The 2026 Annual General Meeting TOOK place:
Friday, 17 April 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (doors open at 9:00 a.m.) in the Congress Center Basel, Montreal Hall, Messeplatz 21, Basel, Switzerland.
The Straumann shareholders approved all the proposals put forward by the Board of Directors. The meeting was attended by 330 shareholders, who together with the independent voting representative, represented 68.1% of the total share capital.
The shareholders approved the following:
- The management report, the annual financial statements, and the consolidated financial statements for the 2025 business year.
- The non-financial report, including the report on climate-related matters, for the 2025 business year.
- The compensation report for the 2025 business year, in a consultative vote.
- The appropriation of earnings and the dividend payment for the 2025 business year of CHF 1.00 (gross) per share. The total amount for dividend of CHF 158.6 million is paid out of retained earnings, leaving a balance of CHF 2.1 billion to be carried forward. After the deduction of 35% Swiss withholding tax, the dividend paid out net will be CHF 0.65 per share. The dividend will be paid out as of 23 April 2026. The ex-dividend date is 21 April 2026.
- Discharge of the Board of Directors and the Executive Management for the 2025 business year.
- The fixed compensation of the Board of Directors collectively for the next term.
- The compensation of the Executive Management.
- The re-election of Petra Rumpf as Member and Chair of the Board, and the re-election of Xiaoqun Clever-Steg, Olivier Filliol, Stefan Meister, and Regula Wallimann as well as the election of Wolfgang Beker and Sébastien Schatzmann as Board Members – each for a term of one year.
- The election of Olivier Filliol, Stefan Meister and Regula Wallimann to the Human Resources & Compensation Committee for a term of one year.
- The re-election of Neovius AG in Basel as the independent voting representative for a term of one year.
- The re-election of Ernst & Young AG, Basel, as auditors for the 2026 business year.
Calendar
Ex date: 21 April 2026
Payment date: 23 April 2026
2027 Annual General Meeting
The next ordinary general meeting of Straumann’s shareholders will be convened on 8 April 2027 at the Basel Congress Center.