7 SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION PLANS

7.1 MOVEMENTS IN SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING

 

Shares 

issued

Treasury 

shares

Shares

outstanding

Shares (each share has a nominal value of CHF 0.10)

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2024

12,783,087

-

12,783,087

New shares issued based on employee participation plans

39,622

-

39,622

Purchase of treasury shares

-

(34,100)

(34,100)

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2024

12,822,709

(34,100)

12,788,609

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2025

12,825,883

(100,000)

12,725,883

Purchase of treasury shares

-

(50,000)

(50,000)

Treasury shares issued based an employee participation plans

-

24,216

24,216

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2025

12,825,883

(125,784)

12,700,099

7.2 DIVIDENDS PAID

 

2024

2025

Number of shares eligible for dividend and payout

12,773,441

12,675,241

Dividends paid (CHF/share)

1.50

1.50

Payout from statutory capital contribution reserve (CHF/share)

1.50

1.50

7.3 EMPLOYEE SHARE OPTION PLANS

(See note 9.4.1 of the consolidated financial statements 2024 for the terms and principal conditions)

 

Movements in employee share options:

 

 

2024

2025

Employee share options

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

59,059

69,221

Exercised

 

(3,893)

(58)

Forfeited or expired

 

(1,188)

(3,590)

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30

 

53,978

65,573

 

 

 

 

Thereof exercisable at period-end

 

30,797

35,685

7.4 EMPLOYEE SHARE PLANS (PERFORMANCE SHARE MATCHING PLANS [PSMP] AND OTHER SHARE PLANS)

(See note 9.4.2 of the consolidated financial statements 2024 for the terms and principal conditions)

 

Movements in employee shares:

 

 

 

 

2024

2025

Employee shares

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

 

95,977

107,862

PSMP Management

Plan 2021 and 2022

Matching shares vested and transferred

(22,058)

-

PSMP Management

Plan 2024 and 2025

Initial shares granted and transferred (blocked)

12,771

22,950

PSMP Management

Plan 2024 and 2025

Maximum of matching shares granted

31,928

56,745

PSMP Management

All plans

Matching shares forfeited

(2,363)

(27,202)

PSMP Management

All plans

Shares deblocked

(26)

(92)

Board of Directors

Plan 2023 and 2024

Shares vested and transferred

(937)

(1,208)

Board of Directors

Plan 2024 and 2025

Shares granted

1,208

1,940

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30

 

 

116,500

160,995

 

 

 

 

 

Thereof vested and transferred, but blocked until the end of the performance period

33,822

46,837