Esmertec Shareholders Vote in Favor of All Resolutions
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Esmertec AG
Esmertec(TM) (SWX:ESMN), a focused provider of software and
services to communications device manufacturers and mobile telecom
operators, is pleased to announce that shareholders approved all
proposals put forward by the Board of Directors at its Annual General
Meeting (AGM) today. 45 shareholders participated at the AGM. In total
687 shareholders with 6'538'344 shares were represented, equaling
38.8% of the total issued share capital.
Shareholders granted, among other things, discharge to the Board
of Directors and the Executive Management and re-elected Hans-Ulrich
Muller, Jean Schmitt and Ulrich Schumacher for an additional one-year
term of office. Roland Manger, Bernd Pfister and Tony Reis did not
stand for re-election and Chase Bailey resigned effective this General
Meeting. Consequently the Board of Directors now consists of seven
members.
Shareholders have taken note of the changes on the terms and
conditions of the Company's outstanding convertible bonds and voted in
favor of the increase in conditional share capital along with the
corresponding reduction of the authorized share capital. These
endorsements allow Esmertec to conclude the announced restructuring of
91% of the outstanding convertible bonds without increasing the
overall potential dilution of its issued share capital.
At the AGM Jean-Claude Martinez, CEO of Esmertec, presented a
review of the key events and challenges the Company has faced in 2006.
The corresponding presentation and the 2006 annual report are
available on the Investor Relations pages of Esmertec's website
www.esmertec.com/investor_relations/.
About Esmertec
Esmertec is a focused provider of software and services to
communications device manufacturers and mobile telecom operators. The
company provides software platforms that enable the deployment of
content and applications in devices and over servers. Customers
include mobile telecom operators and manufacturers of mobile handsets,
set-top boxes and interactive televisions. Esmertec's software and
service capabilities excel with its reliability as well as fast and
local execution. Founded in 1999, Esmertec is headquartered in
Zurich-Switzerland with subsidiaries in China, France, South Korea,
and the USA, and offices in Taiwan and the UK. Since 2005, Esmertec
has been listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange (ESMN). www.esmertec.com
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