The two Board members, Philippe Virdis and Eugen Marbach, have tendered their resignations with effect from the upcoming Annual Shareholders' Meeting of BKW Inc. Virdis has been a member since 2003 and Marbach since 2007.

The Board of Directors would like to thank Philippe Virdis and Eugen Marbach for their valuable contribution to BKW over the past few years.

As a successor for Philippe Virdis, Groupe E is proposing Dominique Gachoud as its representative. Mr Gachoud holds a degree in electronic engineering from EPFL and has been CEO of Group E SA since July 2012. Given that the Board of Directors of BKW Inc. is to be made smaller, Eugen Marbach will not be replaced.

The members of the Board of Directors will be elected by shareholders at the upcoming Annual Shareholders' Meeting of BKW Inc, which will take place on 8 May 2015 in Bern.

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