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CFR - Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Depositary Receipts - Richemont

Release Date: 07/09/2011 15:00
Code(s): CFR
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CFR - Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Depositary Receipts - Richemont Annual General Meeting 2011 Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Depositary Receipts issued by Richemont Securities SA (Incorporated in Switzerland) ISIN: CH0045159024 Depositary Receipt Code: CFR PRESS RELEASE (EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AT 15h00 CET) RICHEMONT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011 DECISIONS OF THE MEETING AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS At the Annual General Meeting of Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA held today in Geneva, the shareholders approved the results for the year, including the proposals of the board of directors for the appropriation of retained earnings at 31 March 2011. A dividend of CHF 0.450 per share will be paid on the listed `A` bearer shares and a dividend of CHF 0.045 per share will be paid on the unlisted `B` registered shares of the Company. The dividend in respect of the `A` shares will be payable on 15 September 2011 against presentation of coupon number 14, free of charges but subject to Swiss withholding tax at 35 %. The remaining available retained earnings of the Company, after payment of the dividend, are to be carried forward to the next business year. All other matters on the agenda were approved by the shareholders. During the general meeting, the Chairman announced that the board meeting held earlier in the day had approved the recommendations of its Nominations Committee with regard to the responsibilities of certain non-executive directors with immediate effect. Mr Josua Malherbe has been appointed Chairman of the Board`s Audit Committee, replacing Mr Yves-Andre Istel. Mr Istel will continue to serve on the Audit Committee. Press enquiries: Mr Alan Grieve Director of Corporate Affairs Tel. +41 22 721 3507 Analysts` enquiries: Ms Sophie Cagnard Head of Investor Relations Tel. +33 1 5818 2597 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA 50, Chemin de la Chenaie CH-1293 Bellevue - Geneva Switzerland Telephone +41 (0)22 721 3500 Telefax +41 (0)22 721 3550 www.richemont.com 7 SEPTEMBER 2011 Date: 07/09/2011 15:00:02 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.

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