836 shareholders, representing 745’843 shares with voting rights, attended the meeting held at the IWC Arena in Schaffhausen (Switzerland). Together with 39’892’360 shares represented by the independent proxy, a total of 68.50% of the registered shares with voting rights were represented.
The shareholders approved the annual financial statements, the consolidated financial statements, the Sustainability Report and, in an advisory vote, the Compensation Report for the financial year 2025. They also approved an unchanged dividend of CHF 1.35 per share, to be paid as of 21 April 2026. The Board of Directors and the Executive Committee were granted discharge for their activities in the 2025 financial year.
Yves Serra was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors for a further one-year term. The other members of the Board of Directors standing for re-election were also confirmed in office. Ton Büchner and Christopher Guérin were newly elected to the Board.
The Annual Shareholders’ Meeting also re-elected the members of the Compensation Committee which will be led by Vice-Chair and Independent Lead Director Eveline Saupper. The composition of the remaining committees was defined by the Board of Directors.
