Group structure and shareholders
Structure of the Group
Galenica is headquartered at Untermattweg 8, 3027 Bern, Switzerland. It is a corporation under Swiss law and, as a holding company, owns all the companies in the Galenica Group directly or indirectly. Galenica has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 7 April 2017 (ticker symbol: GALE). Shares in Group companies are not publicly traded.
The Group’s structure and the consolidated subsidiaries and associates are shown in the Financial statements 2021. The addresses of the main Group companies as well as the Articles of Association of Galenica, the Organisational Regulations and the charters of the committees of the Board of Directors can be accessed on the Galenica website.
Shareholders
As at 31 December 2021, Galenica had 18,114 shareholders, four of which, according to documents submitted to Galenica and the SIX Swiss Exchange, were major shareholders holding 3% or more of the voting rights in Galenica Ltd.
Major shareholders as at 31 December 2021
(holding 3% or more of the voting rights)
|
Shareholders |
Number of shares |
Shares in % |
|
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG, Switzerland |
2,671,158 |
5.3 |
|
Alecta Pensionsförsäkring, Sweden |
2,000,000 |
4.0 |
|
Credit Suisse Funds AG, Switzerland |
1,626,752 |
3.3 |
|
Swisscanto Fondsleitung AG, Switzerland |
1,533,324 |
3.1 |
No other shareholder disclosed exceeding the 3% threshold of shares.
The transactions disclosed to the Stock Exchange Disclosure Office pursuant to Article 120 of the Federal Act on Financial Market Infrastructures and Market Conduct in Securities and Derivatives Trading (FinMIA) can be viewed on the Disclosure Office website of the SIX Swiss Exchange.
As of 31 December 2021, the pension fund of the Galenica Group was not registered.
Cross shareholdings
Galenica has no cross shareholdings in companies outside the Galenica Group.
Number of registered shareholders as at 31 December 2021
|
Number of shares |
Shareholders |
Shares in % |
|
1 - 100 |
3,426 |
0.4% |
|
101 - 1,000 |
12,094 |
9.8% |
|
1,001 - 10,000 |
2,317 |
11.8% |
|
10,001 - 100,000 |
229 |
13.5% |
|
> 100,000 |
48 |
32.3% |
|
Total registered shareholders/shares |
18,114 |
67.8% |
|
Unregistered shares |
|
32.2% |
|
Total |
|
100.0% |
Registered shareholders per type as at 31 December 2021
|
|
Shareholders in % |
Shares in % |
|
Individual Shareholders |
94.8% |
33.9% |
|
Legal entities |
5.2% |
66.1% |
|
Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
Registered shareholders per country as at 31 December 2021
|
|
Shareholders in % |
Shares in % |
|
Switzerland |
96.0% |
78.7% |
|
Germany |
2.0% |
1.1% |
|
USA |
0.1% |
2.6% |
|
GB |
0.2% |
13.4% |
|
Other countries |
1.7% |
4.2% |
|
Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |