Zurich, 10 April 2025 – Shareholders of ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Group AG approved all proposals made by the Board of Directors at today’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). The independent proxy represented 1 974 651 962 votes.

Management report and consolidated and standalone financial statements 2024

The shareholders approved the management report and the consolidated and standalone financial statements of ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Group AG for the 2024 financial year by 99.28%.

Compensation Report 2024

Shareholders ratified the Compensation Report 2024 in an advisory vote by 86.70%.

ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Sustainability Report 2024

Shareholder ratified the ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Sustainability Report 2024 in an advisory vote by 89.49%.

Appropriation of total profit and distribution of ordinary dividend out of total profit and capital contribution reserve

Shareholders approved the appropriation of total profit and an ordinary dividend distribution of USD 0.90 (gross) in cash per share (99.77%).

Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board for the financial year 2024

Shareholders approved the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board for the 2024 financial year (96.06%).

Re-elections and elections of members of the Board of Directors

The AGM confirmed Colm Kelleher, as Chairman of the Board of Directors (90.02%), Lukas Gähwiler (89.52%), Jeremy Anderson (99.09%), William C. Dudley (99.33%), Patrick Firmenich (99.30%), Fred Hu (99.14%), Mark Hughes (99.45%), Gail Kelly (86.26%), Julie G. Richardson (98.54%), Jeanette Wong (98.80%) and newly elected Board of Directors members Renata Jungo Brüngger (78.17%) and Lila Tretikov (99.40%) for a one-year term of office, until the 2026 AGM.

Re-elections and election of the members of the Compensation Committee

Shareholders re-elected Julie G. Richardson (95.21%) and Jeanette Wong (96.99%) and newly elected Gail Kelly (89.83%), for a one-year term of office, until the 2026 AGM.

Maximum aggregate amount of compensation for the members of the Board of Directors

Shareholders approved the maximum aggregate amount of compensation for the members of the Board of Directors from the 2025 to the 2026 AGM (90.91%).

Aggregate amount of variable compensation for the members of the Group Executive Board

Shareholders approved the aggregate amount of variable compensation for the members of the Group Executive Board for the 2024 financial year (89.71%).

Maximum aggregate amount of fixed compensation for the members of the Group Executive Board

Shareholders approved the maximum aggregate amount of fixed compensation for the members of the Group Executive Board for the 2026 financial year (92.68%).

Re-elections of the independent proxy and the auditors

Shareholders approved the re-election of the independent proxy, ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein AG, Zurich, (99.78%) and the auditors, Ernst & Young Ltd, Basel (89.78%).

Ordinary reduction of share capital by way of cancellation of shares

Shareholders approved the ordinary reduction of share capital by way of cancellation of shares repurchased under the 2022 share repurchase program (94.22%).

Approval of a new 2025 share repurchase program

Shareholders approved a new share repurchase program (93.53%).


ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Group AG

Contacts

Media contact
Switzerland:
+41-44-234 85 00
UK:
+44-207-567 47 14
Americas:
+1-212-882 58 58
APAC:
+852-297-1 82 00