Proposals for General Meeting 2003 of EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG

Proposals for General Meeting 2003 of EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG

27.06.2003 

The Board of Directors of EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG will submit a number of motions to the Ordinary General Meeting on 16 August 2003, including the following:

Dividend
A dividend per bearer share of CHF 380.-- gross (net CHF 247.--) and per registered share of CHF 76.-- gross (net CHF 49.40).

Par value reduction
A par value reduction of CHF 49.50 per bearer share and of CHF 9.90 per registered share.

Total payout per bearer share is therefore CHF 429.50 gross.

Standard registered share
A standard registered share with a par value of CHF 0.01, by way of splitting 1:50 of the current bearer shares and 1:10 of the current registered shares.

As a result of these measures, the share capital will comprise 26'093'000 registered shares of CHF 0.01 which will be listed on the stock exchange.