Tecan Annual Report
Tecan Annual Report

Appropriation of available earnings

The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 18, 2024, to allocate the voluntary retained earnings as follows:

 

31.12.2022

Approved

31.12.2023

Proposed

CHF 1,000

 

 

Carried forward from previous year

 210,939 

 219,345 

 

 

 

Net profit

 26,918 

 25,171 

 

 

 

Available retained earnings

 237,857 

 244,516 

 

 

 

Dividend paid as approved by the annual general meeting of shareholders on April 18, 2023:

 CHF 1.45 per share with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each

 (total 12,766,934 shares eligible for dividend)

 (18,512) 

 

 

 

 

Dividend proposed:

CHF 1.50 per share with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each

 (total 12,783,087shares eligible for dividend)1

 

 (19,175) 

 

 

 

Balance to be carried forward

 219,345 

 225,341 

 

The Board of Directors also proposes to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to allocate the capital contribution reserve as follows:

 

31.12.2022

Approved

31.12.2023

Proposed

CHF 1,000

 

 

Carried forward from previous year

 438,067 

 436,398 

 

 

 

Conditional share capital increase

 16,843 

 18,619 

 

 

 

Available capital contribution reserve

 454,910 

 455,017 

 

 

 

Payout as approved by the annual general meeting of shareholders on April 18, 2023: 

 CHF 1.45 per share with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each

 (total 12'766'934 shares eligible for payout)

 (18,512) 

 

 

 

 

Payout (exempt form Swiss withholding tax) proposed:

 CHF 1.50 per share with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each

 (total 12,783,087shares eligible for payout)1

 

(19,175)

 

 

 

Balance to be carried forward

 436,398 

 435,842 

  1. These numbers are based on the outstanding share capital on December 31, 2023. The number of shares eligible for dividend and payout may change due to the repurchase or sale of treasury shares and the issuance of up to 57’600 new shares from the conditional share capital reserved for employee participation plans.