Corporate Governance
Information pursuant to the SIX Swiss Exchange Directive on Information Relating to Corporate Governance.
1 Group structure and shareholders
Group structure
Tecan Group Ltd. (the Company), Seestrasse 103, 8708 Männedorf, Zurich, Switzerland, is the ultimate parent Company of the Tecan Group.
The Company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Security symbol: | TECN |
Security number: | 1 210 019 |
ISIN: | CH0012100191 |
Telekurs Financial: | TECN |
Bloomberg: | TECN SW |
Reuters: | TECN.S |
As of December 31, 2015, the Company's market capitalization was CHF 1,863 million (shares outstanding). The list of consolidated subsidiaries, none of which is publicly listed, is presented in the financial section on page 135 of this Annual Report. The operational Group structure is based on a customer-oriented division into the business segments Life Sciences Business (end customers) and Partnering Business (OEM customers). The segment reporting based on this structure is presented in the financial section on page 96 of this Annual Report.
Important shareholders
As of December 31, 2015, the following shareholders held more than 3 % of Tecan's shares:
| 2014 | 2015 | ||
| Shares | % | Shares | % |
Chase Nominees Ltd., London (GB) | 1,546,910 | 13.5 % | 1,546,910 | 13.5 % |
ING Groep N.V., Amsterdam (NL) | 846,556 | 7.4 % | 848,426 | 7.4 % |
Black Rock Inc., New York (US) |
| <3.0 % | 578,431 | 5.0 % |
APG Algemeine Pensioen Groep N.V., Amsterdam (NL) | 572,591 | 5.0 % | 572,926 | 5.0 % |
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG, Basel (CH) | 584,374 | 5.1 % | 570,408 | 5.0 % |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield, MA (US) |
| <3.0 % | 524,388 | 4.6 % |
Pictet Funds SA, Geneva (CH) | 572,591 | 5.0 % | 347,150 | 3.0 % |
Credit Suisse Funds AG, Zurich (CH) | 362,760 | 3.2 % |
| <3.0 % |
Numbers of shares according to the most recent shareholder notifications to SIX; the percentages are adjusted to the actual share capital as at the end of the reporting period.
The Company does not have any cross-shareholdings exceeding 5 % of the capital or voting rights on both sides.
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