DGAP-Adhoc: Voting and election results of the ordinary Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for fiscal year 2013 of LifeWatch AG
28.05.2014 – 15:02
LifeWatch AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM 28.05.2014 14:59 Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press Release Voting and election results of the ordinary Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for fiscal year 2013 of LifeWatch AG - 72 shareholders attended today's Annual General Meeting. In total, 9'438'153 votes or 70.74% of the share capital were represented. - Approval of Annual Report 2013 and of retained earnings 2013. - Discharge for fiscal year 2013 was granted to Patrick Schildknecht and Thomas Rühle and to CFO Kobi Efraim. Discharge was not granted to all other former members of the Board of Directors. - Elections to the Board of Directors until next ordinary Annual General Meeting - Elected: Patrick Schildknecht, Thomas Rühle, Antoine Hubert - Chairman of the Board of Directors: Patrick Schildknecht - Elected as members of the Compensation Committee: Thomas Rühle, Antoine Hubert - The Annual General Meeting did not approve the proposed amendments to the Articles of Incorporation (Registered Office, Conditional Capital). - The Annual General Meeting approved the proposed total compensation of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board. - Election of the independent proxy: Yves Endrass, Zurich - Election of the statutory auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Zurich The detailed voting and election results will be available on the Company's website. For further questions: LifeWatch AG c/o Dynamics Group, Philippe Blangey / Doris Rudischhauser Phone: +41 43 268 32 35 E-mail: investor-relations@lifewatch.com About LifeWatch AG: LifeWatch AG, headquartered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall and listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (LIFE), Switzerland, is a leading healthcare technology and solution company, specializing in advanced telehealth systems and wireless remote patient monitoring services. LifeWatch's services provide physicians with critical information to determine appropriate treatment and thereby improve patient outcomes. 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 U.S.-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. For additional information, please visit www.lifewatch.com. Sign up for customized e-mail alerts and documentation requests at http://www.irlifewatch.com/alert-service.aspx 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, the 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. 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The Swiss news archive can be found at www.equitystory.ch/news --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: LifeWatch AG Rundbuckstrasse 6 8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall Switzerland Phone: +41 52 632 00 50 Fax: +41 52 632 00 51 E-mail: Internet: www.lifewatch.com ISIN: CH0012815459 Valor: 811189 Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart; Frankfurt in Open Market ; SIX End of Announcement EQS Group News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------