Significant Shareholders
To the knowledge of the Company, the shareholders owning more than 3% of its share capital as at 31 December 2024, or at the date of their last notification as per Article 120, al. 1 of the Financial Market Infrastructure Act (FinMIA), were Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (acting directly and through Serena SARL, URDAC and FINPAR X), with 19.13% (December 2023: 19.31%) of the share capital and voting rights of the Company, UBS Fund Management (Switzerland), with 6.32% (December 2023: 3.03%) and BlackRock Inc., with 5.21% (December 2023: 5.18%). As at 31 December 2024, the SGS Group held 0.32% of the share capital of the Company (December 2023: 1.64%).
During 2024, the Company has published regularly on the electronic platform of the Disclosure Office of the SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd all disclosure notifications received from shareholders of transactions subject to the disclosure obligations of Article 120, al. 1 of FinMIA. During 2024, the Company published a total of five reports regarding the composition of its significant shareholders to the Disclosure Office of the SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd.