WaveLight AG
WaveLight AG:Ordinary shareholders’ meeting scheduled for the 3rd March
WaveLight AG / AGM/EGM Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Press Release WaveLight AG ordinary shareholders’ meeting scheduled for the 3rd March 2008 in Nuremberg Erlangen, 25th January 2008. WaveLight AG, listed in Deutsche Börse AG’s Prime Standard announces in today’s electronic version of the Federal Bulletin the convening of its ordinary shareholders’ meeting for the financial year 2006/2007. The bulletin also contains a copy of the agenda. This year’s ordinary shareholders’ meeting will be held at the Maritim hotel in Nuremberg on the 3rd March 2008. The new date has been set by the company in the interests of its shareholders and in light of the successful conclusion to Alcon, Inc.’s takeover bid. This new development represents a set of changed conditions affecting the future corporate development of WaveLight AG. 'We want to give all WaveLight shareholders the opportunity to thoroughly inform themselves of the economic perspectives for WaveLight AG. In order to conduct the preparatory work appropriately and with due diligence we will not be holding this year’s shareholders’ meeting in January as is usually the case', stated Max Reindl, chief executive of WaveLight AG. Within the framework of this year’s WaveLight AG ordinary shareholders’ meeting and in accordance with the published agenda, the board of directors will be presenting the results of the preceding financial year, ending 31st July 2007, in their statement of account. Further items on the agenda include resolutions on amendments to the articles of association calling for a change to the financial year as well as an increase in the number of supervisory board members. Extraordinary shareholders’ meeting to vote on the domination agreement between WaveLight AG and Alcon, Inc. In addition to the ordinary shareholders’ meeting scheduled for the 3rd March 2008, the Erlangen company also plans to convene an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, the date of which is to be announced within the framework of the statutory deadlines. The only item on the agenda proposed for the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting is a vote on the planned conclusion of a domination agreement between WaveLight AG and the majority shareholder Alcon. The decision to convene an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting was made by WaveLight AG’s board of directors in order to carefully examine, in the best interests of all WaveLight shareholders, the procedural steps required for the conclusion of a control agreement and to ensure sufficient time for the preparation of the shareholders’ meeting. WaveLight AG (ISIN DE 000 512 5603) WaveLight AG, listed in the Deutsche Börse AG’s Prime Standard since January 2003, develops, produces and markets a comprehensive, high quality portfolio of ophthalmic products with a special focus on intraocular lenses. An innovative product range employing state of the art technology combined with a broad sales force operating through its own channels and in cooperation with strategic partners are the basis of WaveLight’s market success. Further information on WaveLight can be found under www.wavelight.com Press officer: Susanne Grethlein Gerhard Lodzwik WaveLight AG AGIL Gesellschaft für Finanzkommunikation mbH Tel: + 49/9131/6186-103 Tel: +49/2131/12 55 73 Fax: + 49/9131/6186-112 Fax: +49/2131/12 557 55 E-Mail: susanne.grethlein@wavelight.com E-Mail: info@AGIL-IR.com Disclaimer: Some of the statements made in this communication have the character of prognoses, i.e. can be interpreted as such. All information and assessments are made on the basis of painstaking research. However, no responsibility is taken for the correctness of the information contained in this publication. All liability is excluded. The statements above do not constitute a call to buy or sell securities. All rights reserved. According to § 30b para. 3 No. 1 lit. a) WpHG (Securities Trading Act), from the 01.01.2008 onwards the transmission of certain types of information to shareholders via data telecommunication requires the agreement of the shareholders’ meeting. In compliance with these legal requirements, WaveLight AG will not be distributing press releases to its shareholders via the specially compiled electronic mailing list until a corresponding agreement resolution has been approved. 25.01.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: WaveLight AG Am Wolfsmantel 5 91058 Erlangen Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)9131 - 61 86-0 Fax: +49 (0)9131 - 61 86-111 E-mail: info@wavelight.com Internet: www.wavelight.com ISIN: DE0005125603 WKN: 512560 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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