SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
________
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of April, 2005
Serono
S.A.
(Registrant’s
Name)
15 bis,
Chemin des Mines
Case
Postale 54
CH-1211
Geneva 20
Switzerland
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
1-15096
(Commission
File No.)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F
Ö Form 40-F
___
(Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(1).) ______
(Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(7).) ______
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes ___
No Ö
(If “Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-______)
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The official version of the convocation to the Ordinary General
Meeting of Shareholders of Serono S.A. is the French version, which is
published in the March 23, 2005 edition of the Swiss Official Gazette.
This document is a free translation of the official version.
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SERONO
S.A., COINSINS (VAUD)
The
shareholders of SERONO S.A. are invited to the
ORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS
on
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at the Palais de Beaulieu, Rome Room, in Lausanne at 2
pm
(doors
open at 1.00 pm)
Agenda
| 1. |
Approval
of Serono S.A.’s Annual report, Accounts and Consolidated Accounts of the
Serono group |
The Board
of Directors submits for approval by the shareholders the Annual Report, the
Accounts of Serono S.A. and the Consolidated Accounts of the Serono group for
the year 2004.
|
2. |
Proposed
appropriation of available earnings in the 2004 balance sheet and dividend
proposal |
|
Net
income for the year 2004 |
CHF
724,636,759 |
|
Balance
brought forward from previous year |
CHF
917,452,362 |
|
Transfer
to reserve for treasury shares |
CHF
(275,947,842) |
|
Total
available earnings in the 2004 balance sheet |
CHF
1,366,141,279 |
The Board
of Directors proposes to distribute the net income as follows:
|
a) Dividend
of CHF 3.60 gross on each registered “A” share with a par value of CHF 10
and of CHF 9.00 gross on each bearer “B” share with a par value of CHF
25 |
(CHF
130,787,613) |
|
b) Carried
forward |
CHF
1,235,353,666 |
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| 3. |
Reduction
of share capital |
The Board
of Directors points out that the second share buyback program, announced on May
25th, 2004,
provided for the cancellation of the shares repurchased. The proposed reduction
of share capital covers 962,435 bearer shares, with a par value of CHF 25.-
each, purchased by the Company under the above-mentioned buyback program. This
reduction of the floating shares shall entail an increase of the profit per
share.
The board
proposes accordingly to reduce the share capital by CHF 24,060,875, i.e.,
962,435 bearer
shares with a par
value of CHF 25.- each, and to
decrease therefore the share capital, amounting currently to CHF
403,584,775, to CHF 379,523,900, and to cancel the said 962,435
shares.
The
specific report required by article 732 of the Swiss federal code of obligations
has been issued. It states that all claims are fully covered, notwithstanding
the reduction of the share capital. If such proposal is agreed by the
shareholders, article 5 of the Articles of Association shall read as follows
:
Article
5:
Share capital
The share
capital is fixed in the sum of CHF 379,523,900 (three
hundred seventy-nine million five hundred twenty-three thousand nine hundred
Swiss francs), divided into:
| a) |
11,013,040
registered “A” shares with restricted transferability, each with a par
value of CHF 10 (ten Swiss francs), fully paid up;
and |
| b) |
10,775,740 bearer
“B” shares, each with a par value of CHF 25 (twenty-five Swiss francs),
fully paid up. |
Finally,
the board points out that, according to article 732 of the Swiss federal code of
obligations, the shareholders’ resolution must acknowledge the specific report
and specify how the share capital shall be reduced.
| 4. |
Discharge
to the Board of Directors and the Management
|
The Board
of Directors proposes granting discharge to the members of the Board of
Directors and the Management in relation to their activities during the
financial year 2004.
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3
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5. |
Elections |
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5.1.1 |
Re-election
of Mr. Ernesto Bertarelli, Mr. Pierre E. Douaze, Mr. Patrick Gage, Mr.
Bernard Mach, Mr. Sergio Marchionne, Mr. Georges Muller and Mr. Jacques
Theurillat |
The Board
of Directors proposes the re-election for one year of Mr. Ernesto Bertarelli,
Mr. Pierre E. Douaze, Mr. Patrick Gage, Mr. Bernard Mach, Mr. Sergio Marchionne,
Mr. Georges Muller and Mr. Jacques Theurillat. Mr. Hans Thierstein did not wish
to be re-elected. The board thanks him for the work he did for the Company. The
board specifies that the directors shall be individually elected.
