SCHIPHOL AIRPORT, Netherlands, May 12, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Royal Numico N.V. reports that Numico's shareholders voted in favour of all agenda items during the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) held on Wednesday 11 May 2005. 32.4% of Numico's total share capital outstanding was present or represented at the AGM 2005.
The following agenda items were approved:
- The Annual Accounts 2004, the discharge of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board;
- Re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the accountant for 2005;
- The annual compensation of the Supervisory Board;
- Re-appointment of Messrs. Chris Britton, Rudy Mareel and Niraj Mehra as members of the Executive Board for a term of four years;
- Appointment of Mr. Steven Schuit as member of the Supervisory Board for a term of four years;
- Subject to the closing of the Mellin acquistion, the appointment of Mr Marco Fossati as member of the Supervisory Board for a term of four years;
- Authorisation of the Executive Board to issue ordinary shares and exclude pre-emptive rights;
- Authorisation of the Executive Board to buy back own shares.
An audio and video webcast of the meeting and the related presentation are available on Numico's website: http://www.numico.com/en/main/Media+Information/Presentations/.
Royal Numico is a high-growth, high-margin specialised nutrition company with leading positions in Baby Food and Clinical Nutrition and brings products to the market under the brand names Nutricia, Milupa and Cow & Gate, among others. The company serves customers in over 100 countries and employs approximately 11,000 people (see also: www.numico.com).