Toronto/Canada, 2 December 2010

The Annual General Meeting of ARYZTA AG has approved all of the Board of Directors’ motions by a large majority. These included the distribution of a dividend of CHF 0.4802 per registered share, which is free of Swiss withholding tax, owing to the new tax law. ARYZTA’s CEO, Owen Killian, was confirmed as a member of the company’s Board of Directors for a further three-year term of office. Canadian Charles Adair (59) was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors. 29.59% of the share capital and  58.31% of the shares eligible to vote respectively were represented at the AGM in Toronto (Canada).

Enquiries:

Hilliard Lombard
Head of Group Finance and Communications
ARYZTA AG
Tel. +41 (0) 44 583 42 00
info@aryzta.com

Aloys Hirzel
Communications and Management Consulting
Hirzel. Neef. Schmid. Konsulenten
Tel. +41 (0) 43 344 42 42
aloys.hirzel@konsulenten.ch

Alex Money
Media and Investor Relations Advisors
Temple Bar Advisory
Tel. +44 (0) 20 7002 1080
aryzta@templebaradvisory.com