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5.1.2 |
Election
of a new Director |
The Board
of Directors proposes the election of a new Director in the person of Mr.
Alberto Togni.
Mr Togni
has been the Executive Vice-chairman of the board of directors of UBS since
1998. After having held various functions within the bank in Zurich, Tokyo and
New York, he became a member of the Executive Board of the bank in 1981. From
1994 to 1998, he was "Chief Risk Officer" and a member of the Group Executive
Committee of the Swiss Bank Corporation. Until 2004, he served as a member of
the board of the Swiss National Bank, delegated by the Swiss Federal Council,
and he is a member of an “Advisory Board” of the International Monetary Fund. He
is Chairman of the Horten Foundation.
Mr. Togni
will step down from all his functions within UBS on April 21, 2005, the date of
the AGM of UBS. Mr. Togni was born on October 30, 1938 and is a Swiss citizen.
He holds a degree from the New York Institute of Finance.
| 5.2 |
Auditors |
The Board
of Directors proposes the re-election of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. in Geneva
as auditors of the annual accounts of Serono S.A. and as auditors of the
consolidated accounts of the Serono group for the financial year
2005.
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5.3 |
Special
auditors |
The Board
of Directors proposes the re-election of Ernst & Young S.A. in Geneva as
special auditors in line with article 28.5 of the Articles of Association for a
term expiring at the date of the ordinary general meeting in 2006.
The
annual report, the accounts of Serono S.A. for the year 2004, the consolidated
accounts of the Serono group for the year 2004, the Form 20-F, as well as the
auditors’ reports, will be available to the shareholders from March
23rd, 2005,
at the management office of Serono S.A. at 15bis chemin des Mines, 1202 Geneva,
Switzerland and at the address of SAG SIS
Aktienregister AG
indicated below. These documents can also be consulted on the company’s web-site
(www.serono.com) from
such date. From this date, the company will also send these documents to any
shareholder who requests them.
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4
Admission
tickets for the General Meeting
Holders
of registered shares
will
receive their invitation to the General Meeting by mail, including admission
ticket and the documents mentioned above. Only the holders of registered shares
entered in the share register with the right to vote on April 5, 2005 may
exercise the right to vote in relation to these shares.
Holders
of bearer shares
who wish
to attend the General Meeting or to be represented there are invited to obtain
their admission
ticket and voting card before April 20, 2004 from the depositary banks, against
blockage of their shares with a bank until the end of the General Meeting. The
banks will send the request for admission tickets and voting card to the
following contact: “Assemblée
générale ordinaire des actionnaires de Serono S.A. 2005” c/o SAG SIS
Aktienregister AG, Baslerstrasse 90, CH-4609 Olten, No.Téléfax +41 (0)62 205 39
71.
Representation
at the General Meeting
Shareholders
may be represented at the General Meeting by a third party by means of the power
of attorney on the admission ticket.
In
addition, each shareholder may be represented by:
| · |
his/her
bank as depositary representative; |
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· |
Me
Yves Rattaz, notary in Morges, Switzerland, as independent representative
within the meaning of article 689c CO. |
Powers of
attorney sent to the company signed in blank will be passed to the independent
representative.
In the absence of voting instructions, voting rights shall be exercised in favor
of the proposals of the Board of Directors.
Depositary
representatives of shares
within the meaning of article 689d CO are requested to communicate as soon as
possible (but at the latest on April 26 at the ticket check at the entrance to
the Meeting) to the secretary to the Board of Directors of Serono S.A., 15bis
chemin des Mines, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland, the number of shares they represent.
Establishments subject to the federal law on banks and savings banks of 8
November 1934 and professional asset managers are considered to be depositary
representatives.
The
minutes of the decisions taken by the General Meeting will be available to
shareholders for inspection at the management office of Serono S.A. from April
30, 2005.
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Coinsins, March 17, 2005 |
SERONO S.A. |
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For
the Board of Directors
Chairman:
Georges Muller
Secretary:
François Naef |
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| Actionnaire: | |
| Aktionär: | |
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Destinataire
/ Zustelladresse
/ Delivery
address
Herr
Peter
Muster
Strasse
1
9999
Ort |
Shareholder: |
Carte
d'admission pour I'Assemblée générale ordinaire de Serono S.A.
