Annual Report 2021

18. Share and Participation Capital

 

 

Number of registered shares1

 

Number of participation certificates2

 

Registered shares (CHF million)

 

Participation certificates
(CHF million)

 

Total
(CHF million)

As at January 1, 2020

 

135,988

 

1,072,641

 

13.6

 

10.7

 

24.3

Capital increase

 

 

18,120

 

 

0.2

 

0.2

Capital decrease (destruction)

 

– 436

 

– 46,615

 

 

– 0.5

 

– 0.5

As at December 31, 2020

 

135,552

 

1,044,146

 

13.6

 

10.4

 

24.0

Capital increase

 

 

22,418

 

 

0.2

 

0.2

As at December 31, 2021

 

135,552

 

1,066,564

 

13.6

 

10.6

 

24.2

1

At par value of CHF 100.

2

At par value of CHF 10.

The conditional capital has a total of 340,907 participation certificates (363,325 in prior year) with a par value of CHF 10. Of this total, 186,457 (208,875 in prior year) are reserved for employee stock option programs; the remaining 154,450 participation certificates (154,450 in prior year) are reserved for capital market transactions. There is no other authorized capital. In 2021, a total of 22,418 (18,120 in prior year) of the employee options were exercised at an average price of CHF 5,382 (CHF 4,909 in prior year). The participation certificate has no voting right, but otherwise has the same ownership rights as the registered share.

The number of own registered shares and participation certificates (treasury stock) is as follows:

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

Registered shares

 

Participation certificates

 

Registered shares

 

Participation certificates

Inventory as at January 1

 

377

 

 

1,475

 

46,615

Additions

 

 

 

215

 

2,630

Retirements

 

– 163

 

 

– 877

 

– 2,630

Share buy-back program

 

453

 

37,570

 

 

Capital decrease (destruction)

 

 

 

– 436

 

– 46,615

Inventory as at December 31

 

667

 

37,570

 

377

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average cost of additions (CHF)

 

 

 

73,663

 

7,238

Average sales price of retirements (CHF)

 

89,054

 

 

82,489

 

7,723

Average cost of share buy-back program (CHF)

 

106,203

 

10,560

 

 

Average cost of capital decrease (CHF)

 

 

 

76,180

 

6,520