchange language: English