EANS-Adhoc: Bank Sarasin + Co. Ltd / Bank Sarasin nominates Mrs Dagmar G. Woehrl for election to the Board of Directors

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Company Information/Nomination for election to the Board of Directors

25.03.2011

At its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 5 April 2011, the
Board of Directors of Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd will be nominating
Dagmar G. Woehrl, a German MP, for election to the Board. Dagmar
Woehrl is nominated to take the place of Christian Brueckner, an
existing board member who is not standing for re-election on grounds
of age.

Christoph Ammann, Chairman of the Board of Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd
"The Board of Directors is very pleased with the nomination of Mrs
Dagmar G. Woehrl. We can present the AGM with a highly experienced
candidate whose excellent track record and broad spectrum of
activities have enabled her to accumulate a vast pool of know-how
which will provide a vast store of expertise on which our board can
draw."

Dagmar G. Woehrl Born in 1954, German citizen, married with two
children, lives in Nuremberg, Germany, graduated in law from the
Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

After graduating in law in 1987, Dagmar G. Woehrl worked as a lawyer
and entrepreneur. Standing as a candidate of Germany´s CSU party, she
was first elected to Nuremberg City Council in 1990 and subsequently
to the Bundestag, Germany´s national parliament, in 1994. In addition
to being CDU/CSU spokesperson for economic policy, she was
Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry for Economics &
Technology from 2005 to 2009, amongst other things. At the same time
she acted as Government Liaison Officer for the Maritime Industry.
Since November 2009 Dagmar G. Woehrl has been Chair of the Committee
for Economic Cooperation & Development, ordinary member of the
Committee on Cultural & Media Affairs deputy member of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. In addition to her political activities, Dagmar
G. Woehrl also holds a broad variety of honorary posts, including
Chairman of Nuremberg´s Animal Protection League, member of the
German UNESCO Committee and a trustee of the Emanuel Foundation.
Dagmar G. Woehrl has been awarded the Federal Cross of Merit with
ribbon, and the Bavarian Order of Merit.

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Further inquiry note:

Dr. Benedikt Gratzl
Head Corporate Communications
T.: +41(61) 277 70 88
Benedikt.Gratzl@sarasin.ch

Branche: Banking
ISIN: CH0038389307
WKN: A0QZL4
Index: SPIEX, SPI ex SLI
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