Burkhalter Shareholders’ Meeting approves dividend

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Burkhalter Shareholders' Meeting approves dividend

At the Annual Shareholders' Meeting held today, the shareholders of Burkhalter Holding Ltd adopted all the proposals of the Board of Directors as well as the dividend payment of CHF 5.50 per share gross. The dividend will be paid on 29 May 2017.

Zurich, 19 May 2017

The Board of Directors of Burkhalter Holding Ltd presented very strong figures for the 2016 financial year to the 291 shareholders entitled to vote (= 3 800 657 registered shares or 63.36 % of the issued share capital) who attended today's Annual Shareholders' Meeting in Zurich.

The financial success of the Burkhalter Group allowed the Board of Directors to ask the Shareholders' Meeting to approve a dividend of CHF 5.55 (previous year 5.25) per share. The shareholders approved the dividend and adopted all motions of the Board of Directors with a clear majority.

The serving Board of Directors of Burkhalter Holding Ltd, the chairman of the Board Gaudenz F. Domenig and the auditors KPMG Ltd were re-elected for another term of office of one year, as were the members of the Compensation Committee and the independent proxy.

Further information:

Burkhalter Holding Ltd

Elisabeth Dorigatti, Head of Communications and Investor Relations

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Information about the Burkhalter Group: www.burkhalter.ch

The Burkhalter Group is the leading provider of electrical engineering services to the construction sector and currently has 45 operating companies at 99 locations in Switzerland. On 31 December 2016 it posted an operating result (EBIT) of CHF 44.2 million, Group profit of CHF 36.5 million and sales of CHF 512.6 million, and employed 2,005 people (FTEs, of which 678 apprentices). The Group is headquartered in Zurich. Burkhalter Holding Ltd is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker symbol BRKN, security number 21225580, ISIN CH0212255803).

The Burkhalter Group's range of services commences at the site where power is required. We concentrate on providing electrical engineering services in and on buildings (including infrastructure facilities) and offer a full range of services that confirm the Swiss reputation for quality and precision: installations, switchboards, services, telematics, automation and security. In other words: 360° Swiss electrotechnics.

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