Capital structure

In December 1986, bearer participation certificates having a nominal value of CHF 20 million were issued to private investors for the first time. On January 4, 1993, the ABS Group Holdings was converted into a public limited company (Aktiengesellschaft). Prior to this historical date, our company had the legal form of an independent institute under public law.

The following table shows how the bank's capital structure and the Principality's equity stake in the bank have changed over the years.

Ownership and voting rights

• As a Luxembourg bank listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, ABS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC must in addition to complying with Luxembourg law also comply with various Swiss regulatory requirements.
• The provisions governing the disclosure of significant shareholders are now set out in Articles 120-121 of the Financial Market Infrastructure Act (FMIA). These provisions also apply to the ABS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC.
• Shareholders attaining, falling below, or exceeding the threshold percentages of 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 33.33, 50, or 66.66 of voting rights must notify SIX Swiss Exchange and the LLB.
• The following notification deadlines apply: The notification must be received in writing by the ABS and SIX within four stock exchange days after the notification obligation arises. The notification obligation arises when the entitlement to buy or sell is established.
• So that investors can calculate their percentage shares using the correct capital basis, we have set out below the current total number of issued securities and the related voting rights.
• ABS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC's share capital is currently CHF 154 million. It is divided into 30'800'000 fully paid registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 5.–. All shares confer voting rights on their holders according to the principle of "one share, one vote".