DJ Amatheon Agri Holding N.V.: EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF AMATHEON AGRI HOLDING N.V. APPOINTS NEW SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND APPROVES AUTHORISATION TO ISSUE 400 MILLION NEW SHARES FOR A MINIMUM PRICE OF EUR 0.10 PER SHARE
Amatheon Agri Holding N.V.
Amatheon Agri Holding N.V.: EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF AMATHEON AGRI
HOLDING N.V. APPOINTS NEW SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND APPROVES
AUTHORISATION TO ISSUE 400 MILLION NEW SHARES FOR A MINIMUM PRICE OF EUR
0.10 PER SHARE
10-Nov-2020 / 15:00 CET/CEST
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EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF AMATHEON AGRI HOLDING N.V. APPOINTS NEW
SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND APPROVES AUTHORISATION TO ISSUE 400 MILLION
NEW SHARES FOR A MINIMUM PRICE OF EUR 0.10 PER SHARE
Amatheon Agri Holding N.V. (the "Company"), the Euronext listed agribusiness
and farming group (ISIN NL0010273694, Symbol MLAAH), announces that during
the Extraordinary General Meeting (the "EGM") of Shareholders on 10 November
2020, the EGM approved the appointment of Mr. Markus Meister, Mr. Hans-Jörg
Gatt and Mr. Markus Mair as members of the Supervisory Board. Together their
vast experience will be most valuable to the Company in its next growth
phase.
The former Supervisory Board members resigned at the close of the EGM and
Amatheon is thankful for all they contributed to the Company over the years
and getting the Company to where it is today.
The EGM also approved the authorisation to issue up to 400 million new
shares. The new shares will vest with the same rights as the existing
shares. The nominal value of the shares of the Company is EUR 0.10 and the
minimum price for new shares issued under this authorization is EUR 0.10 per
share.
The authorisation allows for the exclusion or restriction of preemptive
rights, and the term is for a period of 40 months. It can be used once or in
installments during this period.
These measures will establish the conditions required for a potential
capital increase to strengthen the Company's capital base in order to drive
forward Amatheon's transformation and growth opportunities in the rapidly
growing market for healthy foods.
The Management Board and the Supervisory Board will jointly decide the
subscription price and the final number of new shares with the nominal value
of EUR 0.10 as minimum issue price.
On behalf of the Management Board as well as the employees of the Company,
Mr. Carl Heinrich Bruhn (founder and CEO of Amatheon Agri), thanked the
outgoing Supervisory Board under the leadership of the Chairman, Mr. Edwin
Eichler for their long and trustful cooperation. "The Management Board and
employees could always rely on the advice and support of our long-standing
Chairman, Mr. Edwin Eichler. We are very thankful to Mr. Eichler, Dr. Dr.
Wiesing and Mr. Kindler for all they have contributed to the Company and
wish them well" he said.
At the same time, Mr. Bruhn and Mr. Sturm (CFO of Amatheon Agri) welcomed
the new Chairman, Mr. Markus Meister, and members Mr. Mair and Mr. Gatt, and
look forward to working with them in the next development phase of the
Company's growth.
Alongside Amatheon's commodity production for local markets, the Company's
strategic expansion focuses on high-quality export products for the health,
nutrition and well-being market. "We have a great opportunity to benefit
from the growing worldwide demand for healthy foods and superfoods that
helps support the immune system through our new brand. Amatheon is uniquely
positioned to supply these international markets with its production
portfolio in Africa," Mr. Bruhn said.
The Management Board
Berlin, Germany, 10 November 2020
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For further information please see the Group's website www.amatheon-agri.com
[1].
All communications to the Group or the Management Board in connection with
the foregoing
must be addressed as follows:
Amatheon Agri Holding N.V.
Friedrichstrasse 95, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 30 53 000 90 00
Fax: +49 30 53 000 90 20
email: m.barron@amatheon-agri.com
About Amatheon Agri Holding N.V.:
Amatheon Agri is a European agribusiness and food company, headquartered in
Berlin and operating in Sub-Saharan Africa (Zambia, Uganda and Zimbabwe).
Focusing on farming, trading and food processing, Amatheon integrates its
activities along the agricultural value chain. As a triple bottom-line
company, it acts as an anchor investor in rural areas to uplift neighboring
communities economically, socially and environmentally. The Group gives work
to over 600 employees in its subsidiaries and has cooperation's with over
1,000 small-scale farmers in Zambia.
Regulatory filing PDF file
File: New Supervisory Board [2]
Language: English
Company: Amatheon Agri Holding N.V.
Friedrichstrasse 95
10117 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 5 3000 9023
Fax: +49 (0)30 5 3000 9020
E-mail: info@amatheon-agri.com
Internet: www.amatheon-agri.com
ISIN: NL0010273694
Euronext Ticker: MLAAH
AMF Category: Inside information / Other releases
EQS News ID: 1147011
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