Leonteq AG (SIX: LEON) today published the agenda and the proposals of the Board of Directors for its Annual General Meeting on 31 March 2022.
At Leonteq’s forthcoming Annual General Meeting, all eight members of the Board of Directors will stand for re-election for a further term of office of one year, and the Board of Directors proposes the re-election of Christopher Chambers as Chairman.
As already communicated, the Board of Directors proposes that a distribution of CHF 3.00 per share to be paid for the financial year 2021, in equal amounts out of retained earnings and reserves from capital contributions. Shareholders will also vote on the approval of the management report, the financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2021. Furthermore, the Board of Directors proposes the approval of the compensation of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee, in separate votes, and the re-election of the independent proxy.
Demonstrating Leonteq’s commitment to good corporate governance, the company decided to conduct a tender process for Leonteq’s external audit mandate in 2021. As a result of the evaluation of several audit firms, the Board of Directors proposes the election of Deloitte AG as new statutory auditor for the financial year 2022. The current auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, has been the statutory auditor of Leonteq AG since the company was founded in 2007.
In line with the COVID-19 Ordinance 3, the Board of Directors of Leonteq has decided to hold the Annual General Meeting 2022 without shareholders being physically present. Accordingly, shareholders may exercise their rights only via the independent proxy.
The invitation to the Annual General Meeting on 31 March 2022 is available on Leonteq’s website at www.leonteq.com/agm.
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LEONTEQLeonteq is a Swiss fintech company with a leading marketplace for structured investment solutions. Based on proprietary modern technology, the company offers derivative investment products and services and predominantly covers the capital protection, yield enhancement and participation product classes. Leonteq acts as both a direct issuer of its own products and as a partner to other financial institutions. Leonteq further enables life insurance companies and banks to produce capital-efficient, unit-linked pension products with guarantees. The company has offices and subsidiaries in 13 countries, through which it serves over 50 markets. Leonteq AG is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: LEON).
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