As at 31 December 2016, the share capital amounted to CHF 1,280,000 and comprised 12,800,000 fully paid-up registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each. For further details and the composition of the amounts of conditional capital of Investis Holding SA, please see Note 2.4 in the Statutory Financial Statements. 

Authorised capital

There is no authorised capital.

Conditional capital

Article 3a of the Company’s Articles of Association sets out the following relating to the conditional share capital:

“The Company’s share capital shall be increased by a maximum amount of CHF 30,000 through the issuance of no more than 300,000 fully paid-up registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 by way of the exercise of options or similar rights belonging to employees and members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board in accordance with the applicable regulations and resolutions of the Board of Directors.

The subscription rights of the shareholders are excluded. The acquisition of registered shares pursuant to Article 3a of the Articles of Association and all other transfers of such registered shares are subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in Article 5 of the Articles of Association.

The conditions governing the allocation and exercise of said option rights and other rights to shares under Article 3a of the Articles of Association are to be regulated by the Board of Directors. Shares may be issued at a price lower than the market price.”

Changes in capital

Investis Holding SA was incorporated on 7 June 2016 as a joint-stock company by its sole shareholder Stéphane Bonvin and was registered in the commercial register of the Canton of Zurich on 8 June 2016 with a share capital of CHF 1,000,000 divided into 10,000,000 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each.

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 17 June 2016, the shareholder of the Company resolved to increase the share capital by CHF 280,000, consisting of 2,800,000 shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each. There have been no changes in capital since.

Shares and participation certificates

As at 31 December 2016, the share capital amounted to CHF 1,280,000 and comprised 12,800,000 fully paid-up registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each all of which are entitled to dividends and confer the right to vote. Further details of the composition of the share capital are shown in Note 2.4 of the Statutory Financial Statements. At the General Meeting of Investis Holding SA each registered share carries one vote. These voting rights can be exercised only if the shareholder is registered as a shareholder with voting rights in the Investis Holding SA share ledger. According to the Articles of Association, such registration is restricted as further set out in the next chapter. The registered shares of Investis Holding SA are uncertificated.

There are no preference shares or voting shares. Investis Holding SA has not issued any participation certificates.

Restrictions on transferability and nominee registrations

Article 5 of the Articles of Association provides that a share ledger is kept for registered shares in which the name and address of every owner, usufructuary and nominee of registered shares is recorded. In relation to Investis, only the person or entity entered in the share ledger is recognised as a shareholder, usufructuary or nominee.

Persons acquiring registered shares require the approval of the Board of Directors in each case to be recorded in the share ledger as shareholder with voting rights.

Persons acquiring registered shares are recorded in the share ledger as shareholders with voting rights if:

• –they verify that the registered shares in question have been acquired and are to be held in their own name and for their own account. Persons who do not provide such verification will be recorded in the share ledger as nominees with voting rights only if they confirm in writing that they are prepared to disclose the names, addresses and shareholding of those persons for whose account they hold the shares or if they immediately disclose this information in writing on first demand. The other provisions of the Articles of Association, in particular Article 4, 5 and 8, apply equally to nominees. The Board of Directors may conclude agreements with nominees regarding their disclosure obligations;
• –the recognition of a buyer of shares as a shareholder does not and cannot, according to the information at Investis’ disposal, prevent Investis and/or its subsidiaries from providing proof regarding the composition of the group of shareholders and/or beneficial owners required by law. In particular, the Board of Directors may refuse to register persons domiciled abroad within the meaning of the Federal law of 16 December 1983 on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (BewG) in the share ledger if such registration could impede the Investis Group in providing the required proof that Investis Holding SA and/or its subsidiaries are under Swiss control.

The Board of Directors has the power to issue regulations on the maintenance of the share ledger and specify registration requirements and restrictions, in particular requirements concerning the proof of a person’s acquisition and holding of shares in their own name and for their own account, the percentage limits applicable to registration of persons domiciled abroad in total and for persons domiciled abroad acting individually, jointly or in association, and rules governing the distribution of free allocations to foreigners.

No exemptions from the transferability and nominee registration restrictions were granted in the reporting year.

The Company may delete a registration from the share ledger after consulting with the registered shareholder if the registration was made on the basis of incorrect information provided by the shareholder. The shareholder in question will be notified immediately of such deletion.

Convertible bonds and options

Investis Holding SA has no convertible bonds or options outstanding.