EQS-Adhoc: Mikron Holding AG: Mikron Board of Directors supports the proposal of Veraison SICAV to the Annual General Meeting

EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Mikron Holding AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM Mikron Holding AG: Mikron Board of Directors supports the proposal of Veraison SICAV to the Annual General Meeting

2016-03-22 / 07:00 Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Mikron Group - Ad-hoc-release

Mikron Board of Directors supports the proposal of Veraison SICAV to the Annual General Meeting

Biel, March 22, 2016, 7 a.m. - The Board of Directors of Mikron Holding AG supports the proposal of Veraison SICAV, Zurich, to transfer the delisting competence from the Board of Directors to the Annual General Meeting. The Board of Directors believes this to be appropriate, because delisting would primarily affect shareholders.

As announced on March 3, 2016, Veraison SICAV has submitted a request to Mikron Holding AG for inclusion of an item on the agenda at the Annual General Meeting of April 12, 2016. In the request, it proposed that the delisting competence be transferred from the Board of Directors to the Annual General Meeting. The Board of Directors of Mikron Holding AG has added this proposal to the agenda. The invitation and agenda for the upcoming Annual General Meeting will be sent to shareholders of Mikron Holding AG in the next few days. The Board of Directors believes in the future of Mikron as a listed company. Since delisting would primarily affect shareholders, it considers it appropriate to transfer the delisting competence to the Annual General Meeting and, by subjecting it to a higher decision-making quorum, to introduce an element of minority protection.

Brief profile of the Mikron Group The Mikron Group develops, produces and markets automation and machining systems that enable extremely precise and productive manufacturing processes. Rooted in the Swiss culture of innovation, the group is a globally leading partner to companies in the automotive, medical devices, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, writing instruments and watchmaking industries. The two divisions, Mikron Automation and Mikron Machining, are based in Switzerland (Boudry and Agno). The company has additional production facilities in Germany, Singapore, China and the US. The 1,200 employees of the Mikron Group can draw on over 100 years of experience in the production of high-precision systems for large-series product manufacture. Mikron Holding AG shares are traded on SIX Swiss Exchange (MIKN).

Contact Mikron Management AG, Martin Blom, CFO Mikron Group Phone +41 62 916 69 60, ir.mma@mikron.com

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Contact: Mikron Management AG, Martin Blom, Chief Financial Officer, Phone +41 62 916 69 60, ir.mma@mikron.com End of ad hoc announcement

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