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107th BKW General Shareholders' Meeting: Market position strengthened - focus on future energy security

Berne (ots)

Shareholders of BKW FMB Energy Ltd were presented
with robust revenue figures for fiscal 2009 at the 107th General 
Shareholders' Meeting in Berne. The General Meeting approved the 2009
annual and consolidated financial statements and voted in favour of a
dividend payment of CHF 2.50 per share (2009: CHF 2.30). Shareholders
also elected Urs Gasche to the Board of Directors for the remaining 
term of office until 2011.
The BKW Group posted good revenue growth in 2009 despite a 
difficult market environment. At CHF 298.5 million, net profit was 
115.2% higher year-on-year. Consolidated operating revenue improved 
by 2.8% to CHF 3,592.6 million. This favourable result reflects the 
Group's undiminished ability to generate strong operating income as 
well as the consolidation of the BKW Group's market positioning. 
Stabilisation on the financial markets also had a positive impact on 
the results.
Ensuring energy security - well into the future
The BKW Group remains committed to its key priorities of energy 
security for customers in Switzerland and abroad, and implementation 
of the strategy for long-term carbon-neutral electricity production. 
These overarching objectives are to be achieved by means of the 
projects launched in recent years, as well as further consolidation 
of the Group's market position. In this context the focus is on 
expansion of production capacities in the field of new renewable 
energies and large power plants, upgrading grid facilities, and 
further development of partnerships.
Shareholders and election to the Board of Directors
In 2009 BKW saw further growth in its shareholder base, with the 
number of shareholders rising from 7,200 to around 9,000. 
Shareholders elected Urs Gasche to the Board of Directors for the 
remainder of the current term of office, i.e until the 2011 General 
Shareholders' Meeting. Born in 1955, Urs Gasche is a member of the 
Executive Council of the Canton of Berne and will hold this office 
until the end of May 2010. In this capacity he has been a member of 
the BKW Board of Directors since the beginning of 2002, as cantonal 
delegate. The Board of Directors intends to elect Urs Gasche as its 
Chairman with effect from the beginning of June 2010. He will succeed
Fritz Kilchenmann, who is retiring as Chairman and standing down from
the Board.
The 2009 annual report and financial report can be downloaded 
from:
www.bkw-fmb.ch/annualreport09
www.bkw-fmb.ch/financialreport09
Videos of the addresses given at the General Shareholders' Meeting
are available in German at www.bkw-fmb.ch/generalversammlung from 
18:00.
The statements contained in this press release constitute 
expectations and forward-looking statements. Because these statements
are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual future results may 
differ materially from those expressed or implied by the expectations
and statements. This press release is issued in German, French, 
English and Italian. The German version is authoritative.

Contact:

Antonio Sommavilla
Tel.: +41/31/330'51'07
E-Mail: antonio.sommavilla@bkw-fmb.ch

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