Nestle SA
11 April 2008
April 11, 2008
Annual Information Update 2007
In accordance with Article 29 of the Additional Rules for the Listing on the SWX
'EU-Compatible' Segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange and Article 10 of the EU
Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC), Nestle S.A. is pleased to provide its Annual
Information Update 2007 relating to information that has been published or made
available to the public between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007.
The information included in this Annual Information Update 2007 when filed with
the SWX Swiss Exchange was filed at the same time with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission under Rule 12g3-2(b) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Act. In addition, the Management Report 2006 has been filed with The Financial
Services Authority on behalf of those of Nestle S.A.'s subsidiaries which have
bonds, guaranteed by Nestle S.A., listed on the London Stock Exchange's
Gilt-Edged and Fixed Interest Market.
The information contained or referred to in this Annual Information Update 2007
was up to date at the time the information was published but some of that
information may now be out of date.
1. Reporting obligations regarding the maintenance of listing
The documents / information listed below were filed with the SWX Swiss Exchange
and are partly made available by the SWX Swiss Exchange on its website
(http://www.swx.com/admission/listing/equity_market/eu_compatible/
issuer_information_en.html?id=1454), and/or on the website of the Company
(www.nestle.com).
28.02.2007 Announcement of the date of the dividend payment and
ex-dividend trading
12.03.2007 Invitation to the 140th Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders of April 19, 2007 / Announcement of the
date of closure of the share register
15.03.2007 Management Report 2006, including the Annual Report,
the Financial Statements and the Corporate Governance Report
20.03.2007 Annual Information Update 2006
20.04.2007 Resolutions of the 140th Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders of April 19, 2007 / Announcement of the date of
the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
29.06.2007 Reduction of share capital of CHF 400'735'700 to newly
CHF 393'072'500 through cancellation of 7'663'200
registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 1 each. By such
capital reduction all of Nestle S.A.'s remaining 4'766'300
reserve shares have been cancelled.
15.08.2007 Half-Yearly Report January/June 2007
2. Reporting of issuance of Notes / Bonds guaranteed by Nestle S.A.
The documents listed below were filed with the SWX Swiss Exchange. Those
relating to issues of Notes in CHF, admitted to trading on the SWX Swiss
Exchange, are published on the website of the SWX Swiss Exchange (http://
www.swx.com/market/bonds/quotes/foreign/long/table_en.html). Those relating to
issues of Notes in all other currencies, admitted to trading on the London Stock
Exchange's Gilt-Edged and Fixed Interest Market, were also filed with the
Financial Services Authority and can be viewed at http://
www.londonstockexchange.com/rns.
23.01.2007 Final Terms for Nestle Holdings, Inc.'s USD 500,000,000 4.75
per cent. Notes due 21st January, 2011 guaranteed by Nestle
S.A. and issued under the Debt Issuance Programme
23.01.2007 Final Terms for Nestle Holdings, Inc.'s HUF 10,000,000,000
6.875 per cent. Notes due 22nd January, 2010 guaranteed by
Nestle S.A. and issued under the Debt Issuance Programme
02.02.2007 Final Terms for Nestle Holdings, Inc.'s GBP 100,000,000 5.125
per cent. Notes due 8th June, 2009 guaranteed by Nestle S.A.
and issued under the Debt Issuance Programme
12.02.2007 Final Terms for Nestle Holdings, Inc.'s CHF 250,000,000 2.625
per cent. Notes due 14th February 2018 guaranteed by Nestle
S.A. and issued under the Debt Issuance Programme
12.02.2007 Final Terms for Nestle Holdings, Inc.'s NOK 1,000,000,000
4.750 per cent. Notes due 12th February, 2010 guaranteed by
Nestle S.A. and issued under the Debt Issuance Programme
04.05.2007 Final Terms for Nestle Holdings, Inc.'s AUD 100,000,000 6.00
per cent. Notes due 29th January, 2010 guaranteed by Nestle
S.A. and issued under the Debt Issuance Programme
08.06.2007 Final Terms for Nestle Holdings, Inc.'s CHF 200,000,000 2.75
per cent. Notes due 14th June, 2010 guaranteed by Nestle S.A.
and issued under the Debt Issuance Programme
03.10.2007 Final Terms for the first reopening of Nestle Holdings,
Inc.'s CHF 200,000,000 2.75 per cent. Notes due 14th June,
2010 guaranteed by Nestle S.A. and issued under the Debt
Issuance Programme
03.10.2007 Final Terms for Nestle Holdings, Inc.'s CHF 200,000,000 3.00
per cent. Notes due 9th October, 2012 guaranteed by Nestle
S.A. and issued under the Debt Issuance Programme
3. Reporting of Management Transactions
The management transactions were filed with the SWX Swiss Exchange on various
dates and are published on the website of the SWX Swiss Exchange (http://
www.swx.com/admission/being_public/mtrans/publication_en.html).
4. Press Releases
The press releases listed below were filed with the SWX Swiss Exchange and may
be obtained from the website of the Company (http://www.nestle.com/MediaCenter/
PressReleases/?Tab=2007).
09.02.2007 President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Swiss Economic
Affairs Minister Doris Leuthard open new Nestle plant in
Brazil
15.02.2007 Nestle broadens strategic co-operation with Barry
Callebaut in Europe
22.02.2007 Record year for Nestle in 2006: double-digit increases in
EBIT, net profit and cash flow
16.03.2007 Nestle opens new milk factory in Pakistan, its largest milk
reception plant in the world
27.03.2007 Nestle and the Coca-Cola Company have reached final
agreement on their Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW) joint
venture
12.04.2007 Nestle consolidates nutrition leadership position through
acquisition of Gerber
19.04.2007 Strong majority for all Board proposals at Nestle Annual
General Meeting
23.04.2007 Nestle: Strong First-Quarter Sales 2007 positive outlook for
the Full Year
01.06.2007 Nestle donates Cambodian factory to Hagar International
01.06.2007 Nestle to submit modernised Articles of Association
to the 2008 Annual General Meeting
22.06.2007 John Harris to succeed Carlo Donati at the Helm of
Nestle Waters
02.07.2007 Nestle completes its acquisition of Novartis Medical
Nutrition
05.07.2007 Nestle opens new milk factory in China
15.08.2007 Nestle maintains strong momentum over first half of 2007 -
7.4% organic growth, EBIT margin up 60 basis points - CHF 25
billion three-year share buyback programme
03.09.2007 Nestle completes its acquisition of Gerber
04.09.2007 Nestle to acquire Henniez
20.09.2007 Nestle Board designates Paul Bulcke as Future CEO
18.10.2007 Nestle 9-month sales: +9% - Continued strong organic
growth of 7.2% - Full-year outlook confirmed
13.11.2007 Nestle controls 98.6% of Henniez
16.11.2007 Provisional Interim Result regarding the public tender offer
for Henniez
21.11.2007 Nestle opens first R+D facility entirely dedicated
to its out-of-home beverage business
26.11.2007 Nestle strengthens its leadership in the Russian
chocolate market
30.11.2007 Nestle holds 99.63% of Henniez
13.12.2007 Nestle enters into strategic partnership with Belgian luxury
chocolate maker Pierre Marcolini
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange