We make our customers successful. - Oerlikon Barmag

8.4 Supervisory and control instruments. The Board of Directors monitors the work and audit results
of the external auditors through the Audit Committee (see 3. above), which meets at least twice a year
with the external auditors. The Audit Committee further reviews the level of the external audit fees. Internal
Audit also coordinates its work program with the external auditors.
9. Information policy.
Saurer publishes information on sales and order income on a quarterly basis and condensed interim
financial information for the first half of the fiscal year. The financial information for the first half year is
published in the form of a letter to shareholders, which is also available on the group’s homepage,
www.saurer.com. The quarterly information on sales and order income is made available on the group’s
homepage. The group also provides price sensitive information in accordance with the ad-hoc publicity
requirements of the Listing Rules of the SWX Swiss Exchange. Details are available on the group’s
homepage, www.saurer.com (under the Investor Relations and News Center pages). For information,
please contact Simone Lalive d’Epinay, Corporate Communications, Phone +41 (0) 52 264 09 14, Fax
+41 (0) 52 264 09 10.
Important dates for 2004 are as follows:
Publication of first quarter orders and sales: April 22, 2004
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders: May 13, 2004
Publication of half-year results: July 27, 2004
Publication of third quarter orders and sales: October 18, 2004
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