Corporate Governance - Orell Füssli Holding AG

corporate governance
Audit supervision and control instruments
The Audit Committee is responsible for supervising and controlling the external auditors. A representative
of the auditors is also invited to attend meetings of the Audit Committee to provide information.
The Audit Committee assesses the performance, fees and independence of the external auditors on the
basis of criteria such as professional expertise, scope and quality of written reports and oral comments,
practical feasibility of recommendations, transparent and effective communication and coordination,
as well as compliance with deadlines. The Audit Committee examines the scope of external auditing,
audit planning and the relevant processes annually, and discusses the audit results with the external
auditors. Reporting by the external auditors includes the audit reports, the Management Letter and the
detailed report by the auditors on the past financial year addressed to the Audit Committee and the
Board of Directors.
9. information policy
A press release with the group’s provisional key figures for the year under review is issued at the beginning
of February after the close of the financial year. The annual financial statements are published
together with the annual report in April. A results press conference and a presentation for financial analysts
are held on the same day.
The Annual General Meeting of shareholders is held in May. The group issues a press release with the
half-year figures about mid-August. Planned publication dates can be accessed online at (www.orellfuessli.com/en/investors/events).
Shareholders receive the annual financial statements (short report) and the half-year report. Press
releases can also be accessed online at (www.orellfuessli.com/en/media/messages).
Information on exceptional events of relevance for the stock market is published in ad hoc press
releases. Shareholders can register at (www.orellfuessli.com/en/investors/ad-hoc-publicity) to have
these forwarded to them automatically.
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