28 April 2022
At the APG|SGA Annual General Meeting on 28 April 2022, the shareholders overwhelmingly approved all the proposals put forward by the Board of Directors. A dividend of CHF 11 will be paid.
In accordance with the Swiss Confederation’s ‘Covid-19 Ordinance 3’ on the protection of shareholders and employees, the Annual General Meeting was held without physical attendance. Shareholders were able to exercise their rights in writing or electronically through the independent proxy. 87.8% of the registered shares carrying voting rights were represented.
All members of the Board of Directors standing for re-election were re-elected for a further year. The Board of Directors comprises Dr Daniel Hofer (Chair), Xavier le Clef (Vice-Chair), Dr Maya Bundt, Jolanda Grob, Stéphane Prigent and Markus Scheidegger. Jolanda Grob (Chair) and Markus Scheidegger were re-elected to the Board’s Remuneration Committee.
The 2021 Annual Report, the annual financial statements and the consolidated financial statements were approved. The Board of Directors and the Executive Board were granted discharge for the 2021 financial year. The remuneration of the Board of Directors and the fixed and variable remuneration of the Executive Board were approved by over 90 per cent of the votes cast. The Annual General Meeting resolved, with 99.3 per cent in favour, to pay a dividend of CHF 11 for the 2021 financial year.