The 2026 Annual General Meeting takes 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.
Online voting
Shareholders may issue proxies and instructions to the independent voting representative electronically. The instructions must be recorded by no later than 15 April 2026, 11:59 a.m. CEST.
Agenda and proposals
1. Approval of the management report, the annual financial statements, the consolidated financial statements, the non-financial report in accordance with art. 964b CO and consultative vote on the compensation report for the 2025 business year.
1.1 Approval of the management report, the annual financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for the 2025 business year.
1.2 Approval of the non-financial report for the 2025 business year.
1.3 Consultative vote on the compensation report for the 2025 business year.
2. Appropriation of available earnings and dividend payment for the 2025 business year.
3. Discharge of the Board of Directors and the Executive Management Board.
4. Approval of the maximum aggregate compensation of the Board of Directors.
5. Approval of the maximum aggregate compensation of the Executive Management Board.
5.1 Approval of the maximum fixed compensation of the Executive Management Board for the period from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
5.2 Approval of the long-term variable compensation of the Executive Management Board for the current business year.
5.3 Approval of the short-term variable compensation of the Executive Management Board for the business year 2025.
5.4 Approval of a one-time retention and engagement award for selected Executive Management Board members for the current business year.
6. Election of the Board of Directors and the Chair.
7. Election of the members of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee.
8. Election of the independent voting representative.
9. Election of the statutory auditor.
The proposals of the Board of Directors and further information may be found in the published invitation.