Lausanne, April 19, 2007 - 2 405 shareholders attended the Nestlé S.A. Annual
General Meeting today in Lausanne. They represented 48.97 percent of the total
capital and 31.65 percent of the shares entitled to vote. All proposals of the
Board of Directors were voted with strong majorities. The annual report and the
accounts were approved, and the shareholders agreed to the release of the Board
of Directors and the Executive Board. Shareholders further approved the
proposed dividend increase to CHF 10.40 per share, up 15.5 percent over last
year. They also gave their assent to the reduction in the share capital by CHF
7 663 200 through the cancellation of a corresponding number of registered
shares following completion of their buy-back in 2006.
Shareholders further re-elected as members of the Board of Directors Mr.
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe for a full 5-year term and Lord George for a 4-year
term.
For the year to come, the different Committees of the Board are composed as
follows:
Chairman's and Corporate Governance Committee: Messrs. Brabeck-Letmathe,
Koopmann, Hänggi, Lord George, Villiger
Finance Committee: Messrs. Hänggi, Lord
George, Villiger
Audit Committee: Messrs. Hänggi, Meyers, Villiger, Kudelski
Compensation and Nomination Committee: Messrs. Böckli, Koopmann, Lord George,
Borel
- Contacts:
- Media: François-Xavier Perroud Tel.: +41-21-924 2596
- Investors: Roddy Child-Villiers Tel.: +41-21-924 3622