EQS-Adhoc: Publication of Annual Report 2020/2021 and Invitation to the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting

The invitation to the 20th Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting on 18 June 2021 has been sent to the shareholders of HBM Healthcare Investments today.

In accordance with the Ordinance 3 on Measures to Combat the Coronavirus (COVID-19), issued by the Swiss Federal Council, this year's Ordinary Shareholders Meeting is not held in the usual form, i.e. the shareholders are not permitted to participate in person. The Board of Directors has resolved in accordance with Art. 27 of the said Ordinance, that the shareholders may exercise their rights exclusively through the independent proxy by way of written or electronic instruction and power of attorney.
 

The detailed invitation with all motions of the Board of Directors is enclosed and displayed on the Company's website www.hbmhealthcare.com/en/news.

Agenda for the 20th Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting on 18 June 2021

1.    Statutory financial statements and group financial statements 2020/2021; reports of the
       auditors

2.    Discharge from liability of the members of the Board of Directors and Management

3.    Appropriation of results
       - Appropriation of disposable profit of CHF 283'034'893.

4.    Elections regarding the Board of Directors
       - Re-elections of the Chairman and of the Members of the Board of Directors
       - Election of Dr. Eilaine V. Jones as a member of the Board of Directors
       - Election of the Members of the Compensation Committee

5.    Compensation to the Board of Directors and to the Management

6.    Appointment of auditors

7.    Appointment of independent proxy-holder

8.    Reduction of share capital: partial payback of nominal value
       - Cash distribution to shareholders of CHF 12.50 per share through nominal value
          repayment

9.    Miscellaneous

HBM Healthcare Investments also published today its Annual Report 2020/2021 on the Company's website www.hbmhealthcare.com/en/investors/financial-reports.

Contact
For further information, please contact Dr Andreas Wicki on +41 41 710 75 77, or at [email protected].

About HBM Healthcare Investments

HBM Healthcare Investments invests in the healthcare sector. The Company holds and manages an international portfolio of promising companies in the human medicine, biotechnology, medical technology and diagnostics sectors and related areas. Many of these companies have their lead products already available on the market or at an advanced stage of development. The portfolio companies are closely tracked and actively guided in their strategic direction. This is what makes HBM Healthcare Investments an interesting alternative to investments in big pharma and biotechnology companies. HBM Healthcare Investments has an international shareholder base and is listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker: HBMN).

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