As at 31 December 2020, 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 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.”
  

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

• –“The share capital according to article 3 may be increased by the issuance of up to 1,280,000 fully paid-in registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each, up to CHF 128,000, by means of the exercise of conversion rights and/or warrants granted in connection with newly or already issued bonds or similar debt instruments of the Company or its Group companies to Company creditors and/or investors.
  
  The pre-emptive rights of the shareholders are excluded. The acquisition of shares issued based on this article by exercise of warrants or convertible rights is subject to the transfer restrictions according to article 5 of the Articles of Association.
  
  The Board of Directors may limit or withdraw the advance subscription right of the shareholders regarding conversion rights and/or warrants which entitle the shareholders to subscribe for shares according to this provision of the Articles of Association, if the financial instruments are issued for the purpose of:
  
  a) acquiring or financing the acquisition of real estate by the Company or a Group company;
  b) acquiring or financing the acquisition of companies, parts of companies or participations in companies by the Company or a Group company;
  c) issuing convertible and/or warrant bonds for placement on national or international capital markets to strategically broaden the circle of investors, including placement with one or more strategic investors.
  
  The following shall apply for all conversion rights and warrants that, pursuant to the resolutions of the Board of Directors, have not been offered first to the shareholders for subscription:
  
  a) warrants entitling to the subscription of shares shall be exercisable for a period of up to seven years and conversion rights for a period of up to ten years as of the issuance of the relevant bond or similar debt instrument; and
  
  b) the Board of Directors shall set the exercise price at market conditions.”
  

The Articles of Association, containing the precise wording of the provision mentioned above, can be found on the Investis website.
https://www.investisgroup.com/nc/en/investors/#c1386

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 2020, 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 shares with the exception of treasury shares are entitled to dividends. 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.

The Articles of Association, containing the precise wording of the provision mentioned above, can be found on the Investis website.
https://www.investisgroup.com/nc/en/investors/#c1386

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. As at 31 December 2020, a regulation was in place to restrict the cumulative shareholding of persons domiciled abroad to 30% of the voting rights. This regulation is within the meaning of the Federal law of 16 December 1983 on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (BewG).

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.

The Articles of Association, containing the precise wording of the provision mentioned above, can be found on the Investis website.
https://www.investisgroup.com/nc/en/investors/#c1386

Convertible bonds and options

Investis Holding SA has no convertible bonds or options outstanding.