Press Release
Thun, 2 September 2019
Meyer Burger schedules extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting on 30 October 2019 in Bern
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that the Board of Directors will invite its shareholders to an extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting at Stade de Suisse in Bern on 30 October 2019, at 10.00 a.m. The Meyer Burger Board of Directors is responding to the request of the shareholder group around Sentis PCC, an investment firm of Petr Kondrashev. The shareholder group is proposing the election of Mark Kerekes, Co-Managing Director and Member of the Board of Directors of Sentis PCC, to the Board of Directors of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd.
The formal invitation with the detailed agenda items and motions, the reasoning of the shareholder group and the recommendations by the Board of Directors will be published at least 20 days prior to the extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting via press release as well as in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce. At the same time, a personal invitation will be sent to all shareholders registered in the company's share register.
In accordance with the Articles of Association of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd, only shareholders registered in the company's share register 30 days prior to the Shareholders' Meeting (30 September 2019) are entitled to attend the extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting as registered voters. Meyer Burger’s share register is operated by Computershare. All shareholders not yet registered can still register their shares in the share register by 30 Septebmer 2019 at the latest. To register, shareholders must contact their custodian bank and order their shares be registered in the Meyer Burger share register. In addition, the Computershare is available for questions regarding the share register or registration process via the following contact: Share.Register@computershare.ch
Contacts:
Stefan Diepenbrock
Head of Corporate Communications
Tel: +41 (0)33 221 27 85
stefan.diepenbrock@meyerburger.com
Jan Gregor
Gregor Communications GmbH
Tel: +41 (0)44 212 41 41
About Meyer Burger Technology Ltd
Meyer Burger is a leading and globally active technology company specialising in innovative systems and production equipment for the photovoltaic (solar), semiconductor and optoelectronic industries. As an internationally recognised premium brand, Meyer Burger offers its customers in the PV industry reliable precision products and innovative solutions for the manufacture of highly efficient solar cells and solar modules.
Meyer Burger’s comprehensive product portfolio is complemented by a worldwide service network with spare parts, consumables, process know-how, customer support, after-sales services, training and other services. Meyer Burger is represented in Europe, Asia and North America in the respective key markets and has subsidiaries and own service centres in China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA. The company is also working intensively to develop new markets such as South America, Africa and the Arab region. The registered shares of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (Ticker: MBTN).
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