Eintrittskarte
zur ordentlichen Generalversammlung der Serono S.A.
Admission
card for the Annual General Meeting of Serono S.A.
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Mardi / Dienstag /Tuesday, 26 avril
2005
14.00 heures (ouverture du contrôle dès 13
heures),
14.00 Uhr (Türöffnung um 13.00
Uhr),
02.00
p.m. (doors open at 01.00 p.m.),
Palais de Beaulieu à Lausanne, Salle
Rome |
Numéro
de carte / Kartan-Nr. / card number |
Nombre
de voix / Anzahl Stimmen / number of
votes |
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Pouvoir
de représentation /
Vertretungsvollmacht / Form of proxy |
Je ne
participe pas personnellement et donne procuration avec droit de substitution:
Ich/wir
nehme(n) nicht persönlich teil und
erteile(n) Vollmacht mit Substitutionsrecht an:
I/we
shall not participate personally and appoint as proxy with the right of
substitution:
| o |
Au
représentant indépendant / den
unabhängigen Stimmrechtsvertreter /
the
independent proxy |
| o |
A
la personne suivante / folgende
Person / the
following person: |
Nom
et
prénom / Name
und Vorname/
name and first name
Adresse /
Adresse /
address
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Lieu
/ Ort / Place: |
Date
/ Datum /
Date: |
Signature
/ Unterschrift /
Signature: | ||
Instructions
de vote pour le représentant indépendant /
Weisungen an den unabhängigen
Stimmrechtsvertreter / Voting instructions for the independent
proxy
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Oui
Ja
Yes |
Non
Nein
No |
Abstention
Enthaltung
Abstention | |
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Point
/ Traktandum /
Item 1: |
o |
o |
o |
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Point
/ Traktandum /
Item 2: |
o |
o |
o |
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Point
/ Traktandum /
Item 3: |
o |
o |
o |
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Point
/ Traktandum /
Item 4: |
o |
o |
o |
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Point
/ Traktandum /
Item 5.1.1: Monsieur
Ernesto Bertarelli |
o |
o |
o |
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Monsieur
Pierre R. Douaze |
o |
o |
o |
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Monsieur
Patrick Gage |
o |
o |
o |
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Monsieur
Bernard Mach |
o |
o |
o |
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Monsieur
Sergio Marchionne |
o |
o |
o |
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Monsieur
Georges Muller |
o |
o |
o |
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Monsieur
Jacques Theurillat |
o |
o |
o |
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Point / Traktandum /
Item 5.1.2:
Monsieur
Alberto Togni |
o |
o |
o |
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Point
/ Traktandum /
Item 5.2: |
o |
o |
o |
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Point
/ Traktandum /
Item 5.3: |
o |
o |
o |
Cocher la
case correspondante s.v.p. / Zutreffendes
bitte ankreuzen / Please
mark your choice with a cross
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Coupon
1 |
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Coupon
1 |
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Coupon
1 |
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26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
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26.04.2005
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S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
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S.A.
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Coupon
3 |
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Coupon
3 |
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26.04.2005
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S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
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S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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Coupon
4 |
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Coupon
4 |
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26.04.2005
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S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
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S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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5 |
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Coupon
5 |
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26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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Coupon
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Coupon
6 |
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Coupon
6 |
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26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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Coupon
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Coupon
7 |
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Coupon
7 |
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26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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Coupon
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Coupon
8 |
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Coupon
8 |
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26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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Coupon
9 |
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Coupon
9 |
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26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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10 |
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10 |
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26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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Coupon
11 |
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11 |
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26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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12 |
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12 |
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26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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13 |
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26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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S.A.
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OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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S.A.
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OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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17 |
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17 |
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26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
NON
/ NEIN / NO | |||
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S.A.
Voix:
OUI
/ JA / YES |
26.04.2005
Serono
S.A.
Voix:
ABSTENTION
/ ENTHALT. |
26.04.2005
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S.A.
