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1
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Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
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2
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Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF 12.60 per Share
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3
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Approve Discharge of Board of Directors
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4.1
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Amend Articles of Association
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4.2
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Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes
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4.3
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Amend Corporate Purpose
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For
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4.4
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Amend Articles Re: Share Register and Nominees
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For
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4.5
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Amend Articles Re: Board Meetings; Electronic Communication
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For
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4.6
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Amend Articles Re: Age Limit for Board and Compensation Committee Members
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For
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4.7
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Amend Articles Re: Board Resolutions
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5.1.1
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Reelect Albert Baehny as Director and Board Chair
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5.1.2
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Reelect Thomas Bachmann as Director
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5.1.3
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Reelect Felix Ehrat as Director
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5.1.4
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Reelect Werner Karlen as Director
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5.1.5
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Reelect Bernadette Koch as Director
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For
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5.1.6
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Reelect Eunice Zehnder-Lai as Director
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5.2.1
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Reappoint Eunice Zehnder-Lai as Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
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5.2.2
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Reappoint Thomas Bachmann as Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
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5.2.3
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Reappoint Werner Karlen as Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee
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For
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6
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Designate Roger Mueller as Independent Proxy
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7
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Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as Auditors
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8.1
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Approve Remuneration Report
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For
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8.2
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Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of CHF 2.4 Million
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For
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8.3
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Approve Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 13 Million
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For
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9
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Approve CHF 68,525.10 Reduction in Share Capital as Part of the Share Buyback Program via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
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10
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Approve Creation of Capital Band within the Upper Limit of CHF 3.9 Million and the Lower Limit of CHF 3.2 Million with or without Exclusion of Preemptive Rights
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For
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11
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Transact Other Business (Voting)
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