Proposal Mgt rec Vote
Management proposals
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports For For
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management For For
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF 4.50 per Share For For
4.1.1 Reelect Leo Steiner as Director and Board Chairman For For
4.1.2 Reelect Hans Caspar von der Crone as Director For For
4.1.3 Reelect Daniel Hirschi as Director For For
4.1.4 Reelect Kurt Haerri as Director For For
4.1.5 Reelect Roland Siegwart as Director For For
4.2 Elect David Dean as Director For For
4.3.1 Appoint Leo Steiner as Member of the Compensation Committee For For
4.3.2 Appoint Daniel Hirschi as Member of the Compensation Committee For For
4.3.3 Appoint Roland Siegwart as Member of the Compensation Committee For For
4.4 Designate Thomas Tschuemperlin as Independent Proxy For For
4.5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as Auditors For For
Shareholder proposals
5.1 Amend Articles to Remove 5 Percent Restriction on Acquisition and Exercise of Voting Rights Against For
Management proposals
5.2 Amend Articles Re: Ordinance Against Excessive Remuneration at Listed Companies For Against
6 Approve Creation of CHF 30 Million Pool of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights for Employee Equity Participation For Against
7 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against

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