Tecan Annual Report
Tecan Annual Report

6 Shareholders’ equity

6.1 Changes in shareholders’ equity

 

 

Share capital

Legal capital 
reserve (capital contribution reserve)

General 
legal retained 
earnings

Voluntary 
retained 
earnings

Total 
shareholders’ 
equity

CHF 1,000

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2022

 1,268 

 455,865 

 1,000 

 228,738 

 686,871 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit

-

-

-

26,918

26,918

Dividend paid

-

(17,798)

-

(17,799)

(35,597)

New shares issued based on 
employee participation plans 

(conditional share capital increase)

5

16,843

-

-

16,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

1,273

454,910

1,000

237,857

695,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit

 - 

 - 

 - 

 25,171 

 25,171 

Dividend paid

 - 

 (18,512) 

 - 

 (18,512) 

 (37,024) 

New shares issued based on 
employee participation plans 

(conditional share capital increase)

 5 

 18,619 

 - 

 - 

 18,624 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2023

 1,278 

 455,017 

 1,000 

 244,516 

 701,811 

The Company’s share capital is CHF 1’278’308.70, consisting of 12’783’087 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each (2022: share capital of CHF 1’273’144.10 consisting of 12’731’441 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each). 

 

The amount of the legal capital reserve (capital contribution reserve) is subject to review and confirmation by the Swiss federal tax authorities.

6.2 CONDITIONAL AND AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL 

 

31.12.2022

31.12.2023

Reserved for employee participation plans

 

 

 Shares (with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each)

 221,771 

 170,125 

CHF

 22,177 

 17,013 

 

 

 

Maximum of employee share options and employee shares outstanding

 135,305 

 133,922 

 

 

 

Reserved for future business development

 

 

Shares (with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each)

 1,800,000 

 1,800,000 

CHF

 180,000 

 180,000 

In 1997, a conditional share capital of CHF 130’000 reserved for employee participation plans was approved. The conditional share capital consisted of 1’300’000 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each. Since 1999, several employee participation plans have been introduced based on this conditional share capital. Between February 2011 and June 2015, the employee participation plans were funded with treasury shares. In 2023 a total of 9’488 options (share option plans) were exercised and 42’158 shares transferred (share plans), increasing the Company’s share capital by CHF 5’164.60 and decreasing the Company’s conditional share capital by 51’646 shares (2022: a total of 7’592 options were exercised and 45’741 shares transferred, increasing the share capital by CHF 5’333.30 and decreasing the conditional share capital by 53’333 shares).

 

On April 26, 2006, the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders approved the creation of additional conditional share capital for the purpose of future business development.