ZURICH, SWITZERLAND--(Marketwire - Mar 27, 2013) - Barry Callebaut's Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on April 22, 2013 * Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to take place on Monday, April 22, 2013 at 2:30 pm at Kongresshaus Zürich * Proposal for the creation of authorized share capital for the purpose of partly financing the acquisition of the Cocoa Ingredients Division of Petra Foods Ltd., Singapore * Election of two new Board members; Markus Fiechter to step down as of the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders As announced on December 12, 2012, Barry Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, agreed to acquire the Cocoa Ingredients Division from Petra Foods Ltd., Singapore. As also communicated, the funding of the acquisition was secured by a bridge loan, which is to be refinanced within twelve months with a combination of equity and debt financing.