Voix:
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/ NEIN / NO | |||
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▼
DETACH
PROXY CARD HERE ▼ | |
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Mark, Sign, Date and Return the
Proxy Card Promptly
Using
the Enclosed Envelope. |
x Votes
must be indicated
(x)
in Black or Blue ink. |
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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1. |
Approval
of Serono S.A.’s Annual Report, Accounts
and Consolidated Accounts of the Serono
group |
o |
o |
o |
Re-election
of Mr. Patrick Gage |
o |
o |
o |
5.1.2 |
Election
of a new Director
- Mr. Alberto
Togni |
o |
o |
o |
|
2.
|
Proposed
appropriation of available earnings
in the 2004 balance sheet and dividend
proposal |
o |
o |
o |
Re-election
of Mr. Bernard Mach |
o |
o |
o |
5.2 |
Auditors |
o |
o |
o |
|
3. |
Reduction
of share capital |
o |
o |
o |
Re-election
of Mr. Sergio Marchionne |
o |
o |
o |
5.3 |
Special
auditors |
o |
o |
o |
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4. |
Discharge
to the Board of Directors and the Management |
o |
o |
o |
Re-election
of Mr. Georges Muller |
o |
o |
o |
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5. |
Elections |
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Re-election
of Mr. Jacques Theurillat |
o |
o |
o |
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5.1.1
Re-election of Mr. Ernesto Bertarelli |
o |
o |
o |
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To change
your address, |
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please mark this box. |
o | ||||||||||||
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Re-election
of Mr. Pierre E. Douaze |
o |
o |
o |
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The
Voting Instruction must be signed by the person in whose name the relevant
Receipt is registered on the books of the
Depositary.
In the case of a Corporation, the Voting Instruction must be executed by a
duly authorized Officer or Attorney. |
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Date Share
Owner sign here |
Co-Owner
sign here |
SERONO
S.A.
Instructions
to The Bank of New York, as Depositary
(Must
be received prior to the close of business on April 19,
2005)
The
undersigned registered holder of American Depositary Receipts ("Receipts")
hereby requests and instructs The Bank of New York, as Depositary, to endeavor,
insofar as practicable, to vote or cause to be
voted the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by the
American Depositary Shares
evidenced by such Receipt(s) of SERONO S.A., registered in the name of the
undersigned on the books of the Depositary as of the close of business March 18,
2005 at the Ordinary General Meeting of SERONO
S.A. to be held on April 26, 2005, in respect of the resolutions specified on
the reverse hereof.
NOTES:
| 1. |
Instructions
as to voting on the specified resolutions should be indicated by an "X" in
the appropriate box. It is understood that,
if no instructions are received by the Depositary from any Owner with
respect to any of the Deposited Securities represented by the American
Depositary Shares evidenced by such Owner's Receipts on or before April
19, 2005, the Depositary
shall deem such Owner to have given the Depositary an instruction to vote
or cause to be voted such Deposited Securities
in accordance with the proposals of the Company's Board of Directors in
respect of the matters to be voted
upon. |
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SERONO
S.A. | |
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Name
Address
Participant
ID Number : «Part_ID»
Serono
Employee Share Purchase Plan
Ordinary
General Meeting of Shareholders of Serono S.A., Tuesday 26 April
2005
Voting
Instruction Form
I hereby
instruct the Plan Administrator, Mourant & Co. Capital Trustees Limited, to
vote my shares on my behalf as instructed below:
Voting
Instructions
Please
check (X) the appropriate box
¨ I vote
for all Board proposals. If checked you need not complete
the Specific Voting
Instructions below.
¨ I do
not vote for
all Board proposals and instead specify my voting
instructions below.
Specific
Voting Instructions
| Agenda Item Number |
Please check (X) the
appropriate box |
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For |
Against |
Abstain | ||||
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1.
Approval of Serono S.A.’s Annual Report, Accounts, and Consolidated
Accounts of the Serono group |
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2.
Proposed appropriation of available earnings in the 2004 balance sheet and
dividend proposal |
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3.
Reduction of share capital |
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4.
Discharge to the Board of Directors and the Management |
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5.
Elections
5.1.1
Re-election of Directors
Mr.
Ernesto Bertarelli, Mr. Pierre E. Douaze, Mr. Patrick Gage, Mr. Bernard
Mach, Mr. Sergio Marchionne, Mr. Georges Muller and Mr. Jacques
Theurillat
¨ ALL
FOR ¨ WITHHOLD
ALL ¨ FOR
ALL EXCEPT *
*INSTRUCTION:
TO
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY SUCH NOMINEE(S), WRITE THE NAME(S) OF
THE NOMINEE(S) IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW.
