Corporate Governance Report
 
This report describes the essential features of corporate governance at the Swiss Life Group.
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Group structure
Swiss Life Holding is a public limited company incorporated under Swiss law with its registered office in Zurich and dates back to the Swiss Life Insurance and Pension Company founded in 1857. The holding company brings all the companies and activities of the Swiss Life Group under one roof.
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Shareholders
There are approximately 200,000 registered shareholders - almost 5,000 of which are institutional investors.
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Capital structure
The registered shares of Swiss Life Holding (SLHN) have a par value of CHF 41 each. They are traded on the Swiss Stock Exchange in Zurich.
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Changes of control and defence measures
Duty to make an offer: Swiss Life Holding's Articles of Association provide for neither an “opting up” nor an “opting out” clause

Clause on changes of control: No agreements exist in favour of the Board of Directors or the Corporate Executive Board for cases concerning changes in control of the company.
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Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) serves as external statutory auditor for 86% of the Swiss Life Group companies that are directly or indirectly held by Swiss Life Holding under its scope of consolidation.
Report for the Swiss Life Holding
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Information policy
In addition to its comprehensive Annual Report and Financial Statements, Swiss Life Holding also publishes its half-year results.