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Ascom General Meeting: All proposals submitted by the Board of Directors approved
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Ascom Holding AG, which was held on April 21, 2010 in Berne, Switzerland, was attended by 182 shareholders representing 18,824,386 votes or approximately 52.29% of the share capital.
The General Meeting of Shareholders approved all proposals submitted by the Board of Directors and granted discharge to the Board of Directors. Mr Andreas Umbach was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors. The four existing members of the Board, Juhani Anttila, Dr J.T. Bergqvist, Kenth-Ake Jönsson and Paul E. Otth were reelected as members of the Board of Directors for another term of office of one year by a large majority of the votes represented. Dr Wolfgang Kalsbach did not stand for reelection and leaves the Board. The Board of Directors has confirmed Juhani Anttila as Chairman of the Board.
The General Meeting of Shareholders approved the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation due to the enactment of the Swiss Federal Intermediated Securities Act as proposed. The General Meeting of Shareholders also concluded to forego a dividend for fiscal year 2009.
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Ascom is an international solution provider with comprehensive technological know-how in Mission-Critical Communication. The company focuses on the areas of Wireless Solutions (high-value, customer-specific on-site communications solutions) and Network Testing (a global market leader in testing and optimization solutions for mobile networks). The company is headquartered in Switzerland, has subsidiaries in 17 countries and a workforce of some 1,900 employees worldwide. Ascom registered shares (symbol ASCN) are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich (Switzerland).
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