Publication according to Art. 21 of the Stock Exchange Act and Art. 19 of the Ordinance of the Federal Banking Commission on the Stock Exchange Act by Swiss Life Holding, General-Guisan-Quai 40, P. O. Box, CH-8022 Zurich, Switzerland
With regard to Art. 20 of the Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading (SESTA), Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Place St-François 14, 1003 Lausanne, informed us that, as a consequence of the maturity of Eurex, the sale positions (positions held in the trading book) on shares of Swiss Life Holding have fallen below 5%. Currently Banque Cantonale Vaudoise holds a total of 1 324 113 sale positions (619 387 short calls and 704 726 long puts on shares of Swiss Life Holding). The percentage of voting rights from the underlying shares corresponds to 3.92% of the voting rights of Swiss Life Holding.
Additionally Banque Cantonale Vaudoise holds a total of
787 443 purchase positions (281 280 registered shares of Swiss Life Holding as well as 127 318 long calls and 378 845 short puts on shares of Swiss Life Holding), corresponding to 2.33% of the voting rights of Swiss Life Holding.
The date of the acquisition or sale which resulted in holdings reaching, exceeding or falling below the threshold is
21 December 2007.
The contact person responsible within Banque Cantonale Vaudoise is Seydoux François, Case postale 300, 1001 Lausanne, tel +41 21 212 17 70, fax +41 21 212 10 95.
Following the recommendation by the SWX Swiss Exchange of 3 January 2008 the individual purchase and sale positions held by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise are not published. The security ID number (ISIN) of the individual purchase and sale positions held by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, or the essential terms thereof, are available free of charge from:
Swiss Life Holding
Investor Relations
P.O. Box
General-Guisan-Quai 40
CH-8022 Zurich
Telefon +41 43 284 52 76
investor.relations@swisslife.ch
www.swisslife.com
Additionally Banque Cantonale Vaudoise holds a total of
787 443 purchase positions (281 280 registered shares of Swiss Life Holding as well as 127 318 long calls and 378 845 short puts on shares of Swiss Life Holding), corresponding to 2.33% of the voting rights of Swiss Life Holding.
The date of the acquisition or sale which resulted in holdings reaching, exceeding or falling below the threshold is
21 December 2007.
The contact person responsible within Banque Cantonale Vaudoise is Seydoux François, Case postale 300, 1001 Lausanne, tel +41 21 212 17 70, fax +41 21 212 10 95.
Following the recommendation by the SWX Swiss Exchange of 3 January 2008 the individual purchase and sale positions held by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise are not published. The security ID number (ISIN) of the individual purchase and sale positions held by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, or the essential terms thereof, are available free of charge from:
Swiss Life Holding
Investor Relations
P.O. Box
General-Guisan-Quai 40
CH-8022 Zurich
Telefon +41 43 284 52 76
investor.relations@swisslife.ch
www.swisslife.com
Swiss Life
The Swiss Life Group is one of Europe’s leading providers of pension and life insurance products. The Swiss Life Group offers individuals and companies comprehensive advice across a broad range of products via agents, brokers and banks in its domestic market, Switzerland, where it is market leader, and selected European markets. Multinational companies are serviced with tailor-made solutions by a network of partners in over 60 countries and regions.
Swiss Life Holding, registered in Zurich, dates back to the Schweizerische Rentenanstalt founded in 1857. Shares of Swiss Life Holding are listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange (SLHN). The Swiss Life Group employs a staff of around 9000.
The Swiss Life Group is one of Europe’s leading providers of pension and life insurance products. The Swiss Life Group offers individuals and companies comprehensive advice across a broad range of products via agents, brokers and banks in its domestic market, Switzerland, where it is market leader, and selected European markets. Multinational companies are serviced with tailor-made solutions by a network of partners in over 60 countries and regions.
Swiss Life Holding, registered in Zurich, dates back to the Schweizerische Rentenanstalt founded in 1857. Shares of Swiss Life Holding are listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange (SLHN). The Swiss Life Group employs a staff of around 9000.
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This publication contains specific forward-looking statements, e.g. statements including terms like “believe”, “assume”, “expect” or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may result in a substantial divergence between the actual results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and those explicitly or implicitly presumed in these statements. Against the background of these uncertainties, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The company assumes no responsibility to update forward-looking statements or to adapt them to future events or developments.