1 In the years 2008 and 2010 as a reduction in par value. In 2011 and 2012 as dividend out of the reserves from capital contributions.
Share price 2008 - 2012
Dark blue: GF daily closing (CHF) / Cyan: SPI daily closing – rebasedMarket capitalization, earnings per share
The market capitalization stood at CHF 1,509 million on 31 December 2012. Earnings per share is at CHF 30 (previous year: CHF 39).
Proposed distribution of dividends
At the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, the Board of Directors will propose a distribution of dividends out of the reserves from capital contributions in the amount of CHF 15 per registered share.
Significant shareholders
Five disclosure notifications were made in the year under review, three of them from UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG and one each from the BlackRock Group and Prof. Dr. Giorgio Behr and Behr Deflandre & Snozzi BDS AG considered as shareholders belonging to the same group.
As at 31 December 2012, the shareholder group of Prof. Dr. Giorgio Behr and Behr Deflandre & Snozzi BDS AG and UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG had voting rights of between 3 % and 5 %. BlackRock Inc, USA had voting rights of over 5 % as at 31 December 2012.
Detailed information on the disclosure notifications can be searched using the search mask of the SIX Swiss Exchange. The publication platform can be accessed via the following weblink:
Categories of shareholders as per 31 December 2012
| Number of shares | Number of shareholders | Number of shares % |
1 – 100 |
11 871 |
9.9 |
| 101 – 1 000 | 2 129 | 14.0 |
| 1 001 – 10 000 | 177 | 13.3 |
| 10 001 – 100 000 | 32 | 14.3 |
| › 100 000 | 3 | 11.6 |
| Shares not registered in share register | - | 36.9 |
| Total | 14 212 | 100.0 |