NOMINEE(S)
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For |
Against |
Abstain | ||||
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5.
Elections
5.1.2
Election of a new Director - Mr. Alberto Togni |
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5.
Elections
5.2
Auditors |
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5.
Elections
5.3
Special Auditors |
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Please
see overleaf…..
Should
you wish to exercise your right to instruct the Plan Administrator to vote on
your behalf, please ensure that you complete and return this Voting Instruction
Form via
fax only,
ensuring that Mourant receives it no later than 5pm (UK time) on Monday 18April
2005.
The
fax number to use is:
+44
(0) 20 8409 8911
Signed………………………………………………………………………..
Dated……………………………………………………… «Payroll_Code»
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| Mourant Equity | |
| Compensation Solutions | |
|
PO Box 1310 | |
| 69 Park Lane | |
| Croydon CR9 1TQ | |
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T
+44 (0)20 8409 8888 |
| April 2005 | F +44 (0)20 8409 8911 |
| www.mourant.com | |
|
Mourant du Feu & Jeune | |
|
Legal
Services | |
|
Mourant Equity | |
|
Compensation
Solutions | |
|
Mourant International | |
| Finance Administration | |
|
Mourant
Private Wealth |
Dear
Participant,
Serono
Employee Share Purchase Plan
Ordinary
General Meeting of Shareholders of Serono S.A.
The
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Serono S.A. will be held on Tuesday
26 April 2005 at 2pm (Swiss time) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
As a
participant in the above Plan, you are entitled to either instruct the Plan
Administrator, Mourant & Co. Capital Trustees Limited, to vote your shares
at the meeting or personally attend and vote at the meeting.
Should
you wish to exercise your right to give voting instructions to Mourant, kindly
complete the enclosed Voting Instruction Form and fax it back to Mourant
no
later than 5pm (UK time) on Monday 18 April 2005 using
the fax number +44
(0) 208 409 8911. Please
note that voting instructions will only be accepted via fax and will not be
accepted via email or other means.
Should
you wish to attend and vote on your own behalf at the meeting, please contact
Mourant no
later than Monday 18 May 2005 and we
will arrange for an Admission card to be sent to you. This Admission card that
will allow you entry to the meeting. Please note that if you wish to attend the
meeting, you will have to take a half or whole day of vacation (or more
depending on where you live).
Please
note that you can either instruct
Mourant to vote your shares by using the Voting Instruction Form or attend
and vote at the meeting using the Admission card. You cannot use both
alternatives.
Please
note that should you decide to exercise your right to vote, your shares held
will be blocked for sale/transfer until and excluding the working day following
the meeting.
| Mourant Equity Compensation Solutions is a trading style of Mourant & Co. Capital Trustees Limited | |
| Registered in England No. 3275677 | |
| Registered Office: 69 Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 1TQ | |
| Regulated by the FSA |
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Page 2
In
addition to the enclosed Voting Instruction Form, you will find a copy of the
Meeting Agenda included in this pack.
Please
note that the Serono S.A. Annual Report can be viewed at:
www.serono.com/ir
In
addition, if you wish to receive a hard copy of the annual report we will send
one to you on request.
Should
you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact our Serono ESPP
helpline on +44 (0) 20 8409 2625 or email to seronoespp@mourant.com .
Yours
faithfully
Mourant
& Co. Capital Trustees Limited
| |
| Mourant Equity | |
| Compensation Solutions | |
|
PO Box 1310 | |
| 69 Park Lane | |
| Croydon CR9 1TQ | |
|
April
2005
|
T
+44 (0)20 8409 8888 |
| F +44 (0)20 8409 8911 | |
| www.mourant.com | |
|
Mourant du Feu & Jeune | |
|
Legal
Services | |
|
Mourant Equity | |
|
Compensation
Solutions | |
|
Mourant International | |
| Finance Administration | |
|
Mourant
Private Wealth |
Dear
Participant,
Serono
Employee Share Purchase Plan
Ordinary
General Meeting of Shareholders of Serono S.A.
