3.2 Share capital and treasury shares

Share capital

As of 30 June 2024, the share capital comprised 4,200,026 registered shares with a par value of CHF 0.10 each. The shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (DOKA/ISIN CH0011795959).

Conditional capital as of 30 June 2024 amounted to CHF 42,438.40.

The Company has a capital range ranging from CHF 378,002.60 (lower limit) to CHF 462,002.60 (upper limit). The Board of Directors is authorized within the capital range to increase or reduce the share capital once or several times and in any amounts or to acquire or dispose of shares directly or indirectly, until 5 October 2028, or until an earlier expiry of the capital range. The capital increase or reduction may be effected by issuing up to 420,000 fully paid registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each or by cancelling up to 420,000 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each, as applicable, or by increasing or reducing the nominal value of the existing registered shares within the limits of the capital range or by simultaneous reduction and re-increase of the share capital. No shares were issued out of authorized capital in the 2023/24 financial year.

Treasury shares

Treasury shares are recorded as a negative balance within equity and disclosed in the consolidated statement of changes in equity. These registered shares are predominantly intended for share-based compensation. Further information about the long-term incentive stock award plans are disclosed in the note on personnel expenses (1.3) and within the Compensation Report.

 

 

Financial year ended 30.06.2024

 

Financial year ended 30.06.2023

Equity and treasury shares

 

Number of shares

 

Transaction (Ø) price in CHF per share

 

Treasury shares in CHF million

 

Number of shares

 

Transaction (Ø) price in CHF per share

 

Treasury shares in CHF million

Treasury shares as at 30 June

 

9,027

 

630.28

 

5.7

 

13,577

 

672.58

 

9.1

Purchases of treasury shares

 

77

 

463.50

 

0.0

 

2,600

 

369.85

 

1.0

Shares awarded (share-based compensation)

 

–4,627

 

751.64

 

–3.4

 

–10,647

 

737.59

 

–7.9

Treasury shares as at 1 July

 

13,577

 

672.58

 

9.1

 

21,624

 

740.99

 

16.0

In the 2023/24 financial year, a total of 4,627 shares (2022/23: 10,647 shares) were allocated. 1,992 performance shares were vested as part of the long-term incentive stock award plans (2022/23: 6,862 shares made up of 4,984 restricted and 1,878 performance shares) and 2,635 restricted shares (2022/23: 3,785 restricted shares) were allocated to the BoD members. Further information on the long-term incentive stock award plans is included in the Compensation Report.