EANS-Adhoc: 189th Annual General Meeting of Von Roll Holding AG duly held: All proposals of the Board of Directors approved

20.04.2012
=------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. =------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20.04.2012 Au / Wädenswil, 20 April 2012 - All proposals presented by the Board of Directors at the 189th Annual General Meeting of Von Roll Holding AG held in the Mövenpick Hotel Zürich-Regensdorf were approved by the shareholders with a vast majority. The annual report, the financial statements and the consolidated statements for the 2011 financial year as well as the reports of the statutory auditors were approved. The shareholders of Von Roll Holding AG decided that the net profits CHF 84`032`304 are to be transferred to retained earnings. Furthermore, they accepted the proposal of the Board of Directors not to pay a dividend for the year 2011. The actions of the Board of Directors and Group Management were approved for the fiscal year 2011. Mr Gerd Peskes was elected to another statutory three-year term as Member of the Supervisory Board. Moreover, the proposal put forward by the Board of Directors to reelect Deloitte AG, Zurich, as statutory auditors for the fiscal year 2012 was approved. The Supervisory Board´s proposal to task Deloitte AG, Zurich, with auditing for the 2012 fiscal year was granted. The shareholders agreed to the von Finck shareholder group´s request to introduce statutory opting out, according to which a new Art. 4a will be added to the bylaws of Von Roll Holding AG. This Article will stipulate that purchasers of company shares are released from the obligation to make a public takeover bid pursuant to Art. 32 and Art. 52 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act of 24 March 1995. About Von Roll Holding AG: As one of Switzerland´s longest established industrial companies, Von Roll Holding AG focuses on products and systems for power generation, transmission and distribution. Von Roll is the global market leader in insulation products, systems and services and is represented in 19 countries with around 3,000 employees at over 30 sites. end of ad-hoc-announcement ================================================================================ This press release is based on information currently available. Unforeseeable risks and influences may lead to discrepancies with statements portrayed here. Furthermore, rounding differences may lead to discrepancies in the reported figures. The release is originally prepared in German and then translated into English. In the event of any discrepancy, the German version prevails. For more detailed information about the company and its business performance, please refer to the 2011 Annual Report of Von Roll Holding AG. It is available online at http://www.vonroll.com/investor-relations/reports-and-publications/financial-reports end of announcement euro adhoc =-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. =------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20.04.2012 Au / Wädenswil, 20 April 2012 - All proposals presented by the Board of Directors at the 189th Annual General Meeting of Von Roll Holding AG held in the Mövenpick Hotel Zürich-Regensdorf were approved by the shareholders with a vast majority. The annual report, the financial statements and the consolidated statements for the 2011 financial year as well as the reports of the statutory auditors were approved. The shareholders of Von Roll Holding AG decided that the net profits CHF 84`032`304 are to be transferred to retained earnings. Furthermore, they accepted the proposal of the Board of Directors not to pay a dividend for the year 2011. The actions of the Board of Directors and Group Management were approved for the fiscal year 2011. Mr Gerd Peskes was elected to another statutory three-year term as Member of the Supervisory Board. Moreover, the proposal put forward by the Board of Directors to reelect Deloitte AG, Zurich, as statutory auditors for the fiscal year 2012 was approved. The Supervisory Board´s proposal to task Deloitte AG, Zurich, with auditing for the 2012 fiscal year was granted. The shareholders agreed to the von Finck shareholder group´s request to introduce statutory opting out, according to which a new Art. 4a will be added to the bylaws of Von Roll Holding AG. This Article will stipulate that purchasers of company shares are released from the obligation to make a public takeover bid pursuant to Art. 32 and Art. 52 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act of 24 March 1995. About Von Roll Holding AG: As one of Switzerland´s longest established industrial companies, Von Roll Holding AG focuses on products and systems for power generation, transmission and distribution. Von Roll is the global market leader in insulation products, systems and services and is represented in 19 countries with around 3,000 employees at over 30 sites. end of ad-hoc-announcement ================================================================================ This press release is based on information currently available. Unforeseeable risks and influences may lead to discrepancies with statements portrayed here. Furthermore, rounding differences may lead to discrepancies in the reported figures. The release is originally prepared in German and then translated into English. In the event of any discrepancy, the German version prevails. For more detailed information about the company and its business performance, please refer to the 2011 Annual Report of Von Roll Holding AG. It is available online at http://www.vonroll.com/investor-relations/reports-and-publications/financial-reports end of announcement euro adhoc =-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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