Share Structure
Share structure
- Bearer shares, Nominal value CHF 9.00
- Total 2'151'199 titles (of which in 2007 Sika AG owned 34 '020 (2006: 1 '994) bearer shares not entitled to dividend or voting rights.)
- Registered shares, Nominal value CHF 1.50
- Total 2 '333'874 titles (of which in 2007 Sika AG owned none (2006: 0) registered shares not entitled to dividend or voting rights)
The registered shares of Sika AG were delisted on the SWX, the Swiss stock exchange, on September 4, 2003.
Shareholders At December 31, 2007 the company had 53 (2006: 53) registered shareholders. The Burkard-Schenker family is a major shareholder pursuant to Art. 663c OR (Swiss Code of Obligations). According to information supplied by the family, as of December 31, 2007, it holds 53.6% of all voting shares, in part through Schenker-Winkler Holding AG, Baar.
Two notifications has been filed pursuant to Art. 20 BEHG, the Swiss Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading. According to these notifications, Lone Pine Capital LLC, headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA, owns 5.086% and Franklin Resources, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA, 3.39% of all voting shares respectively as of January 31, 2008.
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.
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