9 Information according to article 663c of the Swiss Code of Obligations
9.1 Important shareholders
The Company has knowledge of the following important shareholders with shareholdings in excess of 3 % of the issued share capital at December 31:
| 2014 | 2015 |
Chase Nominees Ltd., London (UK) | 13.5 % | 13.5 % |
ING Groep N.V., Amsterdam (NL) | 7.4 % | 7.4 % |
BlackRock Inc., New York (US) | <3.0 % | 5.0 % |
APG Algemene Pensioen Groep N.V., Amsterdam (NL) | 5.0 % | 5.0 % |
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG, Basel (CH) | 5.1 % | 5.0 % |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield MA (US) | <3.0 % | 4.6 % |
Pictet Funds SA, Geneva (CH) | 5.0 % | 3.0 % |
Credit Suisse Asset Management Funds AG, Zurich (CH) | 3.2 % | <3.0 % |
- All options are vested and exercisable.
- Shares and share options in 2014 are not disclosed, because the member of the Board joined after year-end 2014.
- Shares and share options in 2015 are not disclosed, because the member of the Board stepped down before year-end 2015.
9.2 Share and option ownership of the Board of Directors and Management Board
For details of the employee participation plans please refer to note 10.4 of the consolidated financial statements.
9.2.1 Share and option ownership of the Board of Directors
| Year | Total shares | Employee share option plans1 | Total options | ||
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| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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Strike price in CHF |
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| 39.70 | 70.00 | 69.00 |
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Expiring in |
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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Rolf Classon (Chairman) | 2014 | 5,281 | – | 1,700 | 2,442 | 4,142 |
2015 | 6,045 | – | 1,700 | 2,442 | 4,142 | |
Heinrich Fischer (Vice Chairman) | 2014 | 11,358 | 1,551 | 850 | 1,221 | 3,622 |
2015 | 15,457 | – | – | – | – | |
Dr. Oliver S. Fetzer | 2014 | 1,241 | – | – | – | – |
2015 | 1,623 | – | – | – | – | |
Lars Holmqvist (since April 2015)2 | 2014 | – | – | – | – | – |
2015 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Dr. Karen Hübscher | 2014 | 837 | – | – | – | – |
2015 | 1,219 | – | – | – | – | |
Dr. Christa Kreuzburg | 2014 | 467 | – | – | – | – |
2015 | 849 | – | – | – | – | |
Gérard Vaillant | 2014 | 1,241 | – | 850 | 1,221 | 2,071 |
2015 | 1,623 | – | 850 | 1,221 | 2,071 | |
Erik Walldén (until April 2015)3 | 2014 | 1,241 | – | – | – | – |
2015 | – | – | – | – | – | |
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Balance at December 31, 2014 |
| 21,666 | 1,551 | 3,400 | 4,884 | 9,835 |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |
| 26,816 | – | 2,550 | 3,663 | 6,213 |
9.2.2 Share and option ownership of the Management Board
Number | Year | Total shares |
Dr. David Martyr (CEO) | 2014 | 12,870 |
2015 | 16,383 | |
Dr. Rudolf Eugster (CFO) | 2014 | 12,213 |
2015 | 13,219 | |
Ulrich Kanter | 2014 | 875 |
2015 | 2,897 | |
Dr. Achim von Leoprechting | 2014 | 2,493 |
2015 | 4,516 | |
Dr. Klaus Lun | 2014 | 3,611 |
2015 | 5,543 | |
Markus Schmid | 2014 | 6,893 |
2015 | 6,311 | |
Dr. Stefan Traeger | 2014 | 3,458 |
2015 | 5,514 | |
Andreas Wilhelm | 2014 | 5,706 |
2015 | 5,772 | |
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Balance at December 31, 2014 |
| 48,119 |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |
| 60,155 |
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