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Capital Structure
As at March 5, 2012, the share capital of the Company registered in the Commercial Register is CHF 1 483 834.00 divided into 29 676 680 fully paid registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.05 each. |
The following table summarizes the development of the share capital registered in the Commercial Register since January 1, 2007:
For information regarding changes in equity since December 31, 2009, please refer to page 43 of the Financial Report 2011. |
There are no dividend-right or bonus certificates. |
The registered shares of the Company may be transferred without restrictions. Nominee entries as shareholders with voting rights up to and below 3 percent of the registered shares of the Company are permitted without restrictions. Nominees will be registered in the share register with the right to vote 3 percent or more of the registered shares of the Company, provided the nominees have entered into a nominee agreement with the Company and disclose to the Company the names, addresses, nationality (for legal entities the registered office) and shareholdings of all those beneficial owners for whose account a nominee holds 0.5 percent or more of the registered shares of the Company. |
There are no convertible bonds outstanding. According to the stock option plan of the Company, the Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, grant options to employees and members of the Board of Directors of the Company or Group companies to acquire registered shares in the Company. One registered share may be acquired for each option. The options may not be traded. Registered shares to be delivered based on options granted after January 1, 2006, will be purchased by the Company on the SIX Swiss Exchange or made available from the conditional capital. The purpose of the stock option plan is to motivate the managerial staff of the Company and its subsidiaries to contribute to the sucess of the Company by their special performance and to encourage them to acquire share ownership in the Company. The exercise price of the options corresponds to the closing price of the registered shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange on the day of the grant of the options, which is usually a day in January or July determined by the Board of Directors during at its preceding meeting. All options are subject to lock-up periods (for further details on the options please refer to the chapter on compensation, shareholdings and lonas). It is a condition precedent for the exercise of the options (1) that the beneficiary of the options is employed by the Company or a Group company or is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on the first day of the respective exercise period and (2) that no bankruptcy or attachment proceedings regarding the private assets of the beneficiary and no insolvency proceedings have been initiated or completed. |
