ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss chemicals maker Clariant’s biggest shareholder, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), on Monday asked for a 12-year time limit for Clariant board members that would put an end to Chairman Hariolf Kottmann’s term.
SABIC, which raised its stake in Clariant to 31.5% in March, asked for a time limit of 12 years for the board of directors, including the chairperson, to be added to the agenda of the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 7.
It also proposed a special dividend distribution of two Swiss francs per share, Clariant said in a statement.
Kottmann became chief executive officer and joined the board in 2008 and was elected chairman in 2018. He also took over as CEO ad interim last year.
Clariant could not immediately be reached for comment.
(Reporting by Silke Koltrowitz, additional reporting by John Miller; editing by Jason Neely)
