As was approved by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of Swiss Life Holding Ltd on 7 May 2009, a dividend of CHF 5 per share will be paid for the 2008 financial year. The dividend distribution will take the form of a repayment of par value, as in previous years.
The key date for determining the entitled shareholders is 24 July 2009. The payout to shareholders will take place free of charge on 27 July 2009 (ex date). The par value per registered share will then come to CHF 12.
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 7 May 2009 also authorised the Board of Directors to cancel the shares (3 003 500) bought back through a second trading line as part of the share buyback programme. The number of fully paid shares thus amounts to 32 081 054.
Following the reduction in par value and the share cancellation as part of the share buyback programme, Swiss Life Holding Ltd’s share capital, as stated in the Articles of Association and entered in the Commercial Register, stands at CHF 384 972 648.
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 7 May 2009 also authorised the Board of Directors to cancel the shares (3 003 500) bought back through a second trading line as part of the share buyback programme. The number of fully paid shares thus amounts to 32 081 054.
Following the reduction in par value and the share cancellation as part of the share buyback programme, Swiss Life Holding Ltd’s share capital, as stated in the Articles of Association and entered in the Commercial Register, stands at CHF 384 972 648.
Swiss Life
The Swiss Life Group is one of Europe's leading providers of life insurance and pension solutions. In Switzerland, France and Germany, the Group offers individuals and corporations comprehensive advice and a broad range of products through its own sales force as well as brokers and banks. Swiss Life provides international corporations with employee benefits solutions from a single source, and is one of the global leaders in structured life and pension products for international high net worth individuals.
The AWD Group has been part of the Swiss Life Group since 2008. Hanover-based AWD is one of the leading European financial services providers in the medium- and high-income client segments and offers its clients independent financial advisory services in ten countries.
Swiss Life Holding Ltd, registered in Zurich, was founded in 1857 as Schweizerische Rentenanstalt. The shares of Swiss Life Holding Ltd are listed on the SIX 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 life insurance and pension solutions. In Switzerland, France and Germany, the Group offers individuals and corporations comprehensive advice and a broad range of products through its own sales force as well as brokers and banks. Swiss Life provides international corporations with employee benefits solutions from a single source, and is one of the global leaders in structured life and pension products for international high net worth individuals.
The AWD Group has been part of the Swiss Life Group since 2008. Hanover-based AWD is one of the leading European financial services providers in the medium- and high-income client segments and offers its clients independent financial advisory services in ten countries.
Swiss Life Holding Ltd, registered in Zurich, was founded in 1857 as Schweizerische Rentenanstalt. The shares of Swiss Life Holding Ltd are listed on the SIX 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 important factors which may result in a substantial divergence between the actual results, financial situation, development, performance or expectations of Swiss Life and those explicitly or implicitly presumed in these statements. Against the background of these uncertainties, readers are cautioned that these statements are only projections and that no undue reliance should be placed on such forward-looking statements. Neither Swiss Life nor any of its directors, officers, employees or advisors nor any other person connected or otherwise associated with Swiss Life makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this publication. Neither Swiss Life nor any of the aforementioned persons shall have any liability whatsoever for loss howsoever arising, directly or indirectly, from any use of this information. Furthermore, Swiss Life assumes no responsibility to publicly update or alter its forward-looking statements or to adapt them, whether as a result of new information, future events or developments or any other reason.