Share Structure


Share structure

• Bearer shares, Nominal value CHF 9.00
• Total 2'151'199 titles (of which in 2008 Sika AG owned 61'508 (2007: 34'020) bearer shares not entitled to dividend or voting rights.)
• Registered shares, Nominal value CHF 1.50
• Total 2 '333'874 titles (of which in 2008 Sika AG owned none (2007: 0) registered shares)
  The registered shares of Sika AG were delisted on the SWX, the Swiss stock exchange, on September 4, 2003.

Shareholders
In accordance with Art. 663c of the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR), major shareholders hold a proportion of voting rights of over 3.0%. Sika has three major shareholders. The Burkard- Schenker family, according to information furnished by the family as of December 31, 2008, owns 54.4% of all voting shares, in part through the Schenker-Winkler Holding AG , Baar. Lone Pine Capital LLC , headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, held 5.1% of all voting shares on the balance sheet record date. On this same date Franklin Templeton Investments, with headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, held 3.4% of all voting shares.
There are no crossover holdings exceeding 3%, either in terms of capital or in votes.

Transfer restrictions on shares
All legal entities and individuals are entitled to acquire Sika stocks. The Board of Directors is authorized to restrict the registration per shareholder to 5% of all bearer shares. Sika AG bearer shares are listed on SWX, the Swiss stock exchange.