INTRODUCTION | 2 |
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| 1. | Principles and scope of application | 2 |
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| 2. | Executive bodies of the Company | 2 |
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 2 |
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| 3. | Constitution | 2 |
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| 4. | Powers and duties | 3 |
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| 5. | Meetings of the Board of Directors | 4 |
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| 6. | Resolutions | 5 |
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| 7. | Minutes | 5 |
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| 8. | Information and right to information of the Board of Directors | 5 |
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THE CHAIRMAN | 6 |
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| 9. | Powers and duties of the Chairman | 6 |
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THE VICE-CHAIRMAN | 6 |
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| 10. | Powers and duties of the Vice-Chairman | 6 |
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THE LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR | 7 |
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| 11. | Appointment and powers and duties of the Lead Independent Director | 7 |
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THE BOARD COMMITTEES | 8 |
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| 12. | Composition, powers and duties of the Board Committees | 8 |
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THE CEO | 8 |
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| 13. | Appointment, powers and duties of the CEO | 8 |
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THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT | 9 |
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| 14. | Organization | 9 |
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| 15. | Powers and duties | 10 |
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| 16. | Meetings of the Executive Management | 10 |
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| 17. | Resolutions | 11 |
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| 18. | Minutes | 11 |
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| 19. | Reporting by the Executive Management | 11 |
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GENERAL PROVISIONS | 12 |
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| 20. | Conflicts of interest | 12 |
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| 21. | Confidentiality | 12 |
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| 22. | Written form | 12 |
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| 23. | Authority to sign | 12 |
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| 24. | Final provisions | 13 |
| In particular, the Board of Directors shall have the following powers and duties:
| | Powers and duties |
a. | ultimate direction and issuing the necessary policies and directives with respect to the Company and the Group; |
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| b. | determination of the organization and strategy with respect to the Company and the Group; | | |
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| determination of the accounting system, reporting and financial controls as well as the financial planning with respect to the Company and the Group; | | |
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| appointment and removal of the members of the Board Committees (except for the members of the Compensation Committee) the Secretary, the CEO and the other members of the Executive Management; | | |
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| granting and withdrawal of signatory rights; | | |
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| ultimate supervision of the persons entrusted with the management, in particular in view of compliance with the law (including stock exchange regulations and the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to the Company), the Articles of Association, these Regulations and other internal regulations, policies and directives; | | |
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| preparation, review and approval of the business report (including the annual report, the consolidated financial statements of the Group and the annual financial statements of the Company) and of the compensation report, the report on non-financial matters pursuant to art. 964c CO and other reports that are subject to approval by the Board of Directors, and receipt of the reports of the auditors; | | |
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| preparation of the General Meeting of the Company and implementation of its resolutions; | | |
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| submission of a motion for debt-restructuring moratorium (Nachlassstundung) and notification of the court in case of over-indebtedness; | | |
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| execution of the tasks reserved to the Board of Directors by law in the context of changes of share capital; | | |
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| k. | establishment of the dividend policy; | | |
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| approval of the consolidated Group budget; | | |
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| m. | response to any takeover offer for the Company; | | |
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| n. | decision on agreements related to mergers, spin-offs, conversions and/or transfers of assets (Vermögensübertragung) pursuant to the Swiss Merger Act (Fusionsgesetz) with respect to the Company; | | |
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| o. | verification of the professional qualifications of the auditors in accordance with the statutory requirements; | | |
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| establishment of any code of conduct; | | |
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| q. | determination of the authorities to approve investments, capital expenditures and other financial thresholds in the Key Approval Authorities (which are enacted separately by the Board); and | | |
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| r. | approval of share buybacks of the Company. | | |
The following documents form an integral part of these Regulations and are published on the Company website together with the Regulations: