Siegfried shareholders approve all proposals at Annual General Meeting 2025

Media Release
Zofingen, April 10, 2025

The 122nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Siegfried Holding AG held in the Stadtsaal Zofingen was attended by 192 shareholders representing more than 54% of the share capital. The AGM passed the following resolutions:

• The annual report, the annual financial statements, and the consolidated financial statements for the 2024 financial year, as well as the report on non-financial matters were approved. 
• The proposal for a capital reduction through a nominal value repayment of CHF 3.80 per registered share to shareholders (instead of a dividend) was approved. The reduction amount will be paid out to the shareholders on April 24, 2025. The payment will be made to the shareholders holding the Siegfried shares on the day preceding payment (Record Date). Hence, shareholders acquiring shares by no later than April 17, 2025 (Cum Date) on the stock exchange are entitled to receive payment.  
• The renewal of the capital band to increase the share capital by a maximum of 10% with a maximum term until April 10, 2030. 
• The proposal of a 1:10 share split to enhance liquidity and to facilitate the participation in employee share purchase programs was approved. The record date for the share split will be April 29, 2025, and the split shares will be traded as of April 30, 2025.  
• The Board of Directors was granted discharge.  
• The remuneration report for the 2024 financial year was approved in a consultative vote. The maximum remuneration of the Board of Directors for the coming term of office, the maximum fixed remuneration of the Executive Committee for the 2026 financial year, the short-term performance-related remuneration of the Executive Committee for the 2024 financial year, and the long-term performance-related remuneration for the current financial year in the form of performance share units were approved.  
• The existing members of the Board of Directors – Dr. Alexandra Brand, Elodie Carr- 
• Cingari, Isabelle Welton, Prof. Dr. Wolfram Carius, Dr. Andreas Casutt, Dr. Martin Schmid and Dr. Beat Walti – were reelected for a further term of office.  
• Dr. Andreas Casutt was re-confirmed as Chairman of the Board.   
• The Remuneration Committee will continue to be composed of Isabelle Welton,  
• Dr. Martin Schmid and Dr. Beat Walti. 
• Rolf Freiermuth, attorney-at-law in Zofingen, and PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Basel, were reelected as independent voting proxy and external auditors, respectively.

The Chairman of the Board also provided a statement on Siegfried's exposure to the US tariffs. In 2024, Siegfried generated 20% of its revenue with American customers. Most of this revenue was produced at the three manufacturing locations in the U.S. Slightly more than 20% of this amount was imported into the U.S. Most of these imports are picked up by customers directly at the manufacturing sites or they are exempt from tariffs. As of today, the sales amount subject to potential tariffs is less than CHF 10 million.

At today's 122nd Annual General Meeting, Siegfried Holding AG’s shareholders approved all proposals of the Board of Directors. They approved to increase the distribution to shareholders by CHF 0.20 to CHF 3.80 per share by way of a reduction in the par value of each share. The shareholders also approved a 1:10 share split. 

About Siegfried

The Siegfried Group is a global life sciences company with sites in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, Malta, the USA and China. In 2024, the company achieved sales of CHF 1.295 billion and employed on 31.12.2024 more than 3,800 people at thirteen sites on three continents. Siegfried Holding AG is publicly listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: SFZN). 

Siegfried is active in manufacturing pharmaceutical APIs (and their intermediates) as well as drug products (tablets, capsules, sterile vials, ampoules, cartridges and ointments) for the pharmaceutical industry and provides development services.

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