7Significant shareholders / shareholdings of Board of Directors and of Executive Group Management

Shares of votes and capital

 

31.12.2021

 

31.12.2020

 

 

 

 

 

EGS Beteiligungen AG

 

9.24%

 

9.23%

S. Hoffmann-Suhner

 

6.18%

 

6.18%

Huwa Finanz- und Beteiligungs AG

 

3.25%

 

3.25%

Metrohm AG

 

n/a

 

10.62%

Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway)

 

n/a

 

3.40%

n/a = not applicable (no significant shareholder anymore)

Information about published disclosure notices in accordance with Article 20 BEHG are included in Corporate Governance, chapter 1.2 Significant shareholders.

According to the Ordinance against Excessive Compensation in Listed Companies (OaEC), which has been in force since 1 January 2014, details of compensation for members of the Board of Directors and Executive Group Management are presented in a separate Compensation Report (see Compensation Report).
In accordance with Article 663c of the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR), shareholdings in the company by members of Board of Directors and by members of Executive Group Management are as follows:

Shareholdings of Board of Directors

(Number of shares at 31 December 2021)

 

Own shares

 

Shares of close family members

 

Total shares

 

Of which non-restricted shares

 

Of which restricted shares 2)

 

Total share of votes 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U. Kaufmann

 

Chairman

 

89 200

 

500

 

89 700

 

45 700

 

44 000

 

0.46%

B. Kälin

 

Deputy Chairman

 

24 500

 

 

24 500

 

12 500

 

12 000

 

0.13%

M. Bütler

 

Member

 

6 000

 

 

6 000

 

2 400

 

3 600

 

< 0.10 %

R. Seiffert

 

Member

 

13 433

 

 

13 433

 

9 833

 

3 600

 

< 0.10 %

J. Walther

 

Member

 

6 000

 

 

6 000

 

 

6 000

 

< 0.10 %

F. Studer 1)

 

Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholdings BoD 2021

 

139 133

 

500

 

139 633

 

70 433

 

69 200

 

0.72%

Shareholdings of Board of Directors

(Number of shares at 31 December 2020)

 

Own shares

 

Shares of close family members

 

Total shares

 

Of which non-restricted shares

 

Of which restricted shares 2)

 

Total share of votes 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U. Kaufmann

 

Chairman

 

86 200

 

600

 

86 800

 

39 800

 

47 000

 

0.45%

B. Kälin

 

Deputy Chairman

 

22 500

 

 

22 500

 

12 500

 

10 000

 

0.12%

M. Bütler

 

Member

 

4 800

 

 

4 800

 

1 200

 

3 600

 

< 0.10 %

R. Seiffert

 

Member

 

12 233

 

 

12 233

 

8 633

 

3 600

 

< 0.10 %

J. Walther

 

Member

 

4 800

 

 

4 800

 

 

4 800

 

< 0.10 %

F. Studer 1)

 

Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholdings BoD 2020

 

130 533

 

600

 

131 133

 

62 133

 

69 000

 

0.67%

1) The figures stated do not include the participation of EGS Beteiligungen AG, where F. Studer is a member of the executive board and Investment Director. Further information on the shareholdings by EGS Beteiligungen AG is provided in this Note above.

Shareholdings of Executive Group Management

(Number of shares at 31 December 2021)

 

Own shares

 

Shares of close family members

 

Total shares

 

Of which non-restricted shares

 

Of which restricted shares 2)

 

Total share of votes 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U. Ryffel

 

CEO

 

34 100

 

 

34 100

 

20 100

 

14 000

 

0.18%

R. Bolt

 

Member

 

14 570

 

 

14 570

 

2 570

 

12 000

 

< 0.10 %

D. Nixon

 

Member

 

10 330

 

 

10 330

 

1 530

 

8 800

 

< 0.10 %

P. Stolz

 

Member

 

4 970

 

 

4 970

 

70

 

4 900

 

< 0.10 %

J. Walter

 

Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

< 0.10 %

I. Wechsler

 

Member

 

17 600

 

 

17 600

 

3 600

 

14 000

 

< 0.10 %

Total shareholdings EGM 2021

 

81 570

 

 

81 570

 

27 870

 

53 700

 

0.42%

Shareholdings of Executive Group Management

(Number of shares at 31 December 2020)

 

Own shares

 

Shares of close family members

 

Total shares

 

Of which non-restricted shares

 

Of which restricted shares 2)

 

Total share of votes 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U. Ryffel

 

CEO

 

29 100

 

 

29 100

 

15 100

 

14 000

 

0.15%

R. Bolt

 

Member

 

12 570

 

 

12 570

 

2 570

 

10 000

 

< 0.10 %

F. Landolt

 

Member

 

4 140

 

 

4 140

 

40

 

4 100

 

< 0.10 %

D. Nixon

 

Member

 

8 330

 

 

8 330

 

180

 

8 150

 

< 0.10 %

P. Riederer

 

Member

 

7 200

 

 

7 200

 

1 600

 

5 600

 

< 0.10 %

P. Stolz

 

Member

 

6 695

 

 

6 695

 

1 920

 

4 775

 

< 0.10 %

M. Strasser

 

Member

 

4 100

 

 

4 100

 

200

 

3 900

 

< 0.10 %

I. Wechsler

 

Member

 

15 600

 

 

15 600

 

3 600

 

12 000

 

< 0.10 %

Total shareholdings EGM 2020

 

87 735

 

 

87 735

 

25 210

 

62 525

 

0.45%

2) Shares with remaining lock-in periods of up to 10 years

3) Shares in % of shares entitled to a dividend

Allotted number of shares to:

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Board of Directors

 

7 250

 

10 100

Executive Group Management

 

13 150

 

18 250

Employees

 

4 375

 

2 875

Allotted shares

in CHF 1 000

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Expensed amount in Income Statement

 

2 155

 

2 183

Outstanding shares are effectively assigned in the following year; for members of Board of Directors and Executive Group Management, the issue is subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting. The expense amount in the Income Statement is based on the year-end 2021 share price of CHF 87.00 (previous year: CHF 69.90).

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