Annual General Meeting 2006

Item 4: Elections

Item 4.1.
Re-election to the Board of Directors

4.1.1. Rolf A. Meyer

The Board of Directors proposed that Rolf A. Meyer, whose term of office expired at the AGM, be re-elected as non-executive member of the Board of Directors for a further three-year term.

One shareholder proposed to reject the re-election of Rolf A. Meyer.

The Annual General Meeting re-elected Rolf A. Meyer, with the voting being as follows:

4.1.2. Ernesto Bertarelli

The Board of Directors proposed that Ernesto Bertarelli, whose term of office expired at the AGM, be re-elected as non-executive member of the Board of Directors for a further three-year term.

None of those present requested the opportunity to speak. The Annual General Meeting re-elected Ernesto Bertarelli, with the voting being as follows:

At this Annual General Meeting the term of office of Peter Böckli, non-executive Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors expired. As he reached retirement age, he did not stand for re-election.

Item 4.2.
Election of new Board members

The Board of Directors proposed that Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler (a Swiss citizen) as well as Joerg Wolle (a German citizen) be elected as non-executive members, each for a period of three years.

The Annual General Meeting approved the nominations, with the voting being as follows:

4.2.1. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler

4.2.2. Joerg Wolle

Item 4.3.
Election of Group and Statutory Auditors


Upon a motion from the Board of Directors, and based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Annual General Meeting elected Ernst & Young Ltd., Basel for a further one-year term of office as Group and Statuary Auditors, the voting being as follows:

Item 4.4.
Election of the Special Auditors

Upon a motion from the Board of Directors, and based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Annual General Meeting elected BDO Visura, Zurich – who accepted the mandate – with the following votings, were elected for a three-year term of office as Special Auditors:

Deloitte Ltd., Basel’s term of office as Special Auditors expired at this Annual General Meeting.

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