AFG Arbonia-Forster-Holding AG's Annual General Meeting decides to introduce single class of share

Arbon, 16 April 2010 – The Annual General Meeting of AFG Arbonia-Forster-Holding AG has approved all of the Board of Directors' proposals by a clear majority.

In particular, it voted by a large majority to abolish the previous distinction between registered and bearer shares, and introduced a single class of share. The AGM also overwhelmingly approved the introduction of a 5% voting right restriction and abolished the previous opting-out clause. In addition, the AGM voted to create conditional and authorized capital in order to increase the company’s financial flexibility. Finally, the AGM elected finance professional Georg Früh as a new member of the Board of Directors.

Contacts:

AFG Arbonia-Forster-Holding AG
Dr. Edgar Oehler
Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO
Tel. +41 71 447 45 50
edgar.oehler@afg.ch

Felix Bodmer
Chief Financial Officer
Tel. +41 71 447 45 51
felix.bodmer@afg.ch