Richemont Securities AG - Richemont Annual General Meeting 2004 Decisions Of The
Meeting
Richemont Securities AG
(Incorporated in Switzerland)
(Registration CH-170.3.013.861-6)
JSE Code : RCH
ISIN: CH0013157380
RICHEMONT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2004
DECISIONS OF THE MEETING
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 2004.
A dividend of Euro 0.40 per Richemont unit will be paid to unitholders by
Richemont SA, Luxembourg, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Compagnie Financiere
Richemont SA. The dividend will be payable without deduction of withholding
taxes or charges, on 27 September 2004 against presentation of coupon number 3.
The shareholders of Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA re-elected the serving
members of the board of directors and in addition, appointed Mr Richard Lepeu,
Group Finance Director, to the Board. Mr Lepeu remains a member of the Board of
Richemont SA, the Group`s executive board of which he has been a member since
2000.
Richemont is a Swiss luxury goods group. The Group owns a portfolio of leading
international brands including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Alfred Dunhill,
Montblanc and Lancel as well as the prestigious watch manufacturers Jaeger-
LeCoultre, Piaget, Baume & Mercier, IWC, Vacheron Constantin, A.Lange & Sohne,
and Officine Panerai.
In addition to its luxury goods business, Richemont holds an 18.7 % interest in
the ordinary share capital of British American Tobacco p.l.c., the world`s
second largest tobacco company.
Geneva
16 September 2004
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
CORPORATE FINANCE
Further inquiries:
Mr Alan Grieve
Director of Corporate Communications
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA
Tel: + 41 22 715 3736
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA
8 Boulevard James-Fazy
CH-1201 Geneva Switzerland
Telephone +41 (0)22 715 3500
Telefax +41 (0)22 715 3550
www.richemont.com
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