At this year’s ordinary annual general meeting in Biel/Bienne, the shareholders of Mikron Holding AG approved all proposals by the board of directors.

Among other things, they agreed to a distribution from reserves, from capital contributions of CHF 0.05 per share; the future remuneration of the board of directors and group management; and the compensation report for the past financial year.

They also decided to transfer the delisting competence from the board of directors to the annual general meeting and subject it to a higher decision-making quorum. HansMichael Hauser was elected as a new member of the board of directors.

Brief profile of the Mikron Group

The Mikron Group develops, produces and markets automation and machining systems that enable extremely precise and productive manufacturing processes. Rooted in the Swiss culture of innovation, the group is a globally leading partner to companies in the automotive, medical devices, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, writing instruments, and watchmaking industries.

The two divisions, Mikron Automation and Mikron Machining, are based in Switzerland (Boudry and Agno). The company has additional production facilities in Germany, Singapore, China and the US.

The 1,200 employees of the Mikron Group can draw on more than 100 years of experience in the production of high-precision systems for large-series product manufacture. Mikron Holding AG’s shares are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (MIKN).