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 of 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) FIL Limited (formerly Fidelity International Limited), principal address located at Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Hamilton, Bermuda, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries informed us it directly or indirectly holds 2.96% (1 035 899 registered shares) of the voting rights of Swiss Life Holding through several managed accounts. The holding has fallen below the threshold of 3% as a consequence of the formal registration of an increase in Swiss Life Holding's share capital due to the partial conversion of the 0.625% convertible bond issue (2004-2010) of Swiss Life Holding in the year 2007.

FIL Limited is an investment adviser which provides investment advisory and management services to a number of non-U.S. investment companies or instrument trusts and certain institutional investors.

The contact person responsible within FIL Limited is Kemal H Selim, Risk Director.


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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.
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