Our Conditional Share Capital
Conditional Share Capital for Financing Purposes
Under our articles of association, as they were amended on January 26, 2018, our share capital may be increased by a maximum aggregate amount of CHF 1,107,154 through the issuance of not more than 14,393,002 common shares, which would have to be fullypaid-in, with a par value of CHF 1/13 each, by the exercise of option and conversion rights granted in connection with convertible bonds or similar instruments of the Company or one of our subsidiaries. Shareholders will not havepre-emptive rights in such circumstances, but have a right to subscribe for the new bonds or other debt instruments by preference. The holders of the relevant debt instruments will be entitled to the new shares upon the occurrence of the applicable acquisition or conversion feature.
When issuing relevant debt instruments, the board of directors is authorized to withdraw or to limit the right of shareholders to subscribe for the relevant debt instruments by preference:
| • | | for the purpose of financing or refinancing our acquisition of enterprises, divisions thereof, or of participations or of newly planned investments; |
| • | | if the issuance occurs in domestic or international capital markets including private placements; or |
| • | | if the relevant debt instruments are to be acquired by an underwriter with subsequent offering to the public. |
To the extent that the rights to subscribe for the new instruments by preference are withdrawn (1) the new instruments are to be issued at market conditions; (2) the term to exercise the option or conversion rights may not exceed ten years as of the date of the issue; and (3) the exercise price for the new shares must at least correspond to the market conditions at the time of the issuance.
Conditional Share Capital for Equity Incentive Plans
Our share capital may, to the exclusion of thepre-emptive rights of shareholders, be increased by a maximum aggregate amount of CHF 320,971 through the issuance of not more than 4,172,623 common shares, which would have to be fullypaid-in, with a par value of CHF 1/13 each, by the exercise of option or conversion rights that have been granted to employees, members of our board of directors or our consultants or of one of our subsidiaries through one or more equity incentive plans created by our board of directors.
Uncertificated Securities
Our shares are uncertificated securities (droits-valeurs, within the meaning of Article 973c of the CO) and, when administered by a financial intermediary (dépositaire, within the meaning of the Federal Act on Intermediated Securities, or FISA), qualify as intermediated securities (titres intermédiés, within the meaning of the FISA). In accordance with Article 973c of the CO, we will maintain anon-public register of uncertificated securities (registre des droits-valeurs).
Shareholders may request from us a written confirmation in respect of their shares. Shareholders are not entitled, however, to request the printing and delivery of share certificates. We may print and deliver certificates for shares at any time at our option. We may also, at our option, withdraw uncertificated shares from the custodian system where they have been registered and, with the consent of the shareholder, cancel issued certificates that are returned to us.
General Meeting of Shareholders
The general meeting of shareholders is our supreme corporate body. Under Swiss law, ordinary and extraordinary general meetings of shareholders may be held. Under Swiss law, an ordinary general meeting of shareholders must be held annually within six months after the end of a corporation’s financial year. In our case, this means on or before June 30 of any calendar year.
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