8 SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION PLANS

  

8.1  CONDITIONAL SHARE CAPITAL RESERVED FOR EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION PLANS

 

 

2023

2024

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

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

221,771

170,125

New shares issued based on employee participation plans

 

(48,565)

(39,622)

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30

 

173,206

130,503

 

 

 

 

Maximum of employee share options and employee shares outstanding

 

123,410

136,656

8.2  EMPLOYEE SHARE OPTION PLANS

(See note 12.4.1 of the consolidated financial statements 2023 for the terms and principal conditions)

 

Movements in employee share options:

 

 

2023

2024

Employee share options

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

56,219

59,059

Exercised

 

(6,407)

(3,893)

Forfeited or expired

 

(1,329)

(1,188)

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30

 

48,483

53,978

 

 

 

 

Thereof exercisable at period-end

 

30,728

30,797

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

(See note 12.4.2 of the consolidated financial statements 2023 for the terms and principal conditions)

 

Movements in employee shares:

 

 

 

 

2023

2024

Employee shares

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

 

98,276

95,977

PSMP Management

Plan 2020 and 2021

Matching shares vested and transferred

(30,341)

(22,058)

PSMP Management

Plan 2023 and 2024

Initial shares granted and transferred (blocked)

10,700

12,771

PSMP Management

Plan 2022 and 2024

Maximum of matching shares granted

26,750

31,928

PSMP Management

All plans

Matching shares forfeited

(387)

(2,363)

PSMP Management

All plans

Shares deblocked

(29)

(26)

Board of Directors

Plan 2022 and 2023

Shares vested and transferred

(972)

(937)

Board of Directors

Plan 2023 and 2024

Shares granted

937

1,208

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30

 

 

104,934

116,500

 

 

 

 

 

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

30,007

33,822

8.4  DIVIDENDS PAID

 

2023

2024

Number of shares eligible for dividend and payout

12,766,934

12,773,441

Dividends paid (CHF/share)

1.45

1.50

Payout from statutory capital contribution reserve (CHF/share)

1.45

1.50

8.5  MOVEMENTS IN SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

Shares 

issued

Treasury 

shares

Shares

outstanding

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

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2023

12,731,441

-

12,731,441

New shares issued based on employee participation plans

48,565

-

48,565

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2023

12,780,006

-

12,780,006

 

 

 

 

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