The
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Serono S.A. will be held on Tuesday
26 April 2005 at 2pm (Swiss time) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
As a
participant in the above Plan, you are entitled to either instruct the Plan
Administrator, Mourant & Co. Capital Trustees Limited, to vote your shares
at the meeting or personally attend and vote at the meeting.
Should
you wish to exercise your right to give voting instructions to Mourant, kindly
complete the enclosed Voting Instruction Form and fax it back to Mourant
no
later than 5pm (UK time) on Monday 18 April 2005 using
the fax number +44
(0) 208 409 8911. Please
note that voting instructions will only be accepted via fax and will not be
accepted via email or other means.
Should
you wish to attend and vote on your own behalf at the meeting, please contact
Mourant no
later than Monday 18 April 2005 and we
will arrange for an Admission card to be sent to you. This Admission card will
allow you entry to the meeting. Please note that if you wish to attend the
meeting, you will have to take a half or whole day of vacation (or more
depending on where you live).
Please
note that you can either instruct
Mourant to vote your shares by using the Voting Instruction Form or attend
and vote at the meeting using the Admission card. You cannot use both
alternatives.
Please
note that should you decide to exercise your right to vote, your shares held
will be blocked for sale and/or transfer until and excluding the working day
following the meeting.
| Mourant Equity Compensation Solutions is a trading style of Mourant & Co. Capital Trustees Limited | |
| Registered in England No. 3275677 | |
| Registered Office: 69 Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 1TQ | |
| Regulated by the FSA |
| |
Page
2
In
addition to the enclosed Voting Instruction Form, you will find a copy of the
Meeting Agenda included in this pack.
Please
note that the Serono S.A. Annual Report can be viewed at:
www.serono.com/ir
In
addition, if you wish to receive a hard copy of the annual report we will send
one to you on request.
Should
you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact our Serono ESPP
helpline on +44 (0) 20 8409 2625 or email to seronoespp@mourant.com .
Yours
faithfully
Mourant
& Co. Capital Trustees Limited
| |
| Mourant Equity | |
| Compensation Solutions | |
|
PO Box 1310 | |
| 6th Floor | |
| 69 Park Lane | |
| Croydon CR9 1TQ | |
|
April
2005
|
T
+44 (0)20 8409 8888 |
| F +44 (0)20 8409 8911 | |
| www.mourant.com | |
|
Mourant du Feu & Jeune | |
|
Legal
Services | |
|
Mourant Equity | |
|
Compensation
Solutions | |
|
Mourant International | |
| Finance Administration | |
|
Mourant
Private Wealth |
Dear
Participant
Serono
Employee Share Purchase Plan
Ordinary
General Meeting of Shareholders of Serono S.A.
The
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Serono S.A. will be held on Tuesday
26 April 2005 at 2pm (Swiss time) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
As a
participant in the Serono ESPP, you are entitled to instruct the Plan
Administrator, Mourant & Co. Capital Trustees Limited, to vote your shares
at the meeting. Should you wish to exercise your right to vote, please complete
the enclosed Voting Instruction Form and fax it back to Mourant no
later than 5pm (UK time) on Monday 18 April 2005 using
the fax number +44
(0) 208 409 8911. Please
note that voting instructions will only be accepted via fax and will not be
accepted via email or other means.
Please
note that should you decide to exercise your right to vote, your shares held
will be blocked for sale and/or transfer until and excluding the working day
following the meeting.
In
addition to the enclosed Voting Instruction Form, you will find a copy of the
Meeting Agenda.
Please
note that the Serono S.A. Annual Report can be viewed at:
www.serono.com/ir
You may
also view the Serono 20-F Form for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2003 that
is posted on the above-mentioned Internet address.
Should
you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact our Serono ESPP
helpline on +44 (0) 20 409 2625 or email at Seronoespp@mourant.com.
Yours
faithfully
Mourant
& Co. Capital Trustees Limited
| Mourant Equity Compensation Solutions is a trading style of Mourant & Co. Capital Trustees Limited | |
| Registered in England No. 3275677 | |
| Registered Office: 69 Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 1TQ | |
| Regulated by the FSA |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
| SERONO S.A. a Swiss corporation (Registrant) | ||
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| April 1, 2005 | By: |
/s/ Stuart
Grant
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| Name: |
Stuart Grant | |
| Title: |
Chief Financial